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Climate change, demographic shifts among factors influencing Post-Malabo CAADP implementation
The implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) framework across the continent is impacted by agri-food systems and various megatrends including demographic shifts and climate change, Mrs. Estherine Fotabong, the Director of Agriculture, Food Security and Environmental Sustainability of the African Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), has said. She made the remarks in the…
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Junior Border Guards intercept substantial amount of money at Qashasnek Port of Entry
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato has commended the latest interception by the Junior Border Guards at Qashasnek port of entry on 25 June 2024, where five travellers were found in possession of a huge amount of money concealed in black plastic bags. During a joint operation between the BMA,…
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CID busts phantom money creation syndicate
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has captured some members of phantom money creation that have an ill intent of breaking mobile money and banking systems in Zimbabwe. The manipulation was done to create phantom money between ZIPIT which is owned by ZimSwitch. Mobile money transaction processing institutions are ZimSwitch, OneMoney, EcoCash, and…
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Weakness in Chimombe, Mpofu goat scandal case from an ICT perspective
Writes Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi As an ICT professional, I have analysed the case of Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu and the reasons why the Ministry of Finance may not have had a robust verification system in place. Here is a detailed analysis: Lack of Integrated IT Systems: The Herald article suggests that the accused…
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International Conference on Afforestation and Reforestation to be Held in Brazzaville
Writes Baboloki Semele In response to the accelerating threat of climate change, the Republic of Congo, under the leadership of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, will host the first International Conference on Afforestation and Reforestation from July 2 to 5, 2024, in Brazzaville. This event, endorsed by the African Union as the “African and Global Afforestation Decade,”…
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High Court delivers judgment in favour of war veterans aligned to Elias Marashwa
The High Court on Friday delivered a judgment in favour of the applicants in respect of the Urgent Chamber Application submitted by the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) led by Cde Elias Marashwa. The lawyer representing the first respondent and the second respondent told the High Court that he did not oppose what…
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HE Mnangagwa appoints Deputy Judge President and Judges of the High Court
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced that the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Dr Emmerson D. Mnangagwa has appointed Honourable Justice Garainesu Mawadze as the first Deputy Judge President of the High Court of Zimbabwe. The following have also been appointed as judges of the High Court of Zimbabwe in terms…
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The unjust conviction and corrupt detention of Obert Masaraure deplorable: ARTUZ
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has condemned in the strongest possible terms, “the unjust conviction and corrupt detention of its president”, Obert Masaraure. A statement from the ARTUZ information desk said the move was a blatant miscarriage of justice and a direct attack on the union and the fundamental freedoms of the…
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Municipal police officers who hit a pedestrian accused of stealing US$2,500
Writes Desire Tshuma Three Harare Municipal Police officers who on Saturday 18 May around 3 pm hit a pedestrian with a car registration number ADB 4119 at a zebra crossing along Jason Moyo Avenue have handed themselves to the the Zimbabwe Republic Police at Harare Central Police Station. According to the complainant, Mr Elvis Nyanhongo,…
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
Writes Lloyd Rabaya The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for committing various crimes against Palestinian civilians since October 8, last year. In a statement, Khan argued that the duo has criminal responsibility for war crimes against…
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Blow for Miles Sampa as Court dismisses suit seeking to stop PAP Bureau election
Pan African Parliament Presidential hopeful, Miles Sampa was left with egg on the face after a South African High Court in Gauteng on Thursday, dismissed the suit filed by a member of Botswana delegation to the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Hon. Christian Greeff against the Clerk of the PAP, Ms. Lindiwe Khumalo and the Chairperson of the Southern Region…
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Mashonaland West among best performing provinces as Minister Chombo bags gong
Writes Elvis Dumba Harare – Mashonaland West Province was among the best-performing provinces after Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Hon Marian Chombo was awarded the second best performing Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution during the 2023 performance evaluation results and signing of performance contracts event held at State House…
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Tendai Mashamhanda to file urgent application against eviction
OWN CORRESPONDENT Harare businessman Tendai Mashamhanda will file an urgent chamber application against the Sherriff’s order for him to vacate his US$1.5 million mansion in Harare after Supreme Court judge Justice Chinembiri Bhunu dismissed a case in which he opposed being evicted before a determination of his court The eviction order signed by M Kapesa,…
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Kugara approaches High Court to have Henrietta Rushwaya fired as ZMF President
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Joseph Panganai Kugara, a member of the Kwekwe Mining Association, an affiliate of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has approached the High Court to order Henrietta Rushwaya to quit her role as the ZMF President. Kugara approached the Masvingo High Court under Case number HCMSC89/24. The Zimbabwe Miners Federation is the first respondent. Henrietta Rushwaya…
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Palestine humbled by South Africa’s bold move against Israel
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Writes Lovemore Chazingwa The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Zimbabwe has expressed profound gratitude and, at the same time, humbled by the bold move South Africa took on the ongoing onslaught by Israel on the Palestinian people. Palestine Ambassador to Zimbabwe, His Excellency (H.E) Dr Tamer Almassri revealed this in a solicited interview…
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Tendai Biti, Chief Justice Malaba urged to address Mashwede corruption concerns
Tendai Mashamhanda, son of businessman Alex Mashamhanda popularly known as Mashwede, has brought to the fore judicial corruption pitting Chief Justice Luke Malaba in a US$1,5 million involving opposition-aligned lawyers Tendai Biti and Advocate Thabani Mpofu. A letter availed to a local publication dated February 9 2024 addressed to the JSC Chairperson, Zimbabwe Human Rights…
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Former Air Zim executives win appeal
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OWN CORRESPONDENT Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court has quashed the convictions of two former executives of state-owned Air Zimbabwe who were convicted of fraud nine years ago. Former Air Zimbabwe chief executive Peter Chikumba and company secretary Grace Pfumbidzayi were found guilty of abuse of office for awarding a $10 million insurance contract to a local company…
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Seven richest Africans have more wealth than the poorest half of the continent’s population
Africa’s richest 1 percent own nearly half of the continent’s total financial wealth. A tax of up to 5 percent on Africa’s super-rich could generate an annual amount of $11.9 billion, nearly enough to pay for the 2023 humanitarian requirements for Eastern and Southern Africa Oxfam urges a new era of public action, including public…
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Judge throws out Chishawasha villagers’ appeal
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A High Court judge has struck off the roll an application by some villagers in Chishawasha seeking to stop the urbanisation process taking place in the area ruling that it was not urgent. In her judgement, delivered on the 7th of December 2023, High Court Judge Honourable Justice Emilia Muchawa ruled that the matter was…
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Continued detention of Job Sikhala a miscarriage of justice: Amnesty International
Responding to the continued detention of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Job Sikhala, who has spent 500 days in pretrial detention, Khanyo Farisè, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, said: “Job Sikhala’s prolonged detention while he awaits trial is a gross miscarriage of justice and an indictment of Zimbabwe’s judicial system.…
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Kenyan court dismisses challenge over GM crops
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A Kenyan court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a government decision to allow the importation and cultivation of genetically modified crops to help combat its food crisis. In October last year, the government lifted a decade-old ban on GM crops in response to dwindling food security following the worst drought to ravage the Horn…
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RISDP 2020-2030: SADC belongs to the people
The aspirations of citizens in southern Africa are clearly spelt out in the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020-2030. These ambitions are “a peaceful, inclusive, middle to high-income industrialized region, where all citizens enjoy sustainable economic well-being, justice and freedom.” While significant progress has been made in achieving the goals, the Southern African Development…
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All set for Zimbabwe’s international humanitarian law moot court
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All is set for Zimbabwe’s international humanitarian law moot court with finals earmarked for the High Court on Friday where competitors will battle it out for the coveted first prize. In her remarks, Tamalin Bolus, the Legal Advisor of the International Committee of the Red Cross at the Pretoria Regional Office, said Zimbabwe is privileged…
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ZRP dangles US$1000 for anyone who causes arrest of CCC spokesperson
Writes Elvis Dumba Harare – The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is offering a US$1000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Citizens Coalition for Change Spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi and two others. In a police statement issued on Thursday, Zimbabwe Republic Police said they are offering US$1000 in cash to anyone who supplies credible information leading…
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EU’s ZEPA donates vehicles to Zimbabwe
Yesterday, the he European Union (EU) donated vehicles to the Government of Zimbabwe under the Technical Assistance to the Zimbabwe Economic Partnership Agreement (TAZEPA). The Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Pavelyn Tendai Musaka, received the vehicles. The three (3), 4×4 Isuzu vehicles were purchased through the Zimbabwe Economic Partnership Agreement (ZEPA) Support project, funded…
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PWDs celebrate Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07) Amendment
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Writes Marlvin Ngiza The amendment of Section 193 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act Chapter (9:07) which previously provided for the detention of people who are deaf or mute or both and did not provide sign language interpretation during court proceedings has been applauded with expressions that the development was going to necessitate access…
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Kadoma pastor acquitted over rape charges
Writes Nhau Mangirazi in Kadoma A Kadoma regional magistrate, Sheilla Nazombe, acquitted a local church leader facing three counts of raping his niece, ruling that the victim is a ‘classical liar’ who fabricated the charges. Magistrate Nazombe made a ruling last week when she cleared Michael Duche (43), Bishop of Apostolic Revival Church at the…
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Namibian delegation impressed by Zimbabwe’s agriculture model
Writes Elvis Dumba Zvimba – A Namibian delegation from Kavango East Region has lauded the Zimbabwean government for coming up with policies and frameworks that empower citizens through the successful agrarian revolution that was rolled out in 2000 to correct social imbalances, with beneficiaries of the land reform programme accessing machinery, loans, and inputs courtesy…
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Hundreds of land seekers duped by masquerading name dropping war veterans
Writes Elvis Dumba Banket – Prospective land seekers have been against being duped in their earnings by an unscrupulous group masquerading as war veterans specially assigned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to allocate land. This was said by Mashonalnd West Provincial ZANU (PF) Veterans League Chairperson, Happison Muchechetere when he addressed hundreds of people who had…
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ZLHR condemns patriotism provisions in Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill
Writes Kumbirai Mafunda Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is greatly saddened by the passing of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill H.B. 15, 2022 (introducing so-called patriotism provisions) in the House of Assembly on 31 May 2023. It now awaits to be presented and debated by the Senate. The Bill was gazetted…
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Chief Nemamwa dethroned
By Midweek Watch HARARE – High Court Judge, Justice Webster Chinamhora has set aside and nullified the procedure used to appoint recently installed Chief Nemamwa, born Tranos Manjiva in a rulling handed down yesterday (19-05-23) in Harare, The Midweek Watch can reveal. Justice Chinamhora ruled that Manjiva was irregularly appointed as Chief Nemamwa since the…
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Chikwaka man gruesomely murders family members
By Goodwell Kazingizi A dark cloud has engulfed the Chikwaka Village and its surrounding environs following a gruesome murder that took place in the early hours of Saturday last week.The inhumane act left the bereaved families and the community with more questions than answers. Farai Rupondo (58) of Njerere village, Chief Chikwaka, brutally axed his…
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Israel condemned for killing 13 Palestinians in Gaza
The Embassy of the state of Palestine in Harare condemns in the strongest terms the heinous crimes committed by the Israeli apartheid occupation army against its people in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Embassy reported that the crimes have led to the death of 12 martyrs, which include 4 children, 4 women, and unarmed civilians,…
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ZIMURA faces arrest for fraud
By Own Correspondent A disgruntled Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) board member Phillip Chipfumbu with the support of other members of the beleaguered association has filed a fraud case against the Albert Nyathi-chaired organisation. The ‘theft/abuse of association funds’ case was filed yesterday at Harare Central Police Station under IR 042092. Those implicated include ZIMURA…
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ZLHR intervenes to combat child trafficking
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By Kumbirai Mafunda Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has intensified efforts to rescue a three-year-old baby, who is a victim of child trafficking, by partnering with Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), in a bid to save the minor child. The three-year-old baby was separated from her mother Charlene Gugulethu Moyo in December 2022 after her grandmother…
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Armed robbers nabbed: relatives aiding criminals with victims’ information
By Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – Police have warned the public, especially relatives of criminals on supplying information on possible targets for tokens from robbers. Zimbabwe Republic Police National Spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi gave the warning after police in Chinhoyi had arrested seven suspects for rape, armed robbery, unlawful entry, and theft cases that…
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WERDIT mourns victims of fatal shootings
The Wedza Residents Development Initiative Trust (WERDIT) sent its heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the fatal shootings which occurred in Wedza District on January 13, 2023. A former cop, Jaison Muvhevhi went on a rampage and fatally shot 3 people in Wedza District. Muvhevhi shot an Apostolic Sect leader, the Officer…
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Mia Seppo’s immense contribution to UNDP Zimbabwe lauded
The outgoing United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zimbabwe Resident Representative Ms Mia Seppo yesterday bade farewell to the Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Hon Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu in Harare. The Minister appreciated the support that the UNDP Zimbabwe country office gave during the time of Ms Mia Seppo on various national development…
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Banket woman arrested for child dumping
By Elvis Dumba Banket – A 32-year-old single mother was last week arrested for child dumping. The woman had dumped her week-year-old son into the crocodile-infested Mazvikadei Dam. A passer-by heard the child crying sound coming from the river bed. The woman took a man’s trousers and wrapped the child before she threw him into…