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Chegutu Mayor Under Scrutiny for Retaining Graft-Accused Executive
Marshall Bwanya
Harare –Chegutu mayor, Rydes Machekera, is under fire for keeping the acting town clerk, George Kasamu, in office despite a standing government directive barring officials with pending court cases from work.
Kasamu…
Chinese environmental violation spills into parliament
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Deputy Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister, Norbert Mazungunye, has come under pressure in parliament to explain why a Chinese company in Chegutu continues to defy a High Court order halting cement…
Outcry over invasion of prized wetland by land developers
Staff Reporter
HARARE—Harare West residents have come out guns blazing over the illegal clearing of land within the internationally recognised Monavale Wetland, a Ramsar site, by private developers. .
The outcry comes amid reports…
Panic as poaching spreads
Nokuthaba Dlamini
Victoria Falls—Two recent criminal cases have highlighted the ongoing struggle to protect Zimbabwe's wildlife heritage.
A Chinese national, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for illegally dealing in wildlife…
Lupane getting drier as climate change bites deeper
Nokuthaba Dlamini
Lupane—At dawn in Lubimbi and Gwayi in Matabeleland North’s Lupane district, the sound of donkey hooves on dusty roads and creaking scotch carts is all too familiar.
Families hitch the scotch carts and begin the long…
Former blue chip RioZim faces corruption probe as workers demand rescue
Marshall Bwanya
HARARE—RioZim Limited is facing a fresh corruption storm after the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers’ Union (ZDAMWU) filed a new criminal complaint with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC).
The…
Zimbabwe’s treasury boss accused of corruption, again
Marshall Bwanya
Harare—Finance ministry permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga, is facing renewed corruption allegations after ruling Zanu PF’s Bikita West lawmaker, Energy Mutodi, sensationally accused him of demanding…
Harare’s Controversial Cluster Housing Boom Triggers Anger
MIRIAM MANGWAYA
HARARE —HARARE City Council (HCC) is under growing legal pressure over its controversial approval of cluster housing projects, with a series of High Court cases exposing alleged corruption, procedural irregularities, and…
Toddler Rape at Drug Hub Puts Police under Spotlight
Marshall Bwanya
Harare—The harrowing rape of a three-year-old girl at a drug den in Warren Park 1, Harare has ignited fresh demands for a tougher crackdown on substance abuse.
This incident has fuelled accusations of police inaction and…
Exposed: Zimbabwe’s presidency sacrificed villagers for Chinese project
Edgar Gweshe
Hurungwe—Zimbabwe’s current government—in power since late 2017—has been riding on the slogan “Leaving no-one and no place behind”, in its highly ambitious goal to achieve a middle-class economy by 2030.
But this mantra…