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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…
Residents’ heads poke holes in Harare commission of inquiry
Brenna Matendere
Harare—The Mafios Cheda commission of inquiry into the affairs of the capital must broaden its focus to include central government, which is also responsible for the rot at the Harare municipality, observers have urged.…
Chinese miner violates ancestral graveyard, banned by EMA
Kovedzayi Takawira
Zvimba—The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has halted the operations of a Chinese-owned quarry miner, Berrytech Investments, amid an uproar from residents of Ward 25 in Zvimba East district in Mashonaland West…
Local authorities “forced” to fund First Lady’s Valentine’s charity
Sofia Mapuranga
Harare—President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s wife, Auxillia, is once again in the spotlight following a directive by the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) for local authorities to fund her Valentine ’s Day charity…
Potential VOA Shutdown Threatens Information Blackout for Zimbabwe’s Marginalised Communities
Martin Sithole
Harare—As the world commemorates World Radio Day under the theme "Radio and Climate Change: A Powerful Tool for Climate Action", Zimbabweans who rely on Voice of America’s (VOA’s) Studio 7 are bracing for a potential…
Harare Quarry Scandal: A typical tale of mismanagement and embezzlement
Takunda Mandura
Harare—A multi-million loan, a forensic audit, missing funds and just about nothing to show for anything.
This sums up the scandal involving Harare City Council’s quarry business entity.
In 2017, the City of Harare…
Mnangagwa sacks provincial minister as Zanu PF factional brawls escalate
Marshall Bwanya
Harare—President Emmerson Mnangagwa has abruptly sacked Apollonia Munzverengwi, a relative of his deputy Constantino Chiwenga, from her post as Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister.
The sacking…
Gokwe paramount chief raises dust over illegal cattle seizures
Marshall Bwanya
Gokwe—A paramount chief, Misheck Njelele of Gokwe, recently seized 16 cattle belonging to eight residents of Zebedia Village for purported offences that never went to trial, it has emerged.
Traditional justice requires…
Leaving the disadvantaged behind: Mnangagwa mantra falls short for PWDs
Godfrey Mtimba
Masvingo—When President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to power after the 2017 military assisted takeover from the late Robert Mugabe, he introduced his much-touted mantra, “Leaving No One, No Place Behind.”
This slogan was a…
Corruption getting worse in Zimbabwe: Transparency International Report
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Corruption in Zimbabwe’s public sector is worsening, according to the latest perception survey by Transparency International (TI).
The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released on Tuesday, 11 February at the…