OVER 500 families are living in the open along the Bindura-Shamva road after they were evicted from their dwellings at the resuscitated Ran Mine compound. The families were dumped along the highway with their belongings after the High Court issued an order for their eviction following the takeover of the …
Read More »Wheelchair-Bound Deborah Fraser Asks For ‘Love & Prayers’
FAMOUS South African gospel singer Deborah Fraser has asked for prayers after health complications saw her become wheelchair bound. While in hospital, the singer said her doctors said her sugar levels were high and diagnosed her with meningitis. She was “cleared” days after. Deborah says she remains hopeful she will …
Read More »US Vice President Harris Tests Positive For COVID-19
WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Neither President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden was considered a “close …
Read More »Close ‘Disgusting & Offensive’ Rhodesia Museum, New Zealand Govt Told
Given what we know, I am astounded that there is not some intervention by the New Zealand government into the existence of this museum,” said historian Scott Hamilton. ZIMBABWEAN expatriates based in New Zealand and local diversity experts have called on the government to shut down a Rhodesia museum, describing …
Read More »CCC Has No Funds For Congress, Say ‘Politics Is A Very Expensive Game’
THE Citizens Coalition for Change’s (CCC) now claims the only reason it will not be holding an elective congress anytime soon is because it does not have money. The party’s secretary general, Charlton Hwende said a congress requires large sums of money which they do not have. Hwende’s claims come …
Read More »Comedian Clive Chigugubhu Dies at 31
BULAWAYO – Comedian Clive Chigubhu succumbed to cancer on Wednesday morning, his family announced. He was 31. The funnyman was diagnosed with cancer early this month and recently told how it had left him unable to walk and struggling to breathe. Tributes were being paid to the comedy genius and …
Read More »Public Hospitals Now Derelict
THE situation in public medical institutions in Masvingo has reached critical levels since the country attained Independence as most hospitals are operating without the required medical equipment and drugs, putting the lives of patients at risk. Investigations by The NewsHawks revealed Masvingo General Hospital and most district hospitals are operating …
Read More »‘Hiring Lobbyists Unhelpful For Zim’s Image Rebuilding’
ZIMBABWE’S failure to attain and build a good image in the international community is worsened by hopeless tactics like the hiring of lobbyist organisations, critics have said. In 2019, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government engaged London-based BTP Advisers — which joined United States-based Mercury International Limited, Ballard Partners and Avenue Strategies …
Read More »Blanket Manufacturers Cry Foul Over Smuggling Cartels
Staff Writer Companies in the business of manufacturing blankets are feeling the heat emanating from the soaring smuggling reportedly run by cartels at the country’s border posts. It has also emerged that those in the business of manufacturing groceries are crying foul as the cartels bring in cheaper goods manufactured …
Read More »Elon Musk Buys Twitter: How Will The Platform Change?
Elon Musk has struck a deal to buy Twitter with a promise to reduce censorship on the platform, raising questions about what his approach will mean for the “digital town square”. Human rights groups have raised concerns that a lack of moderation could lead to a rise in hate speech. …
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