Zesa Switches Off Top Officials, Police In Blitz

…VIPs not paying …power utility raises millions in blitz TOP government officials, critical security establishments, including police stations and ministry departments, were left in the dark last week after the country’s power utility, Zesa, switched them off in an attempt to recover US$62 million owed by exporting companies and ZW$17 …

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Mnangagwa Grants Firearms Amnesty

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a national firearms amnesty with all those possessing unlicensed weapons expected to surrender them by September 30. In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the amnesty also covers anyone who is in possession of any firearm which was smuggled or illegally …

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Russia Jails US Basketball Star For Drugs Possession

A Russian court has sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges. She was also ordered to pay a fine of one million roubles (£13,430; $16,300). Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges but has denied deliberately breaking the law. The 31-year-old Olympic gold medallist …

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Chamisa Rips Mid-Term Budget, Flags Barren Zanu PF Leadership

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has dismissed government’s 2022 Mid-Term budget statement as a blatant certification to citizen poverty adding the fiscal blueprint was reflective of barren leadership within the current Zanu PF led administration. Last Thursday, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube issued his 2022 Mid-Term Review and …

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Average Salary Very Low As Poverty Bites

SEVEN out of 10 employed people in Zimbabwe earned a monthly salary of ZW$20 000 in January this year, an income which was below the obtaining bread basket as urban poverty hits the southern African nation, a new report has shown. Despite projections of a boom, Zimbabwe’s floundering economy has …

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Zim Anti-Rape Laws Weak: Report

ZIMBABWEAN laws are letting down vulnerable and exposed victims of rape, with the authorities failing to comply with international statutes in protecting victims, a report indicates. In 2019, 22 women were raped daily across the country and early child marriages were also on the increase due to religious and cultural …

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Sikhala, Sithole Launch Fresh Bid For Elusive Freedom

Incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole have returned to file another court challenge against placement on remand arguing that there was no justification for their continued detention. The latest application comes after the pair’s initial protest against both remand and bail failed. Through their …

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Requiem For Nyanga Bus Disaster, 31 Years On

The worst road accident in Zimbabwe’s history, aptly named ‘Nyanga bus disaster’ occurred on 3 August 1991, 3 decades ago in which 89 people died including the driver, teachers and school children. The bus left the road while travelling to the Roman Catholic Regina Coeli School following a school sports …

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Zambezi Lager Bonfire Back To Life

Revellers are in for a treat next weekend as the famous Mighty Zambezi Lager Bonfire bounces back following a two-year break attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheduled comeback event dubbed “Ignite” will take place on Saturday August 13, 2022 and will light up at Donnybrook Park in Harare from …

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