Zimbabwe Situation

Source: IoDZ pushes for stronger audit committees –Newsday Zimbabwe Catherine Nyachionjeka THE Institute of Directors Zimbabwe (IoDZ) has urged companies to take board audits seriously. IoDZ chief executive officer Catherine Nyachionjeka told NewsDay Business on the sidelines of a masterclass board audit committee workshop in Kariba last week that audit committees are critical to business. […] …
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Source: Govt ‘pampers’ education executives –Newsday Zimbabwe Taungana Ndoro GOVERNMENT is reportedly pampering senior civil servants in the education sector by giving them travel and subsistence allowances pegged in United States dollars (US$), a development that has sparked outrage among teachers. NewsDay has gathered that the senior officials who include provincial school inspectors and district […] …
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Source: ‘Poor Zec reputation putting youths off from voting’ – The Southern Eye A WARD councillor in Bulawayo, Mpumelelo Moyo, has claimed that the youth are reluctant to register to vote mainly as a result of past experiences with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec). Moyo told Southern Eye during a registration and mobilisation campaign conducted […] …
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Source: Industry retooling gains momentum -Newsday Zimbabwe Mavis Sibanda GOVERNMENT has outlined plans to assist industry’s retooling efforts to improve efficiencies and reduce the high cost of doing business in the country. The manufacturing sector has been bogged down by obsolete equipment, negatively impacting on industrial capacity utilisation. Addressing participants at the Chartered Governance and […] …
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Source: Courts must be symbols of peace: CJ Malaba – The Southern Eye CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba says courts must be symbols of peace in the communities by resolving disputes and serving members of the public equally and without favour. Malaba made the remarks during the official opening of Lupane Magistrates Court in Lupane, Matabeleland […] …
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Source: BCC responds to petitions over high bills – The Southern Eye BULAWAYO City Council’s (BCC) finance and development committee chairperson Tawanda Ruzive said the local authority had started implementing   measures to resolve issues raised by residents over the water billing system that appears to be generating high bills. Ruzive told Southern Eye that they […] …
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Source: Women urged to take advantage of Women’s Bank -Newsday Zimbabwe Sekai Nzenza THE establishment of the Women’s Micro Finance Bank is a factor in accelerating women’s participation in the mainstream economy, according to Industry and Commerce minister, Sekai Nzenza. Nzenza, who spoke during a Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) Women in Enterprise Conference, […] …
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Source: Govt doles out US$6m in Harare rubbish saga – The Standard A company awarded the controversial 30-year Pomona waste management deal in Harare may have pocketed at least US$6 million since March from government as the City of Harare has refused to pay a single cent. In June, the City of Harare suspended the […] …
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Source: Belarus, Chinese miners invade top lodge – The Standard BELARUSIAN and Chinese miners have invaded the internationally acclaimed Musangano Lodge in Manicaland’s Mutasa district to prospect for gold and other minerals. The property is owned by a German national, Birgit Klein Alterkamp and is protected by Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement  (BIPPA). Alterkamp […] …
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Source: Judge president hails law students – The Standard Judge President Justice Mary Zimba-Dube says International Humanitarian Law Moot Court competitions are a step in the right direction as they promote knowledge and awareness of laws of armed conflict among future legal minds. Zimba-Dube made these remarks while presiding over the Zimbabwe National International Humanitarian […] …
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