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Hundreds given notice to evacuate Chitungwiza flats
Edgar Gweshe
Harare--Hundreds of residents in Unit G, Chitungwiza, could soon be homeless after the municipality issued a notice for them to vacate the dilapidated flats that they have occupied for decades.
An estimated 64…
Sino-Hydro under spotlight for labour violations
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Sino-Hydro Corporation, one of the biggest Chinese construction conglomerates in Zimbabwe, Africa and China itself, is under the spotlight for labour practices that legal experts are condemning as illegal.…
Residents groups fight arbitrary water disconnections
Edgar Gweshe
Harare—Residents’ associations in Harare have presented to the capital’s municipality, a draft by-law which seeks to challenge legislation governing water disconnections.
The disconnections are provided for under…
Chinese cement manufacturer killing Redcliff residents slowly
Brenna Matendere,
Harare--AIR pollution caused by a Chinese cement manufacturer operating close to a residential area in the Midlands town of Redcliff could have contributed to the death of several persons due to silicosis.…
NUST in over US$10m pension arrears: Workers
Pamenus Tuso
Bulawayo- Employees at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) are accusing the institution of deducting pension contributions from them without remitting them to Old Mutual as required.
The allegation…
Pro-Chamisa activist Mkwananzi implicated in tender scam
“They (Tamira Investments) have failed to give value for money yet reports indicate that they have made numerous demands for payment,” said Shumba who urged the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to investigate the Tamira contract.
Sting evictions leave rural settlers high and dry
Stanley Gutu
Masvingo—Sting evictions sponsored by the government early this year have worsened living conditions for hundreds of people formerly and currently settled on land straddling a huge portion of the Lake Mutirikwi basin in…
Manicaland grassroots communities geared to combat disinformation
Sofia Mapuranga
Harare—There is need to equip grassroots and marginalised communities with skills and knowledge to fight all forms of disinformation and misinformation, according to Tawanda Majoni, an advocate of sustainable…
Desperate home seekers building houses on Chitungwiza cemetery
Edgar Gweshe
Chitungwiza—Desperate home seekers in Chitungwiza have invaded a cemetery in the Nyatsime area where they have been allocated housing stands by land barons with strong political links.
The area, off Chitungwiza Road from…
Govt warned over PVO Bill
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Political scientist and publisher Ibbo Mandaza has described the revised Private Voluntary Organisations (Amendment) Bill currently at the second reading stage in parliament as “superfluous” and urged civil…