HARARE – South African gold producers have asked Zimbabweans who used to work there as mine workers in the 1970s and contracted the fatal lung diseases silicosis and tuberculosis to come forward and benefit from a $400 million compensation fund. This comes after the settlement of a far-reaching class action in South Africa that…
HARARE – Zimbabwean women are being urged to wear black clothing tomorrow in solidarity with army rape victims. The all-black dress code protest — being organised by TsimbaKadzi — is meant to highlight ongoing widespread abuse of women and to stop the disgraceful sexual aggression by the army against defenceless and vulnerable women. TsimbaKadzi national…
HARARE – ICT minister Kazembe Kazembe says government is forging ahead with its plans push to bring high-speed Internet to rural areas around the country in an effort to accelerate economic development. This comes as the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has so far established 75 Community Information Centres (CICs) in marginalised…
HARARE – Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) has urged medical and dental students studying abroad to register with the organisation to ease their entry into practice when they return back home. “It has come to the notice of the MDPCZ that a significant number of Zimbabweans are studying medicine and dentistry abroad…
HARARE – Three independent power producers (IPPs) have approached the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) seeking licences to venture into electricity generation. Zera said it had received applications from Monopower Solar Private Limited; Zororo Energy Company and Guruve Solar Park Private Limited. The Monopower project is expected to include the construction of six kilometres of…
HARARE – Seven people have been acquitted of committing public violence crimes during anti-government protests. The six Chinhoyi residents, namely: Obey Zirota aged 37 years, Simbarashe Mubaira Kuenda, 25, Mini Bizabani, 41, Owen Musariranwa, 48, Basil Nhira, 19 and Adonai Tiriwawi, 22 — who were represented by Tinashe Jore of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights…
HARARE – Justice for Children Trust (JCT) has called on government to release children arrested during the crackdown unfurled in the aftermath of the three-day stay-away. JCT has said at least 19 minors were apprehended by security forces in connection with public violence and looting that took place during the fuel price hikes demonstrations. In…
HARARE – A war of words that erupted between President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s propagandists could be indicative of a major turf war among key actors in his administration. Last week, Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba took a dig at officials in the ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services for insinuating that his boss was ready to…
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says his life is now in danger following his harassment by State security agents over the weekend, the Daily News can report. The opposition leader, who disputes President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s presidency and legitimacy, was harassed twice by overzealous State security agents who blocked him from paying his last respects…
HARARE – THE High Court is tomorrow set to hear an application to permanently halt criminal proceedings against former Finance minister Augustine Chombo, charged on suspicion of corruption, including trying to defraud the central bank in 2004 and being a criminal nuisance. Chombo, a staunch ally of former president Robert Mugabe, has said in his…
