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‘Safeguard press freedom, enact media-friendly policies’
Senzeni Ncube
Bulawayo- There is an urgent need for collective action to safeguard media freedom and enact effective policies, Tawanda Majoni, the founder of Information for Development Trust (IDT), has said.
Speaking at the World…
End of road for former NSSA director
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on Wednesday (3 April) arrested the former director of investments at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), Brian Murewa, for allegedly defrauding the entity of US$25, 000 in a botched…
Disjointed Teachers’ Unions Fail To Strike
Fortune Nkosi
Bulawayo—Lack of unity has contributed to teachers’ failure to collectively strike against a measly US$20 increment for civil servants, it has been established.
Government recently awarded its employees the US$20 on top…
Mnangagwa’s Matabeleland headache persists
Fortune Nkosi
Bulawayo—The Zanu PF government is being dishonest by commissioning a monument in memory of one of the historic battles at Pupu in southern Zimbabwe while neglecting local initiatives, one of the few outspoken chiefs in the…
Bulawayo sewer system breaks down
Fortune Nkosi
Bulawayo—The country’s second largest city’s sewer system is operating at 20 percent capacity, exposing young children and residents to sewage-borne diseases, according to Bulawayo mayor, David Coltart.…
NUST blocks students from writing final exams
Fortune Nkosi
Bulawayo--The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo this week adopted a controversial policy that effectively barred many students from writing final semester examinations because of failure to…
War veterans blast Mnangagwa third term bid
Pamenus Tuso
Bulawayo—Police has drawn the anger of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) for cancelling its previously approved meeting planned for the second capital.
The meeting of the caretaker…
Rushwaya’s legacy woes haunt ZBC
BRENNA MATENDERE
Harare--The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is grappling with serious management challenges linked to Helliate Rushwaya — the newly appointed board chair — during her tenure as the acting chief executive officer…
Army killings haunt Mnangagwa, Chiwenga
Brenna Matendere
Harare—The army killings during the 2018 deployment of soldiers to quell public violence has returned to haunt President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who have been designated under a new…
Law society worried by harassment of legal practitioners
Pamenus Tuso
Bulawayo--Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has expressed concern over the repeated harassment of registered legal practitioners and a wave of dismissals of judges.
Addressing journalists in Bulawayo during a media engagement…