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Zambia’s new gold rush spawns chaos
Charles Mafa/James Beluchi/Caleb Likomeno
Kikonge, Zambia—When news of a violent gold rush in Kikonge reached MakanDay, veteran investigative journalist Charles Mafa knew it demanded deeper investigation.
He assembled a small team of…
Underground water contamination threats rise as boreholes mushroom—Experts
Chris Mahove
Harare—Harare’s persistent failure to supply clean and reliable water has forced thousands of residents to depend on boreholes — a survival measure that now threatens the city’s underground water safety.
According to the…
Mutsvangwa Hints Chiwenga Behind White City Bombing
Marshall Bwanya
Harare—Zanu PF spokesperson and war veteran, Christopher Mutsvangwa, has made explosive claims that appear to implicate Vice President Constantino Chiwenga in the 23 June 2018 White City Stadium bombing.
President…
Tension as Zanu PF chief lawyer says Chiwenga’s “reckless” plot must be crushed
Marshall Bwanya
Harare–Zimbabwe’s political tensions have flared after ruling Zanu PF’s legal affairs chief and Justice minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi, accused Vice President Constantino Chiwenga of “treasonous” conduct.
The…
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…