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Zimbabwean pastor and international human rights activist Evan Mawarire had a meeting with United States secretary of State Anthony J Blinken on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he informed the senior US official that rights violations in Harare had worsened under President Emmerson …

The continued incarceration of opposition lawmakers Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, together with 14 Nyatsime residents for over 100 days, has cast Zimbabwe’s deteriorating political situation under the spotlight as the United Kingdom House of Commons keeps an eye on the developments. Sikhala and 15 others have been behind bars …

Ten-year-old Simba Mulezu was driving cattle home from his mother’s corn fields when the ground gave way under his feet, plunging him into burning coal underground. The incident left him with permanently deformed limbs. “I spent several months in hospital and Hwange Colliery Company did not assist me with hospital …

Zanu PF activist Sybeth Musengezi’s Harare home was Saturday ‘petrol bombed’ in a suspected arson attack by persons believed to be unhappy with his bold court challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy as the ruling party’s number one. Musengezi broke news of the incident through his Twitter handle Saturday evening. …

Mnangagwa Makes Historic Gandanzara Shrine VisitZimbabwe is a giant that is now awake and ready to take its pride of place among the fast-developing countries, regardless of the sanctions imposed by the West, President Mnangagwa has said. Addressing thousands of Gospel of God Church International pilgrims at their annual gathering …

Zimbabwe’s parliament approved a US$1.6 million tender for the supply of 173 laptops from 29 bidders – the lowest priced at just US$213,655. The shock revelations are contained in newly-released documents. MPs have demanded that the Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Mugove Chokuda be sacked over the scandal. Chokuda was forced …

Election watchdogs have urged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to intensify its delimitation process consultations, saying the commission’s efforts are not enough. The delimitation process was last done in 2008 despite a provision in the Constitution for it to be conducted every 10 years. The process has been criticised for …

Chaos rocked a session of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) Tuesday after members came close fist-fights during a heated oral evidence hearing into the controversial tender involving ridiculously overpriced computers. Parliament Clerk, Kennedy Chokuda, and his delegation were grilled by MPs seeking answers on why he awarded a …

Zimbabwe was Tuesday morning hit by a sudden power outage that lasted over half an hour amid signs the country’s crippling energy crisis was not ending any time soon. In a statement later in the day, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) said the outage was unplanned and caused …

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) continue to refuse to avail their financial assets for auditing, prompting Auditor-General Mildred Chiri to compel Treasury to take action to ensure that the commissions comply with the law. Zacc is tasked with combating graft while Zec is mandated …