A village head identified as Nicodemus Dzvete in Murewa is alleged to have raped his 11 year old niece amid reports the victim’s family is now facing eviction from the village for reporting the rape. According to the victim’s mother, the incident happened in April and
For 15-year-old, United States-based Makanaka Chikowero, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on Chimanimani and surrounding areas, have been an eye-opener on how quickly rural and needy communities require urgent and collective assistance in these difficult COVID-19 times. The area, which only a year ago was
Ridgeview Shree Omkar Mandir in Harare (Zimbabwe), which re-opened on June 26 after over three months closure due to COVID-19, has been shut down again for the same reason. Executive Committee of The Hindoo Society Harare (HSH), which runs the temple, in an email on July
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda Monday announced that two Members of Parliament tested positive to Covid-19 and all parliamentary activities have been stopped. He said the two had gone on a committee meeting in Gweru when they developed the symptoms. "Two members were showing some signs of
Econet Wireless has acknowledged that it has been experiencing intermittent challenges affecting voice calls on its network. “I can confirm we have been having issues on our voice platform today, resulting in some of our customers failing to initiate calls. We are confident this will be
Harare Mayor Councillor Herbert Gomba has been denied bail by Harare Magistrate Bianca Makwande following his arrest on Tuesday on charges of abuse of office. In denying bail to Gomba, Makwande said he is likely to interfere with witnesses and that there is a likelihood of
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has implored the Government of Zimbabwe not to use excessive force on citizens during the process of enforcing lockdown restrictions. In a statement, the OHCHR spokesperson, Liz Throssell said whilst Government is taking the necessary measures to contain
Police officers and officials from the Ministry of Health and Child Care will now be deployed to funerals as part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, a top government official has confirmed. Posting on Twitter, Information Secretary, Nick Mangwana said under the new
Businesses will now be required to display price of goods and services in both local and foreign currencies quoting the official exchange rate of the day as authorities move in to resolve the disparities in quoting currencies in the market. This follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s latest
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) on Thursday 23 July 2020 filed an application at the High Court seeking an order to set aside government’s decision to rename some streets in the country’s second largest city as this was illegal. Government through Local Government, Public Works
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