Jurors have found R&B singer R. Kelly guilty of racketeering, including acts of bribery and sexual exploitation of a child, along with separate charges of sex trafficking. In this federal case in the Eastern District of New York, Kelly faced a total of nine counts — one count of racketeering, with 14 …
Read More »Zimbabwe Counts Cost Of Rise In ‘Highly Addictive’ Illicit Alcohol Use
It is 7 pm and inside the shebeen, or unlicensed bar, in Harare, men and women clutch small bottles of “whisky” and talk animatedly as they dance to loud music. One man staggers and falls over, to the amusement of other drinkers. He mumbles inaudible words as he drifts into sleep. …
Read More »‘Zim Govt Should Respect Constitution & Hold By-Elections’ US Insists
The United States (US) continues to take a firm stand against Harare’s delay in holding by-elections, reiterating President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration should respect the Constitution and should urgently conduct outstanding local council and parliamentary by-elections. Mnangagwa last year ordered the suspension of all by-elections as part of measures to control …
Read More »Govt Regulations To Outlaw NGOs ‘Dabbling’ In Politics
Zimbabwe is crafting regulations that would outlaw Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) suspected to be funding or campaigning for politicians in any election in the country. According to the state-controlled Sunday Mail newspaper, the proposed amendments to the Private Voluntary Organizations Act would include the shutting down of some PVOs and …
Read More »Shoko, Intwasa Light Up Showbiz Scene
The country’s top festivals Shoko and Intwasa Arts Festival KoBulawayo ignited the spark that had gone off for long on the showbiz scene due to the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. After five days of festivity, the curtains came down on Saturday for the festivals held in Harare and Bulawayo respectively. Shoko …
Read More »“Change Your Mindset, Deliver Your Mandate’: ED Begs Civil Servants
CIVIL servants should change their mindsets and be drivers of devolution and decentralisation to ensure that every citizen has access to basic services such as clean water and well-resourced schools, President Mnangagwa said. Speaking at the burial of the former Public Service Commission chairperson, Dr Mariyawanda Nzuwah, at the National …
Read More »Zimbabwe Crippled By ‘Illegal Sanctions’: ED
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is a democratic state that follows the rule of law, constitutionalism and respects the fundamental rights of citizens. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Friday, virtually, Mnangagwa said, “My administration continues to entrench democracy, constitutionalism and the rule of law through sound legislation as …
Read More »WCoZ On Sanitary Wear Drive For Vulnerable Girls
The Women Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCOZ), Hwange Young Women Forum (HYWF) has embarked on a sanitary wear mobilisation campaign to assist all the vulnerable girls in the district. Through their campaign dubbed #BuyAPadSecureASmileCampaign, the organisation is calling for well-wishers to come on board and support the initiative. Speaking during a …
Read More »Shadowy Investors Destroying Hwange’s Economic Potential
Investors and the Hwange community should have a mutual relationship in order to achieve an upper middle class income economy within the district, a business expert has said. Currently infrastructural developments within the district are moving at a snail’s pace as the two entities are disconnected while the disgruntled community …
Read More »Worsening Economic Reality Debunks Govt’s Rosy Picture
The upbeat tone by the government on the country’s economic recovery is a far cry from the reality of power outages, a sharp increase of prices of basic commodities and worsening poverty levels stalking citizens. Fiscal and monetary authorities have painted a rosy picture of economic recovery pointing to various …
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