Source: Vote-buying, intimidation claims blur Tsholotsho council by-elections -Newsday Zimbabwe BULAWAYO, June 20 (NewsDay Live) – Voting started in Tsholotsho RDC’s wards 1,10 and 21 this Saturday morning amid allegations of vote-buying, intimidation and busing in of voters from other wards by the ruling Zanu PF party. Independent candidate for Ward 21 Marx Sibanda, accused […]
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Efforts to repatriate SA returnees intensify
Source: Efforts to repatriate SA returnees intensify – herald Records of Zimbabweans voluntarily leaving South Africa, through Stated assistance, are processed by the local Civil Protection Committee at the Reception and Support Centre in Beitbridge. — Picture: Thupeyo Muleya. Ivan Zhakata-Herald Correspondent GOVERNMENT has intensified efforts to facilitate the safe return of Zimbabweans assembled at […]
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Govt commits to launching greenfield railway projects
Source: Govt commits to launching greenfield railway projects – herald Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona (centre), flanked by National Railways of Zimbabwe chairman, Dr Misheck Sibanda (left), and head of the Corporate Governance Unit in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mr Allen Choruma, attend the 9th Public Entities Corporate Governance Oversight […]
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CAB 3 coup proofing clause divides MPs
Source: CAB 3 coup proofing clause divides MPs -Newsday Zimbabwe THE atmosphere in the National Assembly on the night of June 17 felt more like a high-stakes legal thriller than a routine legislative session. As the clock neared midnight, lawmakers were locked in a fierce linguistic war over clause 16 (now clause 20) of the […]
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MPs demand law overhaul as elderly ‘left to suffer’
Source: MPs demand law overhaul as elderly ‘left to suffer’ -Newsday Zimbabwe A PARLIAMENTARY committee has made an urgent call for legal and policy reforms to improve the welfare of the country’s senior citizens, pensioners and retired professionals, warning that existing laws are fragmented and inadequate. The joint portfolio committee on public service, labour and […]
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US$1,66bn irrigation drive to anchor dam-based industrialisation
Source: US$1,66bn irrigation drive to anchor dam-based industrialisation – herald Anxious Masuka Nqobile Bhebhe Zimpapers Business Hub AGRICULTURAL stakeholders have welcomed the recently announced Government programme that seeks to leverage the country’s water infrastructure for irrigation. The programme has the potential to transform Zimbabwe’s rural economy by reducing dependence on rainfall and creating new agricultural […]
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Kombi inferno: DNA confirms identities of seven children
Source: Kombi inferno: DNA confirms identities of seven children – herald Gweru district development coordinator Mr Tarisai Mudadigwa confirmed yesterday that all the necessary forensic processes had been completed. “The DNA and post-mortem results for the seven children who died in last week’s inferno (a fortnight ago) have now been finalised, confirming the identities of […]
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Harare man who promoted himself to Deputy Chief Justice gets two years behind bars
Source: Harare man who promoted himself to Deputy Chief Justice gets two years behind bars – herald Martin Rashai’s ambitious but brief stint as Zimbabwe’s second most senior judge has now ended with a two-year prison sentence after he was convicted of impersonating a peace officer. FOR reasons best known to himself, a 23-year-old Harare […]
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SA permit crisis deepens as xenophobic violence forces mass exodus
SA permit crisis deepens as xenophobic violence forces mass exodus Source: SA permit crisis deepens as xenophobic violence forces mass exodus -Newsday Zimbabwe SOUTH African’s Department of Home Affairs has launched a stakeholder consultative process on the future of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) and Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) programmes following a landmark court ruling […]
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CAB 3: ConCourt raises Mnangagwa red flag
Source: CAB 3: ConCourt raises Mnangagwa red flag -Newsday Zimbabwe THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has hinted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa had a moral duty to recuse himself from Cabinet’s Constitutional Amendment No 3 Bill (CAB 3) discussions to extend his term of office by two years. One of the ConCourt judges made the observation in […]
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