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By Harry TaruvaThe Zimbabwe Miners Federation has unanimously endorsed Henrietta Rushwaya as their President. In a Press statement the Zimbabwe Miners were through its Secretary General Morgan Mugawu said ” At a meeting held in Harare on the 24th of November 2023, the Midlands Province chairman Mr Makumba Nyenje moved a motion to support the […]

UK considers closing care worker visa schemes By Kwedu NewsAs immigration issues take centre stage,the UK government is mooting the closing of temporary visas for care workers. The New Conservatives , former Home Secretary Suella Braverman and ex Prime Minister Boris Johnson have called on government to stop the visa program. Numbers from the Home

Zim Gvt, Civil Society must prevent digital violence against women and girls: MISA-Zim By Delicious Mathuthu The Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe Chapter (MISA-Zim) has challenged the Zimbabwean Government through its Chapter 12 Independent Commissions, as defined in the constitution, and the civil society to unite and fight against the growing digital violence against

Forex dealer loses US$7 400 at gun point By Delicious Mathuthu A Gweru foreign currency dealer on Wednesday (22 November 2023) at around 3:30 am lost US$7 400 at gunpoint as he was descending from his flat along 5th Street in the Central Business District, on his way to seal a deal with a Harare

Media sector has launched a campaign against sexual harassmentBy Memory MudzaniZimbabwean women in the media have launched a spirited campaign against sex pests in the industry, riding on research and surveys showing the problem of sexual harassment has gone on for years with hardly any sustained programme to tackle the menace. Globally,sexual harassment remains the

By Memory MudzaniOn 20 November 2023 at around 1900 hours a Lady aged 23 was involved in a robbery and rape which occurred in Ascot high density Suburb in Gweru .It is alleged that an unknown man waylaid the complainant, a female (23), of Claremont Park residential suburb who was walking alone to Ascot Extensions

Zambian City Council under fire for wheelbarrow tax attempt By Kwedu News Zambia’s Copperbelt Province Ndola City Council has come under fire for attempting to tax wheelbarrow vendors operating under its locality, Kwedu News can reveal. The Ndola Council had called for a meeting with all wheelbarrow vendors on Friday, November 24, to deliberate on

Emotional send off for Prof. BhebheBy Dumisani NdlovuNational hero and Midlands State University (MSU) founding Vice Chancellor, Professor Ngwabi Bhebhe, was yesterday given an emotional send-off during his burial.A sombre atmosphere enveloped the National Heroes Acre in Harare on Saturday morning as the song Nzira yemasoja – traditionally played for fallen heroes – was played

Binga traditional healer locate thieves, brings back stolen propertiesBy Dumisani NdlovuPeople are reportedly flocking a Mtapa house looking for the phone contacts of a witchdoctor who allegedly catches thieves.According to Mtapa residents, this came after incidents recently happened at Mr Magazeni’s house where his children whose properties were continuously stolen by unknown thieves, invited a

Stock theft butcher, accomplices imprisoned for 9 years By Dumisani Ndlovu Gweru butcher operator, Tafadzwa Chokoto operating at Woodlands, Gweru and his accomplices, Clayton Pedzisai and Tapiwa Mano who were among the four arrested for stock theft have each been slapped with a 9-year jail sentence for the offence.The first accused, Chokoto (29) who was