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SADC  Rejects  Zimbabwe’s  ZANU PF proposals to avoid Fresh Elections

GABORONE BOTSWANA  (MaraviPost): IT’S now not raining for ZANU PF but pouring as SADC pushed back on ZANUPF proposals with even tougher propositions as submitted by the SADC Secretariat to ZANU PF at the end of the meeting today here in GABORONE BOTSWANA , our Sources within SADC say. The ZANU PF delegation sent by President Emmerson Mnangagwa had one… Read More
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Zimbabwe: Court clears 12 opposition candidates to contest election

Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court has cleared 12 candidates from the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change to contest in this month’s general election. By this ruling, the Supreme Court has quashed a High Court ruling that said they had registered after the deadline. Four candidates from smaller opposition parties were also reinstated on the ballot, following the unanimous decision from the judges.… Read More
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Zimbabwe: Court clears 12 opposition candidates to contest election

Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court has cleared 12 candidates from the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change to contest in this month’s general election. By this ruling, the Supreme Court has quashed a High Court ruling that said they had registered after the deadline. Four candidates from smaller opposition parties were also reinstated on the ballot, following the unanimous decision from the judges.… Read More
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South Africa extends deadline for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit

The South African government has extended for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders to apply for appropriate visas and waivers by a further six-month. The new deadline is now December 31, 2023, after which Zimbabwean nationals who fail to secure appropriate visas would be forcibly deported. The initial deadline was June 30, 2023, that deadline was an extension from an earlier… Read More
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Zimbabwe’s new bill that imposes death penalty for ‘unpatriotic acts’

Zimbabweans who are found of engaging in what the government describes as “unpatriotic acts” now risk receiving a death penalty as punishment. The country’s parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a controversial bill that imposes such a punishment. Imposing heavy fines or even the death penalty on offenders are also part of the punishment regime. Called the patriot clause… Read More
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Zimbabwe to criminalise foreign recruitment of health workers

Zimbabwe has announced plans to pass a law that would criminalise the recruitment of health workers by other countries. The country wants to stop the brain drain in the health sector and believes this move could be a game changer. The Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga who is also the health minister, likened drain of health care professionals to human trafficking. More… Read More
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Zimbabwean author Dangarembga convicted over placard protest

Renowned Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been convicted of inciting violence after carrying a placard that called for political reform. She paid a fine of about $110 to avoid serving a three-month jail term. She was convicted along with a friend Julie Barnes. The two women had walked along a road in the capital, Harare, two years ago, holding placards… Read More
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AU chairman calls for lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe

– – The African Union chairman and president of Senegal President Macky Sall has called for the lifting of sanctions placed on Zimbabwe. Mr. Sall told the 77th UN General Assembly in New York that current sanctions against Zimbabwe were destructive and aggravating the suffering of citizens. For over two decades Zimbabwe has struggled to rebuild its economy and sanctions… Read More
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How two Zimbabwean entrepreneurs are transforming learning spaces

South Africa, Johannesburg, 08 September 2022– As 8 September was International Literacy day declared by UNESCO, education must go beyond focusing on the set curriculum as the digital world has become more prominent in the educational sector. The theme this year for international literacy day will be celebrated under the theme Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces. Therefore, this is an opportunity to… Read More
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Hundreds killed by measles outbreak in Zimbabwe

– – Zimbabwe health ministry has said that a recent measles outbreak has so far killed at least 698 people. 191 new cases and 37 deaths were reported in a single day on September 1, 2022. A nationwide vaccination program is currently ongoing to fight the spread of the disease, according to health officials. “As at 03 September 2022, Zimbabwe… Read More