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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 …

South Africa has granted diplomatic immunity to all international participants for BRICS-related events to be held in the country, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and his delegation. A warrant for Putin’s arrest was issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague in March, and since South Africa is a …

•Law punishes ‘aggravated homosexuality’ with death•Widespread condemnation from West•LGBTQ activists vow court challenge Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, drawing Western condemnations and risking sanctions from aid donors. Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, as …

ZANU PF affiliate, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz) has reportedly hijacked the voters roll inspection exercise by demanding proof of ruling party membership from those trying to check for their names. Faz is a registered private voluntary organisation which claims to champion “door-to-door intimate voter contact” but reports suggest that it …

President Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans to go and inspect the voters’ roll to ensure their details are correctly captured. The President said this yesterday after checking his details together with the First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, at Sherwood Primary School in Kwekwe and ahead of his expected proclamation of …