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EUROPEAN UNION (EU) is against Zimbabwe’s own Patriot Act The European Union (EU) says it is concerned about laws that Zimbabwe is crafting that will further restrict freedom of expression. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is pushing for the amendment of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO), which civil society organisations argue is aimed at restricting their operations. The government is also considering a new law to punish “unpatriotic” Zimbabweans. Timo Olkkonen, the EU head of delegation…

A FEMALE ZIMBABWE HARARE airport security screen operator ‘stole US$2 million but was sold out by a disgruntled boyfriend’ It was the perfect crime. Almost. Roselyn Dunga, a 31-year-old woman working as a security screener at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport was close to the end of her shift sometime in October last year. Her job that day was to monitor the conveyor belt X-ray machine, scanning all check-in luggage for any suspicious cargo…

ZANU-PF conditions for talks with opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa. Zanu PF says Chamisa must first publicly distance himself from British politicians. Addressing a Press conference in Harare yesterday, Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said the ruling party was open for talks with Chamisa on condition he disassociates himself from statements made by Lord Jonathan Oaths in the British House of Lords supporting him. “We call upon the CCC to order and…

US$1;ZW$400, with highest inflation in Africa, blames Zimbabwe’s deteriorating crisis on confrontations between Russia and Ukraine. He downplayed economic shocks that were already frustrating recovery before the war flared in February. In a statement in which he tried to calm deepening worries across the country, the RBZ chief traced the historical background to Zimbabwe’s troubles to 2008. However, his paper, which was issued following a Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sitting on April 29, offered no…

Neil Parish, the Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton, has had the whip removed after being accused of watching pornography in the Commons, The Telegraph can reveal.Mr Parish had a conversation with the Chief Whip about the allegations and is now reporting himself to the standards committee of the House of Commons.Two female Tory MPs claimed during a meeting with senior party figures on Tuesday evening to have seen Mr Parish watching pornography.He is the…

Posting on Twitter Mukundu said, “Sad to hear about the death of Mukoma Sunsleey Chamunorwa former editor of @FingazLive an affable character who groomed as many of us and a good friend even as we were junior reporters.”Chamunorwa who was renowned for his hard-hitting editorials and commentaries at the helm of the Financial Gazette, was suspended in 2007 over a story reportedly involving the business interests of a then powerful ruling ZANU PF official. Chamunorwa…

OPPOSITION BACKED BY Western powers will not take over power in Zimbabwe- Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri -Minister of DefenseWriting on Twitter, Kashiri said, “We fought for our land, we fought for our sovereignty. No Imperialist-backed puppet opposition party shall ever take away what we fought for. Never.”Earlier, the Minister had urged all Zimbabweans to support ZANU PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa.“All smart Zimbabweans should rally behind Zanu PF and our visionary leader President Mnangagwa. Our country is…

OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) yesterday said it would not be stampeded into holding an early elective congress by some Zanu-PF elements and exiled G40 members it claims harbour sinister motives.After CCC leader Nelson Chamisa said all party members were holding interim positions some exiled G40 members, including former ministers Jonathan Moyo and Walter Mzembi have been vocally agitating for a congress.Chamisa launched the CCC party in February after MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora claimed…

AT LEAST FOUR (CCC) COUNCILLORS haunted by shoddy land deals face immediate suspension over alleged criminal abuse of office At least four Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors elected in last week’s by-elections could have their joy short-lived following revelations that they face immediate suspension over alleged criminal abuse of office, The NewsHawks has learnt.The plot to suspend the councillors, it has emerged, involves MDC-T councillors at Town House, Local Government ministry officials and individuals…

THE family of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa say they are in agony as the health of the former top model deteriorates at a time she is being denied her passport to seek medical attention outside the country.Mubaiwa is admitted to a private hospital in Harare where her right hand is awaiting amputation, according to her lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa.Mtetwa this week told magistrate Lazini Ncube that her client was admitted on Tuesday last…