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Senate passes PVOs Bill...as USAid warns of funding threat
THE Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, which has been criticised by opposition parties and civic groups for muzzling government critics and narrowing democratic space, has gone a step closer…
Probe Zec commissioners, govt told
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission HQ ELECTORAL watchdogs have demanded that government must launch an inquiry into the fallout among Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioners, which they say has crippled the electoral…
Zinara hikes Z$ toll fees
Zinara Tollgate THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has hiked toll fees in local currency with effect from February 1, 2023. In a statement yesterday, Zinara said the toll…
Equatorial Guinea appoints its first female prime minister
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema on Tuesday appointed his vice-minister of education, Manuela Roka Botey, as prime minister, the first time a woman…
Polls are tricky, Belarus warns ED
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa posing for a photo after the two signed eight bilateral agreements at State House in Harare VISITING Belarus President…
Mnangagwa Hints On 2023 Harmonised Elections Dates
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hinted that the 2023 elections might be held in the second half of the year. Zimbabwe braces itself for the decisive poll — the second since Mnangagwa took over…
Sikhala trial: State calls its last witness
Job Sikhala THE State’s last witness in the trial of Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala (CCC) for allegedly inciting public violence sometime in 2018, yesterday claimed that the video evidence…
Nakamba finds new club
Professional footballer Marvelous Nakamba Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is reported to be having a medical ahead of signing on for England’s Championship side Luton on a loan deal until the…
'Sikhala was advocating for violence,' says last State witness
THE State’s last witness in the trial of Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala (CCC) for allegedly inciting public violence sometime in 2018, yesterday claimed that the video evidence showed the…
Zec chair guns for ‘rogue’ commissioners
ZEC chairperson, Justice Priscilla Chigumba SEVEN Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioners, who reportedly refused to append their signatures to the electoral body’s preliminary delimitation report presented to President Emmerson Mnangagwa…
Eight killed in mass shooting at birthday party in South Africa
SAPS Commissioner Nomthetheleli Lillian Mene Gunmen killed eight people and wounded three others at a birthday party in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, police said, adding that manhunt was underway…
Huge Oil, Gas Deposits Confirmed in Muzarabani
Large natural gas and oil reserves have now been confirmed in north-east Zimbabwe, although technical glitches meant Australian firm Invictus could not extract a fluid sample to fulfil regulatory requirements…
Government has lifted the suspension of Zebra Kiss Buses
Life line – Zebra kiss back on the road Government has lifted the suspension of Zebra Kiss Buses, one week after one of its buses was involved in a fatal…
3 Mudzi murder suspects nabbed
THREE Mudzi gold panners who last month allegedly killed a villager following a misunderstanding over beer were nabbed at the weekend while hiding in a forest. Brothers Clever (24) and…