Switzerland No Longer A Neutral State: Moscow

Switzerland cannot represent Ukraine’s diplomatic interests in Russia as it has given up its neutral status by joining anti-Russia sanctions, Moscow said on Thursday. Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Ivan Nechayev explained that Bern has asked whether it can represent Ukraine in Russia and vice versa, and that in response, …

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City Life Now A Burden For Many Zim Urbanites

“AT one point I even thought of going back home to stay with my parents because I could no longer afford city life,” said Thabeth Mlilo recalling her predicament at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. As the COVID-19 tight lockdowns condemned her indoors in Harare’s low-density suburb …

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ZEP Crisis: Zim Ready To Receive Citizens Back From SA

Zimbabwe and South Africa will work together to find a common solution on the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP that are due to expire at the end of this year. This emerged yesterday during the mid-term review meeting of the third session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between Zimbabwe and South …

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Dongo Lifts Lid On Liberation War Sex Abuses

War veteran Margaret Dongo says the story of sexual abuse of women ex-combatants by their commanders during the armed struggle in the military camps is yet to be told fully. Dongo lifted the lid on the sexual abuses during an interview with Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) chairman Trevor Ncube on …

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Scandals Dog Biotechnology Authority

A state-owned research institute run by the Higher and Tertiary Education ministry continues to be dogged by reports of graft, maladministration and corporate mis-governance amid claims that officials from the country’s anti-corruption unit paid a blind eye to the case after being bribed. In 2021, senior management at the National …

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Fear As Lions Stray From Porous National Parks

Last month, three stray lions pounced on cattle in Mwenezi district in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo province, wasting no time as they devoured three cows belonging to a local businessman popularly known as Mawombera. The dreaded kings of the jungle went on for two more kills — two cows that belonged to …

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Zim Housing Crisis Laid Bare

Zimbabwe is facing a housing crisis that has left nearly half of its urban population of almost 5,7 million people living in rented accommodation, while the national housing waiting list stands at over two million, latest official statistics show. Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) director-general Taguma Mahonde made the revelations …

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Results From Kenya’s Presidential Elections Show Tight Race

Preliminary results from Kenya’s presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta, with citizens praying an announcement of a winner would not unleash violence as in years past. The Tuesday election is an important test for stability in East Africa’s biggest …

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