More anguish as Kariba ferry death toll rises to 95
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Zimbabwe’s darkest transport tragedy has claimed 95 lives, with the death toll continuing to rise nine days after the Mbuya Nehanda ferry capsized on Lake Kariba. A formal investigation is now probing how about 180 people and goods came to be aboard the vessel, after government initially said 119 people were […]
Govt says 180 aboard Kariba ferry as probe begins, death toll hits 94
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Government has launched a formal investigation into the Lake Kariba ferry disaster after revising the number of people aboard the ill-fated Mbuya Nehanda to about 180, as the death toll rose to 94. The August 11 tragedy is now Zimbabwe’s deadliest transport disaster on record, surpassing the 1991 Nyanga bus crash […]
Mnangagwa declares disaster after SA bus crash kills 11 Zimbabweans
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a state of disaster following a bus crash in South Africa that claimed the lives of 11 Zimbabweans travelling home from Cape Town. Government said the declaration, made under Section 27(1) of the Civil Protection Act, will speed up the mobilisation of resources to assist […]
“I’m Zimbabwean, beat me if you can,”Malema taunts anti-migrant groups over Afrophobic tensions
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has declared himself “Zimbabwean” in remarks widely interpreted as a rebuke of South Africa’s resurgent anti-migrant campaign. His comments come as Zimbabwe says it has repatriated more than 115,000 citizens from South Africa amid growing concerns over hostility and uncertainty facing migrants in the […]
Inside the Seke land wars — Garwe under fire over Magaya, Mabhiza allegations and explosive patronage claims
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Local government minister Daniel Garwe is facing mounting pressure following his recent explosive remarks he made at Gilstone Farm in Seke, where he appeared to implicate prominent religious leader Walter Magaya and Attorney-General Virginia Mabhiza in alleged illegal land allocations. Garwe’s comments, delivered during a government operation targeting alleged land […]
Harare residents outraged as Developers invade Monavale and Meyrick Park Wetlands
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Residents of Monavale and Meyrick Park have raised alarm over the ongoing destruction of protected wetland areas in their communities, accusing private developers of illegally clearing land within the internationally recognised Monavale Wetland Ramsar Site. The outcry comes amid allegations that vast portions of State land within the wetland were irregularly […]
Mnangagwa’s succession deadlock threatens November 2017 repeat — Masaraure
By Victor Fanuel HARARE – Zimbabwe is edging toward the same dangerous succession impasse that triggered the 2017 coup, renowned social and economic activist Obert Masaraure warns. In a hard-hitting open letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Masaraure argues that unresolved battles over who should lead Zanu PF are destabilizing governance and forcing ordinary citizens to bear […]
War veterans decry tycoon Rautenbach 1,000ha land grab
By Victor Fanuel Harare – A major land dispute is unfolding in Mashonaland East province, where war veterans and black farmers, many of them beneficiaries of Zimbabwe’s fast-track land reform programme are accusing government officials of aiding the illegal transfer of their land to controversial businessman Billy Rautenbach. At the centre of the storm is Springs […]
Govt orders controversial land compensation to Chiyangwa’s firm amid legal disputes
By Victor Fanuel Harare – The government has directed the City of Harare to compensate Pinnacle Holdings, owned by business and property mogul Phillip Chiyangwa, for land it lost in the capital. In a letter to Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe instructed the city to compensate Pinnacle Holdings […]
Ibhetshu LikaZulu claps back at Garwe over threats to Bulawayo Mayor and ‘King’ Bulelani
By Staff Reporter Bulawayo — Tensions between the Zimbabwean government and cultural advocacy group Ibhetshu LikaZulu escalated this week following strong criticism directed at Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe, over a strongly worded letter he issued rebuking Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart, for engaging with Ndebele cultural figure King Bulelani Khumalo. In an sharply-worded […]