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Arda Transau residents still high and dry
Marshall Bwanya
Harare—Relocated residents of Arda Transau in Manicaland have complained bitterly over the government’s failure to meet their social and economic needs, amid a litany of broken promises.
Arda Transau is a 12000 hectare…
Political violence victims in fresh pursuit of justice
Mirriam Mangwaya
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Mabvuku-Tafara legislator, James Chidhakwa, has decided to take his abduction case to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, citing police inaction in investigating the matter.…
Exposed: Inside Manyame shady land deals . . . Zanu PF MP implicated . . . villagers resist land…
Pauline Chateuka
A PROMINENT ruling Zanu PF party lawmaker has been implicated in disputed plot allocations which have exposed the involvement of the Manyame Rural District Council (MRDC) in questionable land deals.
MRDC jurisdiction…
Double allocations scam rocks Hopley
Thando Khumalo
Dreams of home ownership have turned into a nightmare for nearly 50 Hopley residents, who now face the unsettling reality of potential eviction due to alleged double allocation of the stands they purchased in the area.
The…
Harare council given ultimatum to decontaminate Lake Chivero
Harare council given ultimatum to decontaminate Lake Chivero
Brenna Matendere
Harare—The Harare Wetlands Trust (HWT), through the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), has separately written to the Harare City Council,…
Illegal miners back off invaded school
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) late last week deployed its senior members to Sanyati where at least 80 Illegal gold miners had invaded Dalny Mine 2 Primary School in Mashonaland West…
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…
Illegal miners invade yet another school as fears of collapse mount
At least 80 Illegal gold miners have invaded Dalny Mine 2 Primary School in Mashonaland West province.
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.…