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Twenty-one vulnerable youths are set to benefit from proceeds raised from an ‘Education Go Fund Me’ dinner held at a local hotel last Friday. The event, an initiative by Teen Rescue Mission (TRM) attracted various corporates, government officials as well as the Chinese embassy. TRM, a non-profit organisation was founded …

By Gilbert MunetsiYouth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry is expected to appoint a new Boxing and Wrestling Control Board before the end of the year, an official at the commission revealed last week. Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (ZNBWCB) general secretary, Lawrence Zimbudzana, told Nhau that …

A newly elected Zimbabwe Sugar Milling Industry Workers’ Union (ZISMIWU) executive led by Samuel Mubango has won a 531% salary increase in a development that has won it accolades from its members. ZISMIWU is one of the biggest trade unions in the country, representing more than 10 000 workers at …

MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti has approached the High Court to stop his trial at the Magistrates Court where he is accused of verbally assaulting a Russian national, Tatiana Aleshina. Biti, through his lawyer Aleck Muchadehama filed an application to quash indictment in terms of section 178 of the …

The United States government has poured cold water on President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured)’s claim that he held a crucial meeting with President Joe Biden last month to discuss ways of removing sanctions against Harare. Harare and Washington have had a tumultuous relationship since 2001, when the global power enacted the …

By Gilbert MunetsiThe Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has added its voice to the need for Treasury to resource the Civil Registry to enable the smooth flow of voter registration ahead of impending elections. The country is scheduled to hold by-elections to fill in vacant council and House of Assembly …

The uproar against Chinese investors continues to reverberate across Zimbabwe. From Mavhuradonha in Mashonaland Central to Mutoko, Mashonaland East, Chinese gold, chrome and granite mining firms have been accused of decimating delicate environments, along with attempts to displace thousands of villagers from their ancestral lands. But nowhere could relations be …

While the Zimbabwe government reviewed passport fees in April, corrupt officials at the Registrar General’s office have allegedly continued to extort applicants for new passports by charging them above the official rate, while diverting thousands of dollars into their own pockets. Under the new fee structure an ordinary passport is …

South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its potential implications, they said on Thursday. The variant – called B.1.1.529 – has a “very unusual constellation” of mutations, which are concerning because they could help it evade the body’s immune response …

By Gilbert MunetsiTeam Zimbabwe UK, a community initiative for and by Zimbabweans living in the diaspora, has been registered as a Community Interest Company (CIC). This was revealed at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) recently. This latest development means that all resources acquired by the organisation will now be reinvested …