CDF spending questioned as BEAM arrears mount

The continued disbursement of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations to Members of Parliament has come under scrutiny amid mounting arrears owed to schools under the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), with Gokwe-Kabuyuni legislator, Spencer Tshuma, arguing that greater priority should be given to funding vulnerable learners. 

ConCourt reserves judgment in Kawa and Machingura challenge to CAB3

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The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe has reserved judgment in a challenge to Constitutional Amendment No. 3 brought by Eliphas Kawa and Hazvineyi Machingura.

Zimbabwe gazettes landmark oil and gas deal for Cabora Bassa

Zimbabwe has gazetted a Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement (PPSA) for the Cabora Bassa Project in the north of the country, setting the long-term rules that will govern how oil and gas will be explored, developed and produced.

Nurses and midwives are backbone of healthcare – Mombeshora

Nurses and midwives are backbone of healthcare – Mombeshora

Nurses and midwives are the backbone of healthcare delivery, and their training, professional development and specialisation must be invested in, Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora has said.

Senate decries human rights failure as prison officers use own salaries to feed babies behind bars in Zimbabwe

Senate decries human rights failure as prison officers use own salaries to feed babies behind bars in Zimbabwe

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15.5.2021 11:25

Is Zimbabwe’s deafening silence on Palestinians’ bombardment instructive of regime’s long-standing lovey-dovey relationship with Israel?

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Ever since the relentless bombardment on the Palestinian territory of Gaza was ruthlessly unleashed by the Israeli regime on Monday 10 May 2021,...
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Mnangagwa afraid of defeat in the 2023 elections: Mutambara

Former Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara says it is clear that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is afraid...
14.5.2021 14:46

Ziyambi, JSC raise string of objections as judges to hear Malaba challenge

JSC and Ziyambi object to three-judge bench appointed by Judge President George Chiweshe...
14.5.2021 7:43

Women stand-up comedians in Zimbabwe talk about sex – and the patriarchy

Despite the challenges of being a female comedian, the women who do choose to perform feel...
14.5.2021 7:16

Upsurge in ritual killings and violent crimes in Zimbabwe unsurprising – what are we to expect from a country governed by a leadership embroiled in murderous occultism?

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Zimbabwe re-introduces rhinos in Gonarezhou park after three decades

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe is re-introducing rhinos to its second-biggest wildlife park Gonarezhou in the south...
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Zimbabwe chief justice’s tenure extended, lawyers challenge decision

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended the tenure of the chief justice by...
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Mozambique: Rescue attempts jeopardized by racial discrimination following Palma attack – new survivors’ testimony

Survivors of an attack by the armed group known locally as 'Al-Shabaab’ in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado...
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A Shona first in Scottish parliament

A new member of parliament in Scotland takes oath in Shona....
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Gogo arrested for claiming Smith was better

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Mnangagwa wants Mugabe exhumed over ‘mystic tsvimbo’, nephew claims

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is behind a bizarre push to exhume the remains of Robert Mugabe in...
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Zimbabwe ruling elite more afraid of us, than we’re afraid of them – need for citizens to use their constitutional rights before they’re also taken away

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