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Civil Servants Salaries Delayed, Again

Civil Servants Protest Delayed Salaries

Zimbabwe’s civil servants are struggling as government fails to meet December payroll, intensifying concerns about public sector compensation amid economic challenges. Civil servants in Zimbabwe, including teachers, have not received their December salaries, marking the second consecutive month of payment delays by
December 19, 2024
Chamisa Mnangagwa

Chamisa Asks Mnangagwa for GNU in Open Letter

HARARE- Former Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa has written an open letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa proposing a Government of National Unity to address Zimbabwe’s mounting political and economic challenges. The appeal mirrors a recent similar move by Mozambican opposition
December 18, 2024
Sibusiso Lawrence Murder Suicide Case Sparks Gender Debate

Social Divide Deepens After KZN Murder-Suicide

UMZINTO, KZN – Police discovered a woman’s body with multiple stab wounds on Tuesday after her partner confessed to her murder in a Facebook video. Sibusiso Lawrence was later found hanging from a tree near the crime scene. The domestic violence incident
December 18, 2024
siqokoqela mphoko

Siqokoqela Mphoko Absent From Father’s Burial

BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE – Siqokoqela Mphoko, the son of the late former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, was conspicuously absent from his father’s burial at the family’s Douglasdale plot in Bulawayo yesterday, highlighting deep family divisions. The absence underscores years of bitter conflict between
December 17, 2024