Zimbabwe Opposition Activist Detained, Ordered to Undergo Mental Evaluation
A Zimbabwean opposition activist who faces trial for making allegedly false claims of torture by suspected state security agents was ordered Thursday into two weeks’ detention to undergo a mental health evaluation. Joana Mamombe was ordered by Judge Bianca Makwande to be evaluated by government doctors to ensure that she...
‘Safety uppermost as schools reopen’
Pupils and students will be safe when schools and colleges reopen next week so long as everyone follows the requirements put in place by Government to reduce risk of Covid-19 infection, President Mnangagwa said yesterday during a virtual meeting of the Junior Cabinet. In his remarks, the President commended pupils...
‘Don’t blame all migrants’
By Daniel Itai, Johannesburg, South Africa Dr. Vusumuzi Sibanda, of the African Diaspora Forum (ADF), has come out against labelling all migrants as criminals. This comes in the wake of some social media messages that are fingering Zimbabweans as the main culprits behind cable theft particularly in regards with the...
SA schedules new curriculum
By Daniel Itai, Johannesburg, South Africa The department of Basic Education is concerting a new curriculum that will encompass the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) come 2023. According to Seliki Tlhabane, Chief Director of Maths Science and Science in the department of Basic Education, plans of inducting the curriculum are already...
#PutSouthAfricaFirst
By Daniel Itai, Pretoria, South Africa Advocate, Ike Khumalo, representative of the #PutSouthAfricaFirst movement has conceded that their protests are primarily targeting migrants. A series of social media protests have been transpiring throughout the year under the #PutSouthAfricaFirst movement. The movement is accusing migrants of being the protagonists of crime,...
CID Director Commissioner Arrested Over Corruption
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) director Commissioner Chrispen Charumbira was arrested on Wednesday by the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (SACU) and detained at Rhodesville Police Station in Harare and is expected to appear in court on Friday. Comm Charumbira was arrested on allegations of accepting protection money from drug and gold...