Freedom For Arrested Journalist Placed On Hold
A court in Zimbabwe has further delayed passing a ruling in a matter in which Ubuntu Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo is seeking refusal of remand.
The ruling which was expected...
Journalist Denied Bail, Faces 10 Years In Prison
A Zimbabwe magistrates’ court in the city of Bulawayo on Monday, May 31 threw out a bail application by Mr. Jeffrey Moyo, a correspondent for Ubuntu Times, citing that...
Zimbabwean Government Urged To Stop Hemorrhaging Gold And Other Minerals
Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), a Zimbabwe-based NGO advocating for violence-free and conflict-free extraction of natural resources now wants the government to halt the scourge.
“We are gravely concerned...
Zimbabwe’s High Internet Data Costs Threaten Online Learning
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One Dies, Two Injured In Zimbabwe’s Freight Train Disaster
Nyazura, Zimbabwe — With Zimbabwe’s railroad network in a massive state of disrepair, a goods train killed the driver and injured three crew members last week, 9th March, after it...
Child Prostitution Rampant In Zimbabwe’s Slums
Harare — Donning mini-skirts, popular for being dress codes for the oldest profession here, girls as young as 12, file past the railway tracks towards Harare-Chinhoyi highway, where one...
South Africa records first positive case of Coronavirus
South Africa has just recorded its first positive case of coronavirus today.
In a statement issued by the country’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhizhe, the government confirmed its first positive case...
Zimbabwean roads, hospitals infrastructure cornered by dereliction
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — In 2015, at the age of 14, Mirirai Chaunza lost her parents and two siblings in a road accident in which a bus they traveled in...
Zimbabwe Farmers Embrace Conservation Agriculture To Beat Effects Of Climate Change
Marange, Zimbabwe — It is a windy day in Marange, Chanakira village. Small clouds scuddle the blue sky giving it a blurred look. About 110 kilometers southwest of Mutare, Norah...
Zimbabwe Court Tells Ubuntu Times Journalist He Has Case To Answer
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Gravel soil, sand poaching fuel water bodies’ siltation in Zimbabwe
HARARE — At the top of a hill, bulldozers and caterpillars maneuver their way, slicing off the hill of its remaining sections as they almost approach an enormous concrete...
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Domestic violence dents Zimbabwe’s lockdown
HARARE — She said her husband choked her, pounded her with open fists, and knocked her head on the wall before grabbing a thick leather belt which he used...
Zimbabwe Relents, Gives Workers United States Dollars
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Three Years After Zimbabwe’s Military Coup, False Hope And A Return To The Old...
Harare, Zimbabwe — Fiona Nyaungwa (24) still recalls marching towards the State House in Harare on the 18th of November in 2017 to put pressure on the then Zimbabwean...
Violent 2023 Polls In The Offing In Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe — There are mounting fears of violent 2023 elections after government on Tuesday announced the return of the notorious National Youth Service dubbed the ‘Green Bombers’.
The militia...
Fear Of Terrorism Spillage In Southern Africa Region
Harare — There are growing fears that Mozambique’s terrorism insurgents could spill into several countries across Southern Africa.
In Zimbabwe, many fear terrorists operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado,...
Zimbabwean Schools Face Perpetual Dilapidation
Binga — With its classrooms thatched, its walls built using home-made bricks and located in Binga, a remote area in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland North Province, Zumana Secondary school apparently stands weighed...
Zimbabwe’s Cross Border Truck Drivers Smuggling COVID-19 Cases
Chirundu — Outside Chirundu border post which stands out at Chirundu, a border town between Zimbabwe and Zambia, a fleet of haulage trucks loaded to the brim with various...
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