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ZEC reportedly bought overpriced toilets & vests worth US$9 million 6 days before 2023 elections
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) ordered 2,000 non-flushable toilets on the eve of the August 2023 elections for US$7.6 million.…
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Woman abandons toddler at shopping centre overnight in cold temperatures
A 36-year-old woman Harare woman appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court on allegations of contravening the Children’s Act, that is,…
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ZEC: We never engaged Wicknell Chivayo for election material procurement
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has denied ever engaging Wicknell Chivayo and his erstwhile business associates to procure election material…
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Tshova Mubaiwa kombi driver flees after crashing vehicle into school precast wall
A yet-to-be-identified Tshova Mubaiwa kombi driver is on the run after his vehicle rammed into the Mpopoma High School precast…
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Zambia appeals for SADC and AU intervention to resolve diplomatic dispute with Zimbabwe
Zambia’s Foreign Minister, Mulambo Haimbe, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) to…
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Police probe mass cattle slaughter in Mutoko
The slaughter of about 500 cattle in Mutoko, along with pictures and videos of their carcasses flooding social media platforms,…
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Mnangagwa meets FRELIMO leader Daniel Chapo ahead of Mozambique’s elections
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday, 20 June, met Mozambique’s ruling party, FRELIMO, Secretary-General and presidential candidate in the country’s October…
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20-year-old man gets 15 years in jail for raping 12-year-old sister
A 20-year-old man from Mutare was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping his 12-year-old…
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Mourner mistaken for thief dies after assault at funeral wake
A 44-year-old man in Mbundane Township, Bulawayo, died about two weeks after being assaulted by three men who mistook him…
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Shaun Timba out on US$100 bail
Shaun Timba, the son of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) “Chief Administrator”, Jameson Zvidzai Timba, was granted US$100 bail by…
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