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Political parties dodge LGBTI community ahead of elections
Regina Pasipanodya
Harare—Zimbabwe’s biggest political parties, Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), are dodging the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) community ahead of the elections set for 23…
Chamisa promises US$100 billion economy
Pamenus Tuso
Bulawayo—Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) on Tuesday night unveiled its manifesto ahead of the 23 August harmonised elections, promising an ambitious US$100 billion economy in the next decade.
The manifesto titled “A…
Vendors, farmers count losses as Zanu PF activists shut down Ruwa market
Kundai Marunya
A ruling Zanu PF-linked group on Saturday shut down informal markets in Ruwa and forced vendors into a bus that took them to a presidential star rally in Mutawatawa, Mashonaland East province, some 200km away.
Ruwa…
Gukurahundi: The election dilemma for undocumented victims
The birth date irregularities were the result of a chaotic civil registration effort conducted shortly after the Gukurahundi horrors
BY MARSHALL BWANYA
LUPANE – Elections come and go, but there is a fraction of Gukurahundi…
EU mission deploys observers, promises impartiality
Sofia Mapuranga
Harare—The European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) on Wednesday deployed 46 observers who it said would ensure non-interference as they carry out their mandate ahead of, during and after the 23 August harmonised…
Belarusian firm Goldfields wreaks havoc in Manicaland
ZIMBABWE Goldfields (Private) Limited, a joint venture between the state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) and Midlands Goldfields Limited is violating mining laws while its operations have resulted in massive…
CCC supporters attacked over regalia
Sofia Mapuranga
Harare—Ruling Zanu PF supporters on Tuesday attacked five Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) members in Epworth for wearing their party regalia in public.
The victims successfully filed a block report against the…
Traditional chief spearheads job recruitment for Chinese mine
Moses Ziyambi
Bikita, Masvingo—Chief Marozva of Bikita—real name Ishmael Mudhe—and local Zanu PF members are acting as recruiting agents for Bikita Minerals, a mega-million Chinese-dominated lithium mine in Masvingo, locals have said.…
Goromonzi lithium miner defies authorities, angers locals with controversial project
A plume of dust can be seen rising into the sky a distance from the Harare-Mutare highway in what used to be a thriving commercial farming area between Melfort and Ruwa in Mashonaland East province.
The area at the foot of the affluent…
Mutodi gun case: ZEC awaits court outcome
Moses Ziyambi
Masvingo—The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Masvingo office says it will decide on what action to take on the aspiring Bikita South lawmaker, Energy Mutodi, after the finalisation of a criminal case in which he is…