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Scores of irate parents last Tuesday besieged Masasi High School in Marange baying for the blood of school authorities whom they accuse of initiating their children into Satanism. One of the students at the boarding institution, Vanessa Mangatu (18), dropped out of school in March last year after she became …

 About 40 Zimbabweans escaped death by a whisker after a Bulawayo-bound bus they were traveling in overturned along the N1 highway near Makhado town in Limpopo province South Africa on 18 June.  The bus was reportedly traveling from Gauteng to Bulawayo.  Social media was awash with images and a voice …

Opposition party Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) says the time allocated for voter’s roll inspection by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is not sufficient, owing to the numerous challenges that affected the process. ZEC started the inspection process on 27 May and it will be closing on June 2, 2023.  …

Former Zimbabwean deputy prime minister and academic, Professor Arthur Mutambara, says Nelson Chamisa must empower his party leadership and give them official positions so that they effectively execute their duties. Chamisa leads the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) which was formed in January 2022. The youthful leader has been criticised …

Legislators have criticised the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) demanding accreditation from media practitioners who want to cover elections and called for the scrapping of that requirement. With the country set to hold its elections on 23 August, journalists both local and foreign will be required to apply for accreditation in …

Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has disclosed critical concerns over the city’s surging electricity charges amidst an ongoing depreciation of the Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWL). With the end of the quarter report painting a grim picture, electricity emerges as a substantial burden on the city’s fiscal health, with a monthly accrual of …

Warning follows open letter earlier this year that called for a six-month pause on AI development. Artificial intelligence poses a “risk of extinction” that calls for global action, leading computer scientists and technologists have warned. “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal …

Cabinet has approved the principles of the Teaching Professional Council Bill aimed at arresting the decline in morale and behaviour standards in the practice of teaching and raising the dignity of the profession. Speaking after yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, Acting Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, …

Currency manipulators and economic saboteurs will always be lurking about looking for opportunities and loopholes to unjustly profiteer but authorities will also be always ready to institute measures to insulate the transacting public, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said last night. He was speaking after yesterday’s Cabinet …

Exiled former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has urged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to redo the voters roll inspection exercise. The exercise was previously scheduled for May 27-31, but extended to 1 June after a slow start due to logistical challenges. Speaking in a Twitter space, Moyo said it was …