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South African Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber
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South Africa Extends Zimbabwe Permits Until Late 2025

South African Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has extended Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) until November 2025, offering relief to thousands of Zimbabweans facing an imminent deadline. The decision, announced in Friday’s government gazette, follows a court order requiring consultation with permit holders
November 29, 2024
Men shopping zimbabwe

Zimbabwe to Tax Plastic Bags in Environmental Push

Zimbabwe will introduce a 20% tax on plastic carrier bags from January 2025 as it joins global efforts to reduce environmental damage from single-use plastics. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced the measure in his budget speech on Thursday, saying it would “promote
November 29, 2024
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube arriving at Mt Hampden Parliament Building for budget presentation
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Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister to Unveil 2025 Budget Today

Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube will present the nation’s 2025 budget statement in Parliament today, as the country seeks solutions to its deepening economic challenges. The presentation at the new Mt Hampden Parliament Building comes at a critical time for Zimbabwe’s
November 28, 2024
President Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe President Orders Crackdown on Council Corruption

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has demanded swift action against corrupt local government officials as investigations expose widespread graft in Zimbabwe’s city councils. Speaking at the All Councillors Indaba in Harare on Tuesday, Mnangagwa warned that “no one will be spared” as authorities tackle
November 27, 2024
Jameson Timba

Timba and 34 Opposition Members Freed After Six-Month Detention

Citizens Coalition for Change interim leader Jameson Timba and 34 party members have been freed after receiving suspended sentences for participating in an unlawful gathering in June. The court handed Timba and senior member Jason Kautsa 16-month suspended sentences, with shorter terms
November 27, 2024
A Zimbabwean man faces execution in Botswana after being convicted
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Man Faces Death Penalty in Botswana for Child Ritual Murder

A Zimbabwean man faces execution in Botswana after being convicted of selling his six-year-old stepson to ritualists who killed the child. Lovemore Sithole, 37, received US$15,000 for trafficking the boy, whose skull was found a month after his disappearance. DNA testing confirmed
November 27, 2024

Three Arrested After Police Shootout in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe police have arrested three suspects following a shootout in Bulawayo’s Luveve suburb, ending a four-month spree of armed vehicle robberies across the region. The suspects, aged between 18 and 22, opened fire on detectives who had tracked them to their hideout
November 26, 2024
US Ambassador Pamela Tremont

Zimbabwe Must Reform to Restore Prosperity, Says US Envoy

The United States has urged Zimbabwe’s government to implement major political and economic reforms during crucial debt restructuring talks in Harare. US Ambassador Pamela Tremont delivered the message on Monday as the southern African nation began negotiations to resolve its $21 billion
November 26, 2024
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa addresses international creditors in Harare

Zimbabwe Seeks Path to Clear $12.7bn External Debt

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa met with international creditors and finance executives on Monday to discuss clearing $12.7 billion in external debt, marking a crucial step towards the country’s first access to international capital markets in over 20 years. The debt, which amounts
November 26, 2024
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