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Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:33:31 GMT
Zimbabwe, Zambia Meet Over Establishment of Joint Agro-Industrial Park
[The Herald] The governments of Zimbabwe and Zambia are holding a validation workshop on the policy, legal and regulatory framework for the establishment of the agro-industrial park between the two countries.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:30:22 GMT
Zimbabwe Makes First Journalist Arrests Under Cybersecurity Law
[IPS] Bulawayo -- Zimbabwe's press freedom credentials suffered further criticism with the arrest of two journalists from a privately-owned newspaper charged with transmitting "false data messages."

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:27:13 GMT
Zimbabwe 2023 Polls - Ruling Party Endorses Mnangagwa As Presidential Candidate
[Ghanaian Times] Thousands of delegates attended Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party's 7th Women's League Elective Conference, which concluded on Saturday in Harare to elect new leadership as the party prepares for a crucial general election next year.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:48:55 GMT
Consumers Blast Profiteering As Basic Goods Prices Stabilise
[The Herald] Consumers have expressed outrage over businesspeople who refuse to reduce or just stabilise prices of basic commodities despite the drop in fuel prices, and the stabilisation of foreign currency rates on the black market following a rang...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:33:06 GMT
Econet Wireless Bemoans Low Tariffs
[The Herald] Listed telecoms giant, Econet Wireless has bemoaned the obtaining tariffs for telecommunication companies saying they are below viable levels making cost of doing business high and compromising service delivery.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 10:18:02 GMT
Nakamba Misses Opener
[The Herald] MARVELOUS Nakamba missed the English Premier League football season opener against Bournemouth on Saturday.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:52:18 GMT
Farmers Deliver Seed Cotton, Pocket U.S.$13,8 Million
[The Herald] Edgar Vhera -- WITH the 2022 cotton marketing season drawing to a close, statistics availed by the Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) show that farmers had sold 46 million kilogrammes of seed cotton valued at over US$13, 8 million as ...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:41:34 GMT
New Unit to Restore Sanity in Govt Contracts
[The Herald] THE value for money unit proposed by Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube last week is seen as the "right step" towards stamping out middlemen in Government procurement where this is not necessary and the elimination of...

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:20:30 GMT
Extradition Deal - Rwanda Suspects More Genocide Suspects in Harare
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe and Rwanda last week signed an agreement that will help expedite "two specific criminal cases" as Kigali seeks the extradition of individuals suspected of involvement in the country's 1994 genocide.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:25:17 GMT
After 30km Walk to Class Daily, Zhombe Pupils Finally Get School Closer Home
[New Zimbabwe] Zhombe Primary School learners in Chief Gwesela's area have finally managed to get a school closer home after walking at least 30 kilometres daily in order to access the nearest institution.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:21:48 GMT
'We Also Have History in Matebeleland,' Claims VP Chiwenga
[New Zimbabwe] Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has claimed his family, and that of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, have roots in Mzilikazi's kingdom of Matebeleland.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:14:11 GMT
Independent MP Mliswa Blasts Minister Moyo for Harare's Worsening Water Problems
[New Zimbabwe] Independent Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has teared into Minister of Local Government, July Moyo for plunging Harare into debilitating water shortages.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:39:40 GMT
Heroes Day Special - Unsung Heroine Grace Ethel Noko Says 'Real' Heroes Struggling to Survive
[New Zimbabwe] "I am really disappointed that a lot of people who were nowhere near the struggle are now the ones who are enjoying the fruits of our sacrifices.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:53:17 GMT
Tanganda Exports Growth 7% Up - Tea Producer Moves to Tame Inflation
[New Zimbabwe] Listed tea producer, packer and distributor, Tanganda Tea Company has defied the odds presented by the Russia-Ukraine war, and has posted export growth of 7% above the similar comparative period.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:22:10 GMT
Arrest of Journalists 'Out of Sync' With Press Freedom Norms
[VOA] Harare -- Zimbabwe has charged two journalists under its cybercrime law in a move media advocates say runs counter to global trends to support and promote press freedom.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:24:51 GMT
UN Committee Reviews Anti-Discrimination Efforts
[UN News] The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened in Geneva on Monday to review anti-discrimination efforts being done in seven UN Member States.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:24:01 GMT
Former Zanu-PF Youth Boss Matutu Says Corruption Must Attract Death Penalty
[New Zimbabwe] Former Zanu PF deputy youth secretary, Lewis Matutu, who was stopped in his daring anti-corruption fight against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei, has resurfaced, this time calling for the death sentence on...

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 08:24:27 GMT
Mothers Forego Breastfeeding Amid Economic Hardships
[New Zimbabwe] Lindiwe Sayi, 32, has weaned her baby when she was just three months old as the mother has to focus on her work as a vendor to earn a livelihood in Zimbabwe's capital.

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 07:50:58 GMT
Govt Seals Forestry Protection Policy to Restore Degraded Forest Areas
[The Herald] Maputo, Mozambique -- Zimbabwe is committed to the protection of its vast forestry resources, with Government implementing interventions geared to restore degraded forest areas and safeguard the integrity and biodiversity of woodlands, P...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:04:06 GMT
Defiant Dangarembga Vows to Demonstrate Against Govt Again
[New Zimbabwe] RENOWNED Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga has said that she sees nothing wrong with expressing her feelings through peaceful demonstrations and would do it again should another cause and opportunity arise.

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 10:51:53 GMT
Persistent Power Outages Adversely Affected Operations, Increased Costs at Econet Wireless
[263Chat] Zimbabwe is currently facing acute power shortages which have led to supply being limited to less than 12 hours per day in some areas.

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 06:31:28 GMT
'We Are Not a Law Enforcement Agency' - Chinese Ambassador After Worker Abuse and Illegal Land Use Allegedly by Chinese
[New Zimbabwe] THE Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe has said it not a law enforcement agency and cannot, therefore, do anything about its nationals who accused of abusing locals, causing land degradation, evading tax or breaking other Zimbabwean laws.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:40:10 GMT
Police Charge 2 Journalists With Publishing False Information
[CPJ] Lusaka -- Zimbabwean authorities should immediately drop all charges against journalists Wisdom Mdzungairi and Desmond Chingarande and allow them to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:50:25 GMT
Book Review - New African Poetry Turns History Pictures to the Wall
[This is Africa] Old Love Skin, a pan-African poetry collection, finds new voices summoning divinity where they please, and turning history pictures to the wall to fill in the blank negatives with ambivalence, impiety and intrigue. Poetry is, here, v...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 06:37:10 GMT
Police to Launch New Anti-Mushikashika Blitz Ahead of Heroes Holiday
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Republic Police will intensify its clampdown on errant drivers, traffic offenders and illegal transport operators (mushikashika), raising fears of transport blues during next week's public holidays.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:10:12 GMT
Nonagenarian Opposition Backer Contends for Change in Zimbabwe
[IPS] Harare -- Idah Hanyani, popularly known as Gogo Chihera, has backed the opposition since Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980.

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 05:22:31 GMT
87 Artists to Take Part in Soul Jah Luv Commemoration
[The Herald] Organisers for the late Zimdancehall sensation Soul Jah Love (Soul Musaka) commemoration gala have said that nearly 90 artistes have been selected to take part at the fiesta tomorrow.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:49:32 GMT
Writer Tsitsi Dangarembga's Application for Discharged Rejected
[New Zimbabwe] Writer Tsitsi Dangarembgwa's application for discharge on charges of inciting public violence has been dismissed.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:32:30 GMT
State Finally Closes Its Case in Mahere Falsehoods Trial
[New Zimbabwe] The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has finally closed its case in a matter Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) national spokesperson Fadzai Mahere is charged with communicating falsehoods.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:28:48 GMT
Zimbabwean Teachers Expected in Rwanda Set for Final Interviews
[New Times] Close to 500 Zimbabwean teachers are expected to sit for their final interviews next week in Harare, a move that would see them travel to Rwanda in September.



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