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By Wendy Kusema A Deputy Headmaster at Bare Secondary in Chiweshe, Mashonaland Central died after a huge tree fell over a vehicle she was seeking shelter from during a violent storm, Nhau/Indaba has established. Mashonaland Central Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the fatal incident which he said occurred at around mid-day …

Bank accounts of the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) were siphoned of $120 million after a syndicate of hackers gained access to the organisation’s computer systems. Using Zimdef authorisation codes, the hackers ordered banks to transfer large sums of money to their own accounts, a Harare court heard yesterday. Out …

Government’s recent move to introduce free education beginning this term has been dismissed by analysts and opposition politicians as “political banter” meant to hoodwink the electorate ahead of this year’s polls. The analysts said the programme was unsustainable as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s 2023 national budget statement did not make …

Zimbabwe’s parliament is set to break its festive period break for an emergency session that will see members debate the preliminary delimitation report to be tabled before the legislative house by the President. The report, key to the holding of the country’s harmonised elections later this year, has not yet …

Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has said more than 50,000 teachers are supporting the idea of going on strike when schools open next week. In a statement, ARTUZ said it will organise massive collective actions as part of its endeavours to push government towards reinstatement of the US$540 …

The state was Wednesday forced to abandon burial on Moreblessing Ali’s mutilated remains after the slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist’s children and other family members fiercely protested the controversial move arguing they had the final say on her burial. Ali, who was killed between May and June this …

Government, through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), has robbed the state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) millions of United States dollars by buying five million carats of gems using the depreciating local Zimdollar currency (or RTGS) without fair value in a murky deal, The NewsHawks has been told.  Information …

On December 22, 1987, Zimbabwe’s two major nationalist movements namely the Patriotic Front Zimbabwe African People’s Union led by Joshua Nkomo and the Zimbabwe African National Union led by Robert Mugabe, both late, signed an agreement to form a united nationalist political party and end ethnic violence which had marred …

HOME-grown solutions to challenges besetting the country are vital ingredients that will ensure lasting peace, unity and economic development for Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa said. In his address to the nation on the 35th anniversary of the Unity Accord that was signed between Zanu and Zapu in 1987, and which put …

Battle lines have been drawn between government and the country’s broader media sector after Zimbabwean authorities adamantly dumped issues agreed during wide consultations with stakeholders and went on to draft its own in the Media Practitioners Bill and ZMC Amendment Bill. Journalist representative groups and media practitioners coalescing under the …