Zimbabwe bans police from using mobile phones while on duty
Zimbabwe’s government has banned “with immediate effect” police officers from using mobile phones while working. The ban is contained in a memo, ordering police officers to abandon their private communication gadgets while on duty. All officers are required to surrender their cell phones to their supervisors once they get to their stations and only use […]
Kenyan woman charged with hacking, stealing Ksh14B from parastatal in Zimbabwe
A Kenyan businesswoman is facing fraud charges in a court in Harare, Zimbabwe. Sources say the 40-year-old woman identified as Primrose Nyeri Mwangi, is alleged to have hacked into the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) and thereafter stole $120 million from the organization’s bank accounts. The crimes were allegedly committed between December 1 and December […]
A joke on Zimbabweans selling toes to eke living breaks the internet
A joke by a Zimbabwean man about selling some of his toes to beat poverty has caused a stir online. The reports about Zimbabweans trading their toes surfaced on social media early this week. The reports indicated that one could make as much as Ksh4.8 million for the body part. Kenyans, being some of the […]
Zimbabwe launches Ksh3B bhang farm, processing plant
Zimbabwe has launched a USD27 million (Ksh3,137,400,000) medical cannabis farm and processing plant, to become one of the first African nations to start processing medical cannabis in Africa. Speaking during the launch, President Emerson Mnangagwa said that since 2018, 57 entities have been issued with cannabis operating licences, although only 15 have been operational. The […]
Lift sanctions against Zimbabwe, President Kenyatta tells international community
President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the international community to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe saying the restrictions were hurting the Southern African nation. The President termed the sanctions as illegal and assured Zimbabwe of Kenya’s continued advocacy to ensure that the restrictions are lifted. “And this we consider to be unfair for these hardships were […]
Mugabe children challenge exhumation, reburial order of late father’s remains
Mugabe Children Challenge Exhumation, Reburial Order of Late Father’s Remains
Zimbabwe high court forces out chief justice
Zimbabwe’s high court has ruled that the president’s extension of the chief justice’s term of office by five years is illegal. A group of lawyers had challenged the move which followed a recent constitutional amendment passed by parliament that raised the retirement age of senior judges from 70 to 75. The judges ruled that Luke […]