© SOUTH Africa’s Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) says it is seriously observing Zimbabwe’s economic crisis before investing new capital into the country. [GoogleAd] “We continue to monitor developments in Zimbabwe, with close interaction and communication with the Zimbabwean government to counter the challenges presented by the uncertain macro-economic outlook,” Nico Muller, the group’s chief executive,…
© THE push for Zimbabwe to review a two-decade-long ban on producing genetically modified crops (GMOs) intensified last week, with leading scientists and a new breed of tech savvy legislators agreeing that government was pursing destructive conservative policies — the greatest threat to rebuilding a failing economy. [GoogleAd] A difficult-to-reverse change in climate, booming populations,…
© “TELL me I can’t and I will show you I can,” a female mechanic once said, challenging the male-dominated automotive industry. While the automotive field has traditionally been dominated by men, a few brave women like Memory Bere are disrupting the industry norm and rewriting history. [GoogleAd] The 28-year-old, who hails from Chipinge, is…
© THE State will resuscitate a 2014 case in which three Marondera police officers and two neighbourhood watch members reportedly strangled a commuter omnibus driver to death. [GoogleAd] Richard Buzuzu ,28, Liberty Magodo ,29, Tinevimbo Muzezewa ,29, Tafadzwa Turipa ,25, and Rambo Bhunu,38 are answering to culpable homicide charges before Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya….
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s misplaced priorities and spending on non-essential things reveal his sheer contempt for the “forgotten men and women” whom he pledged to fight for when he was elected into office, analysts have said Millions of Zimbabwean households are unable to afford basics such as food, transportation, and healthcare, yet he has prioritised…
© A 19-year-old rapist was slapped with a 12-year prison term after forcing himself on a 12-year-old girl and impregnating her. [GoogleAd] Ronald Guzha, 19, had pleaded with Harare regional magistrate Temba Kuwanda to give him a lenient sentence because he was a youthful offender, but the court ruled that the crime deserved a custodial…
© INDEPENDENT commuter omnibus operators who went into partnership with the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) are smiling all the way to the bank. [GoogleAd] The government extended the Zupco franchise to private urban bus and commuter omnibus operators across the country. The move was meant to cushion cash-strapped workers struggling to make ends meet….
© MDC deputy chairperson Job Sikhala, who is accused of seeking to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, will stand trial between January 27 and 31 next year. [GoogleAd] Sikhala, who is represented by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), is currently out of custody on $5 000 bail. In his bail application in July,…
© MORE and more women fleeing Zimbabwe’s worsening economic collapse are being forced to sell sex in neighbouring South Africa, with many more at increased exposure to sexual exploitation and trafficking on their journeys seeking refuge across the Limpopo. [GoogleAd] Millions of Zimbabweans have deserted the mineral-rich nation to seek better lives in Africa’s second…
© BUSINESSMAN and FreeZim Congress opposition party leader Joseph Makamba Busha has slammed President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government for lacking the capacity to rid Zimbabwe of serious economic challenges. [GoogleAd] Busha told journalists in the capital this weekend that the country’s economic and political situation had deteriorated since the late former President Robert Mugabe’s…
