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By Costa Nkomo the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has blamed Saturday’s abduction on Zimbabwe Hospitals Doctors Association (ZHDA) acting president Peter Magombeyi on paid hooligans. Mugombeyi was seized from his Harare home by some unidentified men after he has led a crippling strike by Zimbabwean doctors from public …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent more overtures towards his Zanu-PF party’s main rival, MDC, through a tweet congratulating the main opposition for attaining 20 years since formation and inviting them to dialogue. “Congratulations @mdcZimbabwe on your 20th anniversary this week. Though we have our differences this is what democracy is …

By Alois Vinga Government has tabled a plan to establish gold centres which will provide technical and financial assistance to Artisanal Small Scale Miners (ASM). The move is aimed at improving efficiency and total gold output. Addressing a business breakfast forum on Thursday, Mines and Mining Development Minister, Winston Chitando …

By Bulawayo Correspondent IBHETSHU Likazulu, a Bulawayo based pressure group advocating for Gukurahundi victims’ reparation, has slammed government for its decision to construct an expensive mausoleum for late former President Robert Mugabe at the National Heroes Acre’s hilltop while scores of the atrocities’ victims remained unburied. Mugabe, who died in …

By Tshidi Madia Harare — While the Zimbabwean government and former President Robert Mugabe’s family had indicated plans to take his remains to Zvimba, his home village following his Saturday funeral, this was ditched on Sunday morning. His nephew Leo Mugabe confirmed this, amid reports that former First Lady Grace …

By Mary Taruvinga FORMER Mines Minister, Walter Chidhakwa has revealed that former State President and close relative Robert Mugabe died a sad man. He was addressing mourners, among them several Heads of State and Government, at a funeral ceremony held in honour of the country’s founding leader, who died aged …

By Anita Powell A young Zimbabwean doctor who led a recent doctors’ strike over poor government salaries disappeared Saturday, in a move his colleagues say is an overt warning to all public-sector doctors in the country. The events could exacerbate an impasse between the doctors and the government over their …

MDC deputy secretary for legal affairs and Gweru urban legislator, Brian Dube, says the continued human rights violations in the country coupled with the August 2018 and January 2019 army killings, could force the United Nations to drag President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the International Criminal Court (ICC). BY BRENNA MATENDERE …

THE Santonga “Zoo” project, which put Victoria Falls Town Council at loggerheads with animal activists and tourism players in the resort town, is still on the local authority’s plans, a situation which is likely to reignite the yesteryear flames. BY RICHARD MUPONDE The Santonga project was the brain child of …

PARLIAMENT has urged government to avail adequate foreign currency to the national drug stockist Natpharm for medicines procurement and raw materials to boost local production of drugs. BY VENERANDA LANGA/RUTENDO MATANHIKE A report presented last week in the National Assembly the Ruth Labode-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health says the …