A 30-year-old man was caught red-handed with a donkey in a remote area of Mvurwi, Zimbabwe, according to reports. “The man was seen in a compromising position with the donkey,” according to eyewitnesses. “Horrified by what they saw, they quickly alerted the authorities,” eyewitness stated. Officers immediately took the man …
Read More »Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker kidnapped
Zimbabwean member of parliament, Takudzwa Ngadziore, 25, has become the latest opposition member to allegedly be abducted. Mr Ngadziore, a member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), posted a video on Facebook showing a gun-toting man he said was chasing him. “I am being followed,” the panting MP said …
Read More »Zimbabwe imposes restrictions after dozens of cholera deaths
Zimbabwean government has introduced restrictions to control a cholera outbreak that is suspected to have killed more than 100 people. The measures include suspending some social gatherings and restricting the number of people allowed to attend funerals in areas affected by the outbreak, which include many districts across the country …
Read More »Zimbabwe: gold mine collapse leaves 9 dead
At least nine miners were killed when a gold mine collapsed near Chegutu, some 120 km west of Harare, Zimbabwe, according to reports. “Four bodies have been recovered so far” and five other miners are still trapped under the rubble, reports said. “Rescue workers found the inert bodies of five …
Read More »A student arrested with 40 pairs of girls underwear
A student was found in possession of more than 40 girls underwear while living the girls hostel in Zimbabwe, according to reports. The discovery was made when a parent dropped off his daughter at the school and encountered the student exiting the girls hostel. The suspect claimed to be dropping …
Read More »Zimbabwean president appoints son as deputy finance minister
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday appointed his son as the deputy finance minister and retained Mthuli Ncube as the finance minister as he battles to rescue the country’s ailing economy. The 80-year-old leader is under pressure to rebuild an economy hit by lack of foreign investment, unemployment, high inflation …
Read More »Zimbabwean opposition calls for rerun of elections
Zimbabwean main opposition party on Tuesday called for a rerun of last week’s elections, slamming irregularities and calling on other African countries to help mediate the standoff with the ruling party, Reuters reported. But the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) party did not say how it would seek to force …
Read More »Zimbabwean police arrest opposition activists ahead of elections
Police in Zimbabwe have arrested 40 members of an opposition coalition who were campaigning ahead of elections next week, local media reported. They were detained in the Glenview suburb of the capital, Harare, on Tuesday. Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said that Gladmore Hakata, the party’s Glenview …
Read More »“You’ll suffer without me” – Zimbabwe leader told supporters
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday told Zimbabweans that they would be lost if they failed to re-elect him, in a clarion call for them to vote for him in the upcoming election. Mr Mnangagwa also told his supporters that they would suffer if they voted for the opposition, whom …
Read More »Zimbabwean opposition supporter killed ahead of rally
An opposition supporter in Zimbabwe has been killed while travelling to an election rally, according to the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), local media reported. The death comes during an increasingly contentious and violent campaign period. CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said Tinashe Chitsunge was among a group of …
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