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Warren Park: Neglected pits turn into death traps amid escalating land degradation
Thandiwe Garusa
The exploitation and mining of gravel by the City of Harare (CoH) in Warren Park, a high-density suburb in Harare, has led to massive environmental damage, air pollution and death due to drowning in un-reclaimed pits, an…
Resurging abductions worry human rights defenders
Tafadzwa Muranganwa
Harare—A Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist, Tapfumaneyi Masaya, who was recently abducted as he campaigned for his party’s parliamentary candidate ahead of the 9 December by-elections is believed to have…
By-elections marked by below-par voter turn-out
Brenna Matendere
Harare—All the wards recorded below-par voter turnout during the council by-elections that were conducted last Saturday in different parts of the country, a report by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) shows.…
Harare city boss in nepotism storm
Tafadzwa Muranganwa
Harare—The City of Harare (CoH) acting human capital development director, Matthew Marara, a former senior soldier, is in the limelight for alleged nepotism in job appointments at Town House.
Five years ago,…
CCC disengages from parliament, councils
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party leader, Nelson Chamisa, on today (Wednesday) announced that his movement has resolved to disengage its legislators and councillors from parliament and local authorities.…
Midlands provincial mines office under spotlight for corruption
Brenna Matendere
Harare—The Midlands provincial mining director’s office headquartered in Gweru has come under the spotlight for an alleged raft of corruption and cronyism.
This follows the production of a fresh and damning report by…
Chief dragged to court for threatening CCC supporters
Pamenus Tuso
Chimanimani--Two Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists have dragged to court, a traditional chief from Manicaland province for alleged politically-motivated threats and intimidation.
The duo is now committed to a…
SADC troika indirectly raps Mnangagwa, Zanu PF for “unwarranted attacks”
Own Correspondent
Harare--The SADC troika held a virtual extraordinary meeting of the ministerial committee last Tuesday, at which it condemned attacks on its chairman and Zambian president, Hakainde Hichilema, following a negative…
President Mnangagwa rejects PVO Bill, for now
Tawanda Majoni
Harare—President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill back to parliament, slightly more than a year after the Legal Committee of the legislative house gave it a non-adverse…
Jonathan Moyo says returning to Zimbabwe “very soon”
Staff Reporter
Harare--Self-exiled former cabinet minister under the late Robert Mugabe, Jonathan Moyo, has declared that he is returning to Zimbabwe, after almost six years in the wilderness.
He is considered to be closer to Vice…