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Inside Chinhoyi’s Demolition of ‘Illegal Structures’
Nunurai Jena
Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West – The Chinhoyi Municipality last week carried out a clean-up operation in the Central Business District (CBD) and high-density areas, demolishing vendors' so-called 'illegal…
Media, human rights watchdogs condemn Blessed Mhlanga arrest
Staff Reporter
Harare—Local and international media and human rights watchdogs have condemned the arrest of senior Zimbabwean journalist, Blessed Mhlanga.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Monday, 24 February 2025, arrested and…
Bulawayo residents force postponement of water utility
Fortune Nkosi
Bulawayo—Residents of Zimbabwe’s second capital are challenging a proposed water utility model put forward by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) whose details they maintain are still vague.
It has emerged that the council…
Zim Faces Scrutiny Over Chinese Firm’s Hwange Park Coal Bid
Kovedzayi Takawira
Hwange--The Zimbabwean government is under scrutiny after it emerged that Sunny Yi Feng, a Chinese-owned company, has applied for a coal prospecting permit in Hwange National Park’s buffer zone.
Sunny Yi Feng has…
Calls for Justice in Unresolved Political Murder Cases
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Former Mbizo Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Settlement Chikwinya, has called on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to process and finalise unresolved politically motivated murder cases…
Bulawayo municipality supports youth-led climate responses
Pamenus Tuso
Bulawayo—The Bulawayo City Council has allocated 30 percent of its climate finance to youth- and women-led climate change mitigation projects.
Speaking at the launch of the city’s sustainability monograph on Monday, the…
ZESA sweats under mega-million debt
Fortune Nkosi
Bulawayo—The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA Holdings) is grappling with a huge debt that includes US$350 million incurred in the refurbishment of Kariba South Power Station (KSPS) units, the power utility has…
NSSA chairman embroiled in underhand RTG takeover bid
Nathan Guma
Harare - NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) chairman Emmanuel Fundira, who is former chairman of African Sun Limited, and an ex-Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior executive Paula January are accused of…
Chief, illegal gold mining syndicate, wreak havoc in Zhombe
BY BRENNA MATENDERE
Zhombe, Midlands - A syndicate of miners led by Chief Gwesela of Zhombe, in the Midlands Province, has left a trail of damage inside a privately owned dam, which is also used by the community, after embarking on…
Community trusts struggle to survive
Fortune Nkosi
Bulawayo—Zimbabwe’s community share ownership trusts (CSOTs), once hailed as a ‘revolutionary’ tool for empowering local communities through the exploitation of natural resources, are now facing significant challenges that…