Zimbabwe: First Lady Lauds Kuyedza Women’s Club
Small to medium enterprises are drivers of economic growth and development in the country, First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe said yesterday. She said this during the ZRP 2016 Kuyedza Women’s Club annual show in Harare in a speech read on her behalf by Small toMedium Enterprises Development Minister Sithembiso Nyoni.”I urge the club to continue […]
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Says Judges Reckless For Allowing Protests
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has accused court judges of being reckless in allowing anti-government demonstrations that later turned violent, state media reported on Sunday, a day before a legal challenge to last week’s official ban on protests. The southern African nation on Thursday outlawed all demonstrations for two weeks in the capital Harare, which […]
Zimbabwe: Woman Charges Four Male Friends to Rape Her Maid
A Dzivarasekwa woman, Jubilee Chinyenge, allegedly hired four male friends who took turns to rape her housemaid in exchange of money. The desperate maid had just been thrown out of her grandfather’s house following a misunderstanding. The Suspects Mazwa Manyondo, Mcdonald Tembo (22) and a member of the Zimbabwe National Army Lincollin Tendai Kadengu (32), […]
Zimbabwe: Netherlands Unveils U.S.$3,9 Million Towards El Nino Effects
Netherlands has unveiled a Euro 3,5 million ($3,9 million) fund to mitigate the effects of the El Nino induced drought through a number of strategies including providing crop and livestock inputs in the affected areas. A total of seven non-governmental organisations namely; Plan International Zimbabwe, Terres De Homes, World Vision, International Rescue committee, Cordaid and ICCO/Act-Alliance […]
#IfAfricaWasaSchool: The Continent Described In Playground Memes
There’s nothing like a few schoolyard memories to bring people together. Yesterday, thousands of Africans took to Twitter to gently mock their countries via the hashtag #IfAfricaWasASchool, and in doing so found both scathing and irreverent ways to describe what it’s like to live on the continent today. It’s not the first time a hashtag […]
Zimbabwean Women Smuggled And Sold As Wives In South Africa
It is believed more and more people are fleeing Robert Mugabe’s increasingly repressive regime. One South African former border control official told us crossings into the country had gone up 35% recently, while several of the illegal entrants spoke of “hundreds” crossing every day. Many are entering South Africa along the Limpopo River, which is mostly a […]
A Day In The Digital Life Of Africa
Africa is in the throes of a technological revolution, leapfrogging computers in favour of internet connections through mobile phones. A fifth of the continent now have access to a broadband connection, a figure predicted to triple in the next five years. But how are phones and the internet changing the lives of ordinary Africans? And […]
Zimbabwe Threatens “Traitorous” War Veterans After Mugabe Attack
Zimbabwe’s government denounced leading independence war veterans as traitors on Saturday for an unprecedented attack on ageing President Robert Mugabe and vowed to identify its unnamed authors and put them on trial. Veterans who fought against white minority rule in the former British colony turned on their long-time ally and commander on Thursday, calling him […]
Zimbabwe: Government To Take Over The Late Mujuru Linked Diamond Company
THE government will soon take over a diamond mine linked to the late General Solomon Mujuru, a cabinet minister has revealed. River Ranch Limited, located in Beitbridge, is 80 percent controlled by Limpopo Mining Resources while Khupukile Resources, which was owned the late army general, controls the remaining 20 percent. Addressing delegates at the 2016 […]
Zimbabwe: Morgan Tsvangirai Picks Two Deputies
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai did not consult his deputy Thokozani Khupe before making the shock announcement on Friday that he had appointed Ellias Mudzuri and Nelson Chamisa as his other vice-presidents. Khupe told The Standard yesterday that she had nothing to do with the appointments, a clear indication that MDC-T is headed for a roller-coaster […]
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