Zimbabwe’s opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party said on Sunday that its leader Nelson Chamisa escaped an assassination attempt. It comes after his convoy came under a bomb attack in the town of Chinhoyi, about 115km west of the capital, Harare, the BBC reported. In a statement posted on …
Read More »Zimbabwe: Harare concerned about treatment of its citizens in South Africa
Zimbabwean government has expressed concern about the treatment of its nationals in South Africa, which has seen an increase in attacks and violence against foreigners. In recent months, South African government officials have spoken out against the alleged involvement of foreign nationals, particularly Zimbabweans, in violent crimes. Zimbabwe has the …
Read More »Zimbabwe: ruling party MP arrested for corruption
Zimbabwe’s Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested ruling Zanu PF MP, Justice Mayor Wadyajena on allegations of fraud and money laundering involving $5m (£4.1m) sterling), reports the official Herald newspaper. Mr Wadyajena was arrested on Tuesday alongside four others who include suspended officials of the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco). The anti-corruption …
Read More »Zimbabwe: civil servants now demand salaries in US dollars
Civil servants in Zimbabwe have gone on a two-day strike to demand wage increases and that their salaries be paid in US dollars, as the local currency is rapidly devaluing, the BBC reported. The government is doubling salaries this month, but unions say the increases have been eroded by high …
Read More »Zimbabwe: nurses to start strike on Monday over pay
Zimbabwean nurses’ unions called on their members to go on strike next week to protest low pay and demand better working conditions. “Our members will not be able to turn up for duty starting on Monday June 20,” Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union president Robert Chiduku said. The government and health …
Read More »Zimbabwe: Ruling party supporter arrested for murder of opposition activist
Police in Zimbabwe announced the arrest of Pius Jamba, on suspicion of murdering an opposition activist whose mutilated body was found in a well, three weeks after she was reported missing. Pius Jamba described as an ex-lover of Moreblessing Ali, an activist close to the opposition party Citizens Coalition for …
Read More »Zimbabwe: Opposition MPs arrested after weekend protests
Zimbabwean police confirmed the arrest of two opposition MPs following violent protests over the killing of an opposition activist in Chitungwiza near the capital, Harare. The tension was sparked by the discovery of activist Moreblessing Ali’s body in a well, three weeks after she was reported missing. She was reported …
Read More »Zimbabwe: New York Times reporter sentenced for fake accreditation
A Zimbabwean freelance reporter working for the New York Times was on Tuesday convicted and fined after he was accused of obtaining fake accreditation documents for two of the U.S. newspaper’s journalists on a visit. Jeffrey Moyo, a 37-year-old Zimbabwean, spent three weeks in jail last year and his trial …
Read More »Zimbabwe: missing opposition activist found dead
Missing Zimbabwean opposition activist Moreblessing Ali has been found in a well in the country’s capital, Harare, ending a widely publicized search, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has said. She was reported missing following an argument with a former boyfriend, Pius Jambo. Mr Jambo, described by the CCC as …
Read More »Zimbabwe: Selling toes was just a joke in bad taste
Report that some Zimbabweans were selling their toes for millions in order to cope with the financial crisis was actually just a joke, local media reported. The author of the joke identified as David Kaseke said: “#SAD: In Zimbabwe, to cope with the cost of living, which has become too …
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