Sadc Blasts Zim For Ignoring 2018 Poll Recommendations

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observer Mission (SEOM) final report, presented to the Sadc executive secretary Elias Magosi of Botswana and President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week, bemoans the failure by the Zimbabwean government to implement recommendations made after the 2018 polls, including aligning electoral processes to the constitution. …

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Warns Chamisa Against Any Form Of Disorder

Government has warned the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) against taking any action which may likely cause an uprising in the name of democracy. The remarks were made by Foreign Affairs acting minister Amon Murwira when he addressed the African Union ambassadors affiliated to Zimbabwe in Harare yesterday. Apart …

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Govt Bars EU From Accessing Zec, Dumps Signed Pact

The European Union (EU) says its chief election observer, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, failed to access the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) during the just-ended polls despite assurances made in an administrative arrangement made between Harare and Brussels. Ahead of the 23 and 24 August elections, Zimbabwe and the bloc entered into …

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Weigh Bridges Targeting Overloaded Trucks On Zim Highways

Government will be rolling out weighbridges along Zimbabwe’s major highways to ensure that heavy trucks do not damage the country’s roads, a Cabinet minister has said. Transport and Infrastructure Development minister Felix Mhona said this in the Senate on Thursday last week where he also revealed that government would soon …

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Private Sector, Govt Urged To Prioritise Research

As the Second Republic continues to create an enabling environment to accelerate modernisation and industrialisation, all scientific research should be contextualised to respond to the country’s needs, President Mnangagwa has said. Already, President Mnangagwa, who is the Chancellor of all State universities, has established industrial parks and innovation hubs at …

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Chatunga Received R10 Million On Eve Of 2017 Coup, SA Probe Reveals

An investigation by South African unit Amabhungane has revealed massive money laundering through which late President Robert Mugabe’s son Bellarmine Chatunga could have gained R10 million, just before his father was ousted in a coup. R10 million is worth about US$526,114 at the prevailing rate. A string of hawala payments …

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ZSE Market Turnover Up 418pc

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) recorded a total market turnover of ZWL$171 billion in the third quarter of this year, up 418% from the comparable quarter last year, with five firms contributing more than half of the total revenue. Higher turnover in a stock indicates better liquidity, which means that …

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Importation Of Cars Between Harare & Dar es Salaam Eased

Tanzania has opened an office for the Tanzania Ports of Authority (TPA) in Zimbabwe which will assist in the importation of cars and other goods from the ocean-linked country. Hitherto, Zimbabweans have been travelling long distances to access their second-hand cars bought from either Asia and Europe, which come through …

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