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Shocking details emerge as opposition, council officials and Zanu PF loot Harare City Council
Moses Matenga
Harare—The City of Harare lost millions of dollars to a network of corrupt officials and politically connected cartels that have virtually taken over its cash-cow, Rufaro Marketing, investigations show.
Rufaro…
Illegal miners back off invaded school
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) late last week deployed its senior members to Sanyati where at least 80 Illegal gold miners had invaded Dalny Mine 2 Primary School in Mashonaland West…
Perpetual outcasts: The plight of Bulawayo ‘villages’ reeling from neglect
Senzeni Ncube
Bulawayo--Reginald Mkhosana and his subjects from St Peters village on the outskirts of Bulawayo are classified as urbanites in terms of Zimbabwe’s political boundaries, but their living conditions undoubtedly mirror the…
Council lose millions in dodgy operations
Moses Matenga
Investigations show that a cartel comprising both ruling Zanu PF party aligned activists, opposition senior officials, councillors and council officials are involved in the illegal letting and subletting of Rufaro Marketing…
Illegal miners invade yet another school as fears of collapse mount
At least 80 Illegal gold miners have invaded Dalny Mine 2 Primary School in Mashonaland West province.
Walter Magaya to appear before High Court in January
The High Court has set down for hearing in January, a long-standing application seeking to restrain Walter Magaya from undertaking any projects in Chitungwiza
Bicycles shorten distance for rural learners
Pamenus Tuso
Hwange -Andile Sibanda (13) from rural Dete in Matabeleland North province just cannot believe her luck.
Back in the village where she comes from, you can count the number of people who own bicycles on just one hand.…
Watchdog petitions parliament to fight riverbed mining
A Manicaland-based non-profit organisation, Centre for Research and Development (CRD), has petitioned parliament to force the executive to arrest riverbed mining in the province
Amalima Loko project changes lives in Mat North
Thembelihle Mhlanga
Hwange—Unpredictable rainfall, recurring droughts, a fragile ecosystem and destructive floods put Binga, Lupane and Hwange districts in Matabeleland North province among the most vulnerable in Zimbabwe.
The…
What’s World-Class City Status without water?
Crisis... Harare residents queue at a borehole, waiting for their turn to collect water. (Photo credit: REUTERS)
Edgar Gweshe
Harare - For over three decades, residents of Mabvuku have lived without reliable access to…