Deal reached 10 minutes before Trump’s ‘civilisation will die’ deadline

By Fanuel Chinowaita WASHINGTON/Tehran — The United States and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire and safe passage for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz just ten minutes before President Donald Trump’s 8 p.m. ET deadline expired, Pakistani mediators announced late Tuesday. Trump had warned he would unleash attacks that would cause “a whole…

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Chaos, Intimidation Mar Mutare Hearing as Rights Body Slams ‘Anti-Democratic’ Constitutional Bill

By Fortunate Black MUTARE, 7 April 2026 – A public hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill descended into chaos in Sakubva Beit Hall on Tuesday, with citizens alleging intimidation and police inaction, as the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) separately declared that the proposed changes would weaken democracy and must be subjected to a…

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Digital Hope, Ground-Level Friction: Can Zimbabwe’s Mining Cadastre Dig Itself Out of Conflict?

By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE — For decades, Zimbabwe’s mining sector has operated under a colonial-era legal framework, where paper-based records often led to double allocations, political interference and violent disputes over claims. In response, the government, alongside civil society, is pushing for a digital revolution. The vehicle for this change is the Mining Cadastre System—a…

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Green Governance Calls for Inclusive Cadastre System Following Manicaland Pilot Study

By Fortunate Black MUTARE, 31 March 2026— Stakeholders convened at Mutare Club on Monday for a Green Governance workshop to discuss findings from a research study on the Computerized Cadastre System under the Manicaland pilot project. The event highlighted both progress and persistent governance gaps in Zimbabwe’s mining sector. Nyasha Frank Mpahlo, Director of Green…

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