© CIVIL rights groups have released a damning report to the African Commission on Human Rights (ACHR), accusing the government of abducting its critics and using repressive laws to silence dissent- ing voices, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government is still smarting from another scathing assessment of its human rights record by…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his lieutenants risk being slapped with more punitive measures by the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) unless they start implementing much-needed reforms in the country, analysts have warned. [GoogleAd] This comes as President Donald Trump’s admin- istration has just slapped sanctions on State Security minister…
© A ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) consultant accused of attempting to swindle 2018 presidential elections candidate Joseph Busha of US$65 000 was back in court last Wednesday where she pleaded for a variation of bail conditions. [GoogleAd] Vimbai Mushongera, 50, who is ZCTU’s consultant on social investments and developments projects, sought variation of…
© TRAFFIC Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) has gazetted new fees for its services that will see drivers paying $1,500 for a defensive driving course, at a time the lowest paid civil servant earns around $1,023. [GoogleAd] The new TSCZ fees come on the back of Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s mid-term budget review statement where…
© CHIPINGE has recorded the highest number of people who have skipped antiretroviral treatment (Art) so far this year due to their unavailability, a Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Zimvac) report has revealed. [GoogleAd] According to the report, of the 11 districts that recorded high numbers of people who missed Art doses, 36,8 percent of Chipinge…
© A HEARSE carrying the remains of Hilton Tamangani, a Harare vendor who died last week in remand prison, was stoned and damaged by unidentified youths in Chitungwiza on Thursday. [GoogleAd] The incident took place when the body was being ferried from a funeral parlour to Tamangani’s home in Unit D, Chitungwiza. Tamangani, 29, was…
© WITH long-suffering Zimbabweans sinking deeper into poverty with each passing day, a former civil society leader is pushing for the arrest of under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube over his “disastrous economic policies” and alleged criminal conduct, the Daily News On Sunday reports. [GoogleAd] In an affidavit written on his behalf by Mafume Chambers to…
© IN AN ominous development for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his under pressure government, the United States of America (USA) has slapped State Security minister Owen Ncube with sanctions over allegations of gross human rights violations, the Daily News on Sunday reports. [GoogleAd] This comes after Mnangagwa and Zanu PF staged widely-criticised anti-sanctions marches around…
© THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has called on all key stakeholders to contribute towards reconstruction efforts in Cyclone Idai-affected areas, a process that is lagging behind due to inadequate funding. [GoogleAd] CPU director Nathan Nkomo said the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Cyclone Idai-hit areas in Manicaland was slow, leaving people in the flood-prone area…
© OVER 201 000 cattle valued at around US$160,9 million have died of tick-borne diseases and drought this year alone while another 300 000 valued at $240 million might die in 2020. [GoogleAd] The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) said dip chemical supplies remained in short supply throughout the country as tick-borne diseases, especially theileriosis,…
