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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 …

Bindura Bureau Government through the Civil Protection Unit has injected ZWL1 million for the reconstruction of Shamva district hospital pharmacy which was razed down by a fire in the early hours of Tuesday, Nhau has learnt. Medicine, drugs and property comprising of refrigerators, anti-retro virals (ARVs) and COVID-19 vaccines worth …

Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe was Tuesday harshly criticised by outspoken Zanu PF Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba as he questioned why citizens were failing to access critical documents like birth certificates, national identity cards and passports from the Registrar-General’s (RG) Office. The government department falls under the Home Affairs …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa only takes alcohol in the first six months of the year, a routine drinking habit he has observed since 1978, presidential spokesperson George Charamba claimed yesterday. Charamba’s statement was in response to a video which went viral on social media on Monday which showed Mnangagwa seemingly drunk.  …

The government says the public misunderstood a video currently circulating where President Emmerson Mnangagwa appeared heavily intoxicated during a fundraising event held at State House last Friday. In the video, widely circulating on social media platforms, Mnangagwa appears drunk and had to be assisted by Deputy Sports Minister Tino Machakaire …

Zimbabwe’s economic crisis  is inflicting pain  on restive citizens  who are likely to find this year’s  Christmas and the New Year holidays subdued  as they struggle to make ends meet. Christmas, which is usually the most popular holiday celebrated locally, is known as the festive season. But, with about five weeks to go, the worsening …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its estimate for economic growth in Zimbabwe this year from 5,1 percent to 6 percent, very close to the Government estimate of 7,8 percent, based on increased productive investment, and has given a thumbs up to the continued programme of almost eliminating budget …