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By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE , 5 June 2025 –  The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has dismissed as false and malicious social media claims that the state-owned entity has been taken over by an Italian-led mafia syndicate. Speaking to The Wasu Post yesterday morning, ZCDC Corporate Affairs Executive Sugar Chagonda said, “Good morning chief. Blatant…

By Fanuel Chinowaita 26 May 2025 — As Africa celebrated the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), under the theme “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century,” stakeholders emphasized the urgent need to overhaul education systems to meet modern challenges. The Zimbabwe Diamond…

*By Fanuel Chinowaita* *Chipinge, Chisumbanje* What began as a disturbing viral video quickly spiraled into a national scandal, drawing outrage from citizens, rights activists, and lawmakers. The footage, which emerged on social media on the morning of May 16, showed uniformed security guards assaulting young girls alleged to have stolen sugar cane from Green Fuel…

By Fanuel Chinowaita *Harare – 21 May 2025* Chikanga legislator, Hon. Lynette Karenyi, has called for the enactment of a law that would compel companies to reinvest at least 10 to 15 percent of their profits into local communities, particularly those affected by extractive and industrial activities. Speaking in Parliament during debate on a motion…

By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, Zimbabwe – May 21, 2025 A landmark conservation workshop held in Mutare on May 16 has raised alarm over the rapid decline of key bird species in Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands. The event that was  Organized by the Manica Youth Assembly (MAYA) and Nature Conservation and Development Trust (NCDT) brought together conservationists,…

By Fanuel Chinowaita CHIADZWA, ZIMBABWE , 15 May 2025– What was once a beacon of Zimbabwe’s economic promise has become a symbol of environmental destruction and social decay. The diamond mining boom in Chiadzwa, which began in 2006, enriched Chinese nationals, politically connected elites, and private syndicates but left the local community impoverished, displaced, and…