VP Chiwenga Ties The Knot

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially announced that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga finally tied the knot with his new found partner. Chiwenga united in marriage with Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi, a serving Officer of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA). “His Excellency the President, Dr E. D. Mnangagwa, wishes to inform the Nation …

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Is Africa The Next Big Beverage Alcohol Market?

Africa is home to 16% of the world’s population but consumes just 5% of the world’s beverage alcohol. That low per capita consumption translates into considerable potential. A hot climate might be expected to exaggerate the demand for beer and big brewers are investing for the future. The IWSR’s figures …

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Rwanda-UK Asylum Deal May Cause Regional Refugee Crisis

Refugees and activists from Rwanda and the DRC say the deal could have serious implications for the wider region, especially in the latter which has been described as the “world’s most neglected displacement crisis”. Eight asylum seekers were to get on a chartered flight heading to Rwanda from the United …

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Binga Folks Eke Out A Living On The River Of Dreams

LUCKY Mugombe (23) and his friend Emmanuel Mudenda (21) sit around a fire near the Zambezi River in Binga’s Simatelele village as they warm themselves on a winter morning. The two fishers have endured a cold night on the perilous Zambezi which has now become their second home. It is …

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Two CCC Legislators In Police Custody Over Chitungwiza Clashes

Last night police arrested Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy chairman and Zengeza West legislator Job “Wiwa” Sikhala as well as the party’s Chitungwiza North legislator Godfrey Karakadzayi Sithole. The duo were picked for allegedly inciting violence that erupted in Chitungwiza’s Nyatsime suburb after angry mourners attending the late CCC …

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Rising Murder Cases Startle Police

By Daniel KacherePolice have raised concern over violent crimes through the use of dangerous weapons to settle scores at beer binges which have resulted in the increase of murder cases countrywide. In a statement Tuesday, National Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said they were worried that most of these …

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Water Woes Hit CCC Run Bindura Municipality

Bindura Bureau Bindura Municipality’s eastern and high density suburbs have clocked five consecutive days without running water amid reports that the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) run authority is out of treatment chemicals. Ratepayers in these suburbs are reportedly waking up as early as 3am to queue for water at …

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