HARARE – Zimbabwe has donated 10 white rhinos to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has said. According to the organisation, the donation is part of a programme to enhance regional rhino conservation. “According to IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Rhino Specialist Group, 98 percent…
HARARE – Despite being in hiding following a government crackdown against opposition leaders in the aftermath of the July 30 disputed elections, MDC youth assembly chairperson Happymore Chidziva still refuses to be cowed. Notwithstanding the fact that one of the MDC Alliance principals Tendai Biti is currently in trouble with the law after he was…
HARARE – The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that 1,1 million Zimbabweans could need food aid before the next harvest in 2019, with rural smallholders most at risk of food shortages. Growing food prices and the country’s dire economic state could also affect those living in urban areas, the United Nations food agency added….
HARARE – United States congresswoman Karen Bass, has urged Zimbabwe to respect human rights following the post-election violence that resulted in the killing of at least six people during a demonstration in Harare. Bass was part of the election observer team organised by the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute, which also included…
HARARE – The Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land will descend on Manicaland Province tomorrow for a three-week visit during which it will gather evidence and testimonies. The visit, to run from tomorrow to September 21 will particularly be targeting Rusape, Mutasa, Mutare and Chipinge. In a statement yesterday, the commission said…
HARARE – The security sector will play an active role in the production and regulation of cannabis (mbanje or dagga) to be grown for medicinal or scientific purposes, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Early this year, government legalised the production of mbanje upon acquiring a licence and subject to meeting set requirements. This was done…
HARARE – Since taking over from Mugabe with the assistance of the military in November last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has faced criticism for doing very little to achieve gender parity in the top echelons of his government. His ruling Zanu PF party’s constitution specifically provides for a 50-50 percent representation of men and women…
HARARE – Since taking over from Mugabe with the assistance of the military in November last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has faced criticism for doing very little to achieve gender parity in the top echelons of his government. [GoogleAd] [Adz]
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s local authorities which are owed over $2 billion are now desperately discounting their ratepayers in a bid to recover some of the money. Since the beginning of the year, most councils have been offering between 30 and 50 percent discounts to residents who are their biggest debtors. As a Zanu PF campaign…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s newly-established commission of inquiry into the politically-motivated violence of August 1 that led to the death of at least six civilians is bound to fail just like several other previous commissions, whose results have not been made public, political analysts have said. Zimbabwe has a documented and long history of…
