Olive Rumvimbo Ruzvidzo, who lives in Rutland, is seeking asylum in the UK. She explains why today (April 18) is a day of mixed emptions… Barely a month after bearing my soul to the world about my immigration case, in what felt like part therapeutic release and part embarrassing revelations, I find myself reaching out […]
Tag: Zimbabwe
Harare — Youth engagement in government and participation in community development activities can be beneficial for both the community and youth development as young people can bring innovation, creativity and energy. When young people are involved their perspectives and voices are heard and considered as part of the local decision-making process. This, in turn, promotes […]
“SHE was born in 2003 and only got a birth certificate at the age of 19 after a long battle.” Smangele Ndebele (50) a Child Care Worker (CCW) and foster mom in Tsholotsho’s Mvundlana village, narrated a sad story of one girl who had been for long deprived of basic needs due to statelessness. Ndebele […]
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in the country for a three day state visit which authorities say will boost trade and investment between Zimbabwe and Malawi. Mnangagwa is in the country at the invitation of President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera. He was warmly welcomed by the President of the Republic, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus […]
AN ARRAY of international cricket stars is expected to descend on Zimbabwe in the next two weeks for the inaugural Zim Cyber City Afro T10 following the success of the player draft conducted yesterday. The playing squads were confirmed yesterday at the official player draft, as a number of current and former Zimbabwe national team […]
As Zimbabwe heads to crucial polls, young people in the Southern African country have expressed desire for a quick turnaround of the economy. Zimbabwean economy, which is currently characterised by a volatile local currency, has become a focal point in this year’s general elections. “We are expecting that this is our time for a new […]
Women groups in Zimbabwe are calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to have a gender-balanced cabinet. The recently reelected leader has appointed just six women out of 26 cabinet positions. Women comprise 54% of Zimbabwe’s population, but one can hardly tell from the country’s new cabinet. President Emerson Mnangagwa appointed his new cabinet earlier this week, […]
Zvamaida Murwira — CCC hypocrisy and double standards were on display in Harare yesterday as the party’s legislators attended a meeting of Parliament’s Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (SROC) barely a day after their leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa, indicated that they were disengaging from all Government and local authority programmes. On Wednesday, Mr Chamisa […]
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe — A rising Afropop musician, Garikai Mapanzure, popularly known by his stage name Garry, has become the latest high-profile victim of Zimbabwe’s deteriorating health facilities. Garry, who was 25, died in mid-October after sustaining grave injuries in a horrific accident near his home in Masvingo, 295 kilometres from Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. His family […]
Thupeyo Muleya — The story of Beitbridge town in Zimbabwe and Musina in South Africa has for over the years been that of a modern city divided by a big river. The two towns are in different countries as defined by the colonial boundaries, but they are one urban development separated by a river, bridges […]
TO hang or not to hang convicted murderers has generated ardent debate in Zimbabwe. The debate has an emotive space of contention among Zimbabweans with lay and expert voices differing on what constitutes human rights and the sanctity of life. This comes as the authorities have set in motion legislative processes to remove the death […]
IN a gut-wrenching tale, a widow Nauma Zvarava has come out in the open to share the tragedy she encountered losing her husband and a pregnant minor daughter at the hands of cult leader, Madzibaba Ishmael Chokurongerwa of Johanne Masowe eChishanu Nyenyedzi apostolic church. In an exclusive interview with NewZimbabwe.com Zvarava, a former cult member […]
Yoliswa Moyo Correspondent Those who knew Mr Nelson Chamisa from his university days knew him as a charismatic, fired up student leader. He carried this allure into mainstream politics and soon became no stranger to the nation. Under the wings of the late Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, Mr Chamisa seemed […]
With the news that it is to halt operations it’s a fitting time to take stock of Weaver Press in Zimbabwe. The publishing house started small in 1998 and remained small, co-managed by its two full time employees, the husband and wife team of Murray McCartney and Irene Staunton. At the same time as Weaver […]
Maun, Botswana — Europe’s plans to ban the importation of trophy hunting products are unjust and pose a huge threat to conservation that centres on the people in southern African rangeland countries, wildlife ecologists say. Prof Richard Fynn, an ecologist at the Okavango Research Institute of the University of Botswana told journalists drawn from Sadc […]