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Mystery raids drive high-density suburbs into self-imposed curfews
Tafadzwa Muranganwa
Harare--Systematic nigh-time raids and assaults on residents of some of Harare’s most populous suburbs by unidentified gangs have spawned fear that is forcing the citizens to confine themselves to their homes after…
Cabo Delgado: Artisanal Miners, Local Communities Left High and Dry
Estacio Valoi
*This is the third and final part of an investigative series on small-scale mining in southern Africa that exposes the dishonesty of the governing Frelimo party in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado.
Cabo Delgado,…
Chinese supplier outed selling banned mercury to artisanal miners
Brenna Matendere
Harare--A Chinese-owned supplier, STC Chemicals, is feeding artisanal gold miners with mercury, which the government banned in December 2020, a new study has revealed.
The study by Information for Development Trust…
SADC poll mission did nothing wrong—Legal think tank
Staff Reporter
Harare—Contrary to accusations by the ruling Zanu PF, senior government officials and other critics from within Zimbabwe and abroad, the SADC Election Observation Mission (SEOM) did not overstep its mandate, says Veritas,…
Global democracy watchdog raps civil society arrests
Staff Reporter
The Washington-based World Movement for Democracy has released an alert in which it condemns the recent arrest of civil society activists who were conducting parallel voter tabulation during last week’s harmonised polls.…
Zimplats, chiefs in opaque ‘new’ share ownership deal
MOSES MATENGA
On 12 October, 2011, then president Robert Mugabe officially launched the Chegutu-Mhondoro-Ngezi-Zvimba Community Share Ownership Trust.
After the launch, platinum giants, Zimplats, were set to begin the process of…
SADC Electoral Observation Mission preliminary statement on Zimbabwe’s August 23 harmonised…
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Zimbabwe 2023 elections draw sharp criticism
Jeffrey Moyo
Harare—Early results of the 23-24 August elections showed Zanu PF leading in the parliamentary race, but marathon reports by observer missions highlighted serious gaps in the management of the polls.
Results emerging on…
Poll command centre cordoned off, fears of clampdown mount
Jeffrey Moyo
Harare—Police in Harare have barricaded roads leading to the national election command centre at the Rainbow Towers, a stone’s throw from the Zanu PF headquarters.
The barricades were set up on Thursday evening, igniting…