Police Blocked From Collecting Blood From Judge’s Son

The High Court has barred the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) from extracting blood samples from High Court judge Garainesu Mawadze’s 24-year-old son who is accused of killing a cell phone dealer in 2020. Munyaradzi Jnr Mawadze is accused of murdering Sipho Ncube and is jointly charged with Elvin Dongo Saungweme, …

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‘Zanu PF, Zim’s Leading Human Rights Violator’

Zimbabwe’s governing party Zanu PF, which claims to have fought for freedom and democracy within the broad liberation movement, remains the country’s leading human rights violator – a role it has maintained since Independence in 1980, a new report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says. “In August, ZPP monitored …

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Mnangagwa-Masisi Alliance Bad For Democracy: Analysts

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Botswana counterpart Mokgweetsi Masisi clearly have many things in common the hounding of political foes out of the country and the silencing of critics being some of their tactics. Masisi touched down at Robert Mugabe International Airport last week and his speech read like …

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Bindura To Get Normal Electricity Three Times A Week

Richard KawaziAs the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) continues to struggle to meet the country’s demand for power, Bindura has released a load-shedding schedule that will see the town having normal electricity supply only three times a week. The town is an important mining and agriculture hub not only in …

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Bindura Puts Condoms In Forests, Mountains

Health players in Mashonaland Central who deal with family planning and prevention of HIV/AIDS have established more condom accessing points in Bindura. While the norm has been that condoms were only available in night clubs, bars, workplaces, youth friendly corners and hospitals – they can now be accessed from designated …

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Power Outages Rock Zim As Gas Prices Fall

Zimbabwe has been experiencing power outages of up to over 12 hours in some areas around the country since Monday. The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has however attributed the experiences to high power demand due to increased economic activities. “This is due to depressed generation on the …

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Access To Information Through Emerging Technologies Workshop On Today

Journalists and other stakeholders are gathered at UNESCO headquarters in Harare this morning for a pre-commemoration workshop centred on the upcoming International Day for Universal Access To Information (IDUAI). The main aim of IDUAI this year will be to strengthen the implementation of the right to information by promoting access …

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Zim’s Samantha Nyikadzino Joins The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

Zimbabwe’s Samantha Nyikadzino has joined Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team as an Electronics Design Engineer. She becomes the second Zimbo to join Lewis Hamilton’s team after Stephanie Travers, who is the trackside fuel engineer. On Monday evening, Samantha Nyikadzino announced via Twitter that she had joined the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 …

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Minister Faces Rowdy Kombi Crews Reality

Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Judith Ncube yesterday came face-to-face with the chaotic scenes caused by rowdy kombi crews operating along 6th Avenue. Incensed by the disorder in the downtown crowded streets, Minister Ncube quickly disembarked from her official vehicle and directed her anger to the kombi crews who …

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