The Alliance of Community Based Organisations (ACBOs) has urged the Government to reconsider the potential impact of the proposed Private Voluntary Organisations Bill which seeks to prohibit non-governmental organisations from meddling in politics. In a statement, the ACBOs said the Bill has a negative impact on women and key populations and will be a drawback […]
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EFFORTS by Zimbabwe to reduce and where possible eliminate the use of mercury particularly in the mining sector in line with the Minamata Convention continue to be a huge challenge. President Mnangagwa in August this year ratified the Minamata Convention, which aims to reduce and eliminate the usage of mercury. Artisanal miners say that they […]
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The United States (US) representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has dismissed United Nations (UN) special rapporteur Alena Douhan’s report blaming “targeted sanctions” against Zimbabwe had failed the country’s economy. Responding to questions on Douhan’s preliminary report, presented last Thursday to journalists in Harare after her 10-day visit to Zimbabwe, Thomas-Greenfield said the US […]
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RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe has banned on bulk airtime sales, ordering telecommunications service providers to stagger reduction of physical airtime sales to 10% in a bid to contain illicit foreign currency dealings. In a statement directed to all Mobile Telecommunications and Mobile Phone Service Providers, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) director general, Oliver Chiperesa ordered […]
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Lunch is Angelica Chibiku’s favourite time. At 12pm she sits on her neatly made bed waiting for her meal at the Society of the Destitute Aged (Soda) home for older people in Highfield, a township in south-west Harare. Chibiku welcomes a helper into her room and cracks a few jokes. She loves to interact with […]
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