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Harare mayoral plea: New water plant needed to quench city’s growing thirst
Harare Mayor, Jacob MafumeOscar J JekeHarare residents facing erratic water supplies may soon see some relief, but it hinges on building a brand new water treatment plant, according to Mayor Jacob Maf...
Kenya displaces Nigeria as Africa’s top private equity destination
 Business Day - Kenya has overtaken Nigeria as the country that got the highest private equity deals in Africa last year, according to a new report by DealMakers Africa.The report by the South African...
Zanu PF lauds primary election conduct, Mutimbanyoka, Mashavave edge closer to Parliament
Zanu PF Secretary for information and publicity, Chris MutsvangwaOscar J JekeThe ruling Zanu PF has commended its supporters and various stakeholders for conducting a peaceful primary election on Satu...
Taking up the challenge in telling Zimbabwean story: Joyce Jenje Makwenda set to launch documentary on Zim women politicians
Joyce Jenje MakwendaEdmore ZvinonzwaAs Zimbabwe marks the Women’s Month, ethnomusicologist, artist, producer, historian, author and researcher, Joyce Jenje Makwenda is set to launch a documentary, His...
Byo’s dry spell: Govt steps in as residents pray for rain
Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development Minister Anxious MasukaNyashadzashe NdoroLands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development Minister Anxious Masuka said the governme...
Russian court charges four men over Moscow concert mass shooting
 Russian Shooting suspect being escorted to the headquarters of the Investigative Committee of RussiaITV News - Four men have appeared in a Russian court on terrorism charges following an attack on a...
Kenya holds China alumni symposium on Belt and Road Initiative
 NAIROBI, Xinhua - A China alumni symposium on the Belt and Road Initiative was held in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Sunday, with participants who included senior officials, scholars and students unde...
Impending Electoral Act overhaul to clip ZEC wings
Zim Now WriterThe Zimbabwean government is signalling significant changes to the country’s Electoral Act, which effected will remove  voter registration and delimitation from the purview of the Zimbab...
5 hitmen, a conman, a businessman, US$800k
H-Metro - A Harare businessman, who was the target of an assassination plot by five hitmen based in South Africa, lured the assassins to Harare and into the hands of the police in an extraordinary tur...
CCC factions battle over govt funds
Philemon JambayaThe Citizens Coalition for Change is facing a new challenge – a fight within its own ranks over its share of government funding. This internal dispute threatens the party’s financial s...