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President Mnangagwa feared genocide prosecution, claims ex-spy chief

Former intelligence chief makes explosive allegations about Zimbabwe’s 2017 power transition in new memoir. Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his allies orchestrated the 2017 coup that ousted Robert Mugabe primarily to avoid prosecution for their alleged roles in the 1980s Gukurahundi massacres,

October 22, 2024

Zimbabwe

Controversial Zimbabwean Businessman Chivhayo Wins $60m Namibian Election Tender

Zimbabwean journalist and activist Hopewell Chinono has revealed that a controversial businessman from his country has secured a multi-million dollar contract to supply election materials for Namibia’s upcoming vote. According to Chinono, Wicknell Chivhayo has reportedly won a US$60 million tender to

October 18, 2024

Politics·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa Reshuffles Cabinet, Demotes Shava

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has carried out a mini-cabinet reshuffle, moving Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Shava to a new role. Mr Shava has been reassigned to the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, swapping positions with Amon Murwira, who will now head

October 16, 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Declares State of Disaster After Mbare Market Fire

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a state of disaster following a devastating fire that destroyed the Mbare Traders Market in Harare last week. The blaze, which occurred on 8 October, ravaged the retail section and parts of the wholesale market, affecting

October 15, 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe preacher Walter Magaya to lose land over unpaid debt

Prominent Zimbabwean preacher and businessman Walter Magaya is set to lose 3.2323 hectares of land after failing to repay a debt of $420,140 to Getbucks Microfinance Bank Limited. The High Court in Harare has ordered that the land, located next to Magaya’s

October 14, 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe MPs Raise Alarm Over Teachers’ Financial Crisis

Parliamentarian describes educators as “paupers” unable to afford medical care Teachers in Zimbabwe have been reduced to “paupers” who cannot afford basic medical care, according to a member of parliament who has called for urgent government action. Leslie Mhangwa, MP for Chinhoyi,

October 10, 2024

Africa·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s Road Rehabilitation Programme to Continue, Minister Assures

Zimbabwe’s Transport Minister Felix Mhona has reassured the public that the government’s road rehabilitation programme will continue, dispelling concerns that it might be abandoned following the successful hosting of the SADC Heads of State Summit in Harare last August. The programme, which

October 9, 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s Second Biggest City Extends Water Cuts to 130 Hours a Week

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, is set to increase water restrictions to almost 5.5 days a week as it grapples with the worst drought in 40 years. The city of 700,000 residents has been forced to close a third of its six supply

October 8, 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Army Torture Victims Win US$40,000 Compensation

Four residents of Shurugwi, Zimbabwe, who were physically tortured by Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers during the Covid-19 lockdown, have won a legal battle against the army commander and the Defence minister, securing a combined US$40,000 in compensation. Grant Zinyuke, Moreblessing Ncube,

October 8, 2024

Zimbabwe

Mugabe-Era Land Grab Victims to Receive Initial $20mn Payout

The Zimbabwean government will this month pay an initial $20mn to foreign white and local Black farmers who lost land in farm invasions under former leader Robert Mugabe at the turn of the century, the finance minister said on Friday. The spending

October 5, 2024

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President Mnangagwa feared genocide prosecution, claims ex-spy chief

Controversial Zimbabwean Businessman Chivhayo Wins $60m Namibian Election Tender

Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa Reshuffles Cabinet, Demotes Shava

Zimbabwe Declares State of Disaster After Mbare Market Fire

Zimbabwe preacher Walter Magaya to lose land over unpaid debt

Zimbabwe MPs Raise Alarm Over Teachers’ Financial Crisis

Zimbabwe’s Road Rehabilitation Programme to Continue, Minister Assures

Zimbabwe’s Second Biggest City Extends Water Cuts to 130 Hours a Week

Zimbabwe Army Torture Victims Win US$40,000 Compensation

Mugabe-Era Land Grab Victims to Receive Initial $20mn Payout

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