Source: Government defends use of prisons for immigration detainees — CITEZW The government has defended the temporary detention of asylum seekers and immigration detainees in correctional facilities, saying Zimbabwe currently lacks alternative secure holding centres. Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told Parliament that although holding such individuals in remand prisons was “not […]
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SA Home Affairs launches ZEP audit as numbers decline
Source: SA Home Affairs launches ZEP audit as numbers decline — CITEZW South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs says the number of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders currently in the country is likely significantly lower than the officially recorded 178 000, with authorities now conducting an audit to determine how many permit holders remain after […]
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Minister defends spare wheel requirement for motorists
Source: Minister defends spare wheel requirement for motorists — CITEZW Transport Minister Felix Mhona has defended the requirement for motorists to carry spare wheels, saying the rule remains essential for road safety despite advances in modern vehicle technology. The issue was raised in Parliament after MP Zivai Mhetu questioned why some motorists were allegedly being […]
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118 Zimbabwe MPs Fail to Account for Constituency Development Funds
Source: 118 Zimbabwe MPs Fail to Account for Constituency Development Funds — CITEZW Only 52 out of the 170 constituencies that accessed Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations in 2025 have submitted acquittals accounting for how the money was used, casting light on accountability, transparency and the future disbursement of the funds. These latest acquittal figures […]
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Mnangagwa slips out on secret Belarus trip, misses Malaba farewell
Without ceremony, 83-year-old makes midnight dash to Eastern Europe Source: Mnangagwa slips out on secret Belarus trip, misses Malaba farewell – Zimbabwe News Now President Emmerson Mnangagwa HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa quietly slipped out of the country late on Wednesday without the usual airport fanfare of blaring sirens and ministers to see him off, […]
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Chief Justice Malaba bows out, but term extension controversy will define his legacy
Malaba retires to what Deputy Chief Justice Gwaunza described as two great passions: reading and ranching Source: Chief Justice Malaba bows out, but term extension controversy will define his legacy – Zimbabwe News Now Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza, Chief Justice Luke Malaba and Justice Paddington Garwe seen during a special sitting of the Constitutional […]
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Catholic bishops urge parliament to reject CAB3 in its entirety
‘Several provisions of CAB3 undermine foundational constitutional principles, weaken institutional independence and diminish direct democratic participation’ Source: Catholic bishops urge parliament to reject CAB3 in its entirety – Zimbabwe News Now The seven Catholic bishops in Zimbabwe HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Catholic bishops have submitted a sweeping rejection of the Constitution Amendment (No. 3) Bill, 2026, […]
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Freight costs threaten Zimbabwe farmers’ livelihoods as Iran war disrupts exports
Zimbabwe accounts for 60 percent of the United Kingdom’s imports of sugar snap peas Source: Freight costs threaten Zimbabwe farmers’ livelihoods as Iran war disrupts exports – Zimbabwe News Now Workers sorting peas for export at a factory in Harare (REUTERS PICTURE) HARARE – In a busy fresh-produce packaging facility in northern Harare, about 30 […]
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Family of 3 killed in crash involving SA health minister’s vehicle named as Zimbabweans
Husband knocked down by car after seeing wife board bus, wife returning to the scene run-over with infant son Source: Family of 3 killed in crash involving SA health minister’s vehicle named as Zimbabweans – Zimbabwe News Now Paul Masunda and his wife Beauty Shoperai and their son Paul Jnr killed in South Africa double […]
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Attorney General insists CAB3 referendum an ‘unconstitutional demand’
‘Any insistence on a referendum given the current scenario is devoid of any meaningful legal basis and logic’ Source: Attorney General insists CAB3 referendum an ‘unconstitutional demand’ – Zimbabwe News Now Virginia Mabhiza HARARE – Attorney General Virginia Mabhiza has declared that there is no legal basis for demanding a referendum to pass the Constitution […]
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