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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…
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.…
Mthuli Ncube putting lipstick on frog—Analysts
Fortune Nkosi
Bulawayo—The Finance ministry’s allocation of ZIG$4 billion in the 2025 budget for an “Image Building, Engagement, and Re-engagement Programme” has ignited widespread criticism from opposition leaders, political analysts,…
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…
Civil society calls for education reform to combat fake information
Manicaland-based civil society organisations have called on the government and relevant stakeholders to adopt formal education curricula that address disinformation and misinformation
Govt fails to account for US$5m in sugar tax
There are yet to be explained discrepancies regarding revenue collected from a sugar tax that Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, introduced in the 2024 national budget that was announced in December last year, it has emerged