BY NHAU MANGIRAZI FOR the first time since Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980 the Parliament of Zimbabwe on Monday visited Tegwe, a business centre in Hurungwe East in Mashonaland West province, for a public hearing on the Medical Services Amendment Bill. During the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care, and the Parliamentary Thematic Committee […]
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ZGC probes child marriages
BY SILAS NKALA THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) descends on Bulawayo next week as part of a national inquiry into child marriages and sexual exploitation of young girls amid concerns that the vice was widespread. ZGC announced the probe last year saying it would chiefly zero in on the indigenous apostolic sects. Yesterday, ZGC Matabeleland […]
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ED to donate 2,25m road-runner chicks to 4 provinces
BY SILAS NKALA PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to distribute 2,25 million four-week-old chicks to 225 000 households in Matabeleland North, South, the Midlands and Masvingo provinces in the next three years. The chicks will be distributed through the Presidential Rural Poultry scheme. “Presidential Rural Poultry pass on scheme is targeting to distribute 2 250 […]
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Ambassadors present credentials
Source: Ambassadors present credentials | The Herald President Mnangagwa receives letters of credentials from Ethiopian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Rashid Abdul Wahid at State House. Pictures by: Justin Mutenda Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter New ambassadors from Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago this morning presented their credentials to President Mnangagwa at State House in […]
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‘Poor law enforcement causing illegal settlements’
Source: ‘Poor law enforcement causing illegal settlements’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY OBERT SIAMILANDU TRADITIONAL leaders in the Midlands province have complained over laxity in the enforcement of land use regulations, which has led to rampant illegal settlements. Addressing communities and environmental watchdogs in Shurugwi at the weekend, Chief Nhema said illegal resettlements and mining activities […]
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Masvingo Diocese Catholic bishop resigns
Source: Masvingo Diocese Catholic bishop resigns | The Herald Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera George Maponga in Masvingo The Catholic Church Masvingo Diocese head, Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera, has resigned. Pope Francis has since accepted the resignation of Bishop Bhasera from his position with reasons for the decision still unclear though sources implied it could be […]
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Construction workers mull strike
Source: Construction workers mull strike – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA/ PRIDE MZARABANI CONSTRUCTION workers have given a 72-hour notice to down tools if their salary demands are not met. In a memorandum, Zimbabwe Construction and Allied Trade Workers Union general-secretary Muchapiwa Mazarura said despite entering into salary negotiations in March, their demands for better […]
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Parents, school clash over fees
Source: Parents, school clash over fees – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY IRENE MOYO PARENTS of children at Binga Primary School in Matabeleland North province are angry over threats by the school to ban students from writing mid-term examinations over outstanding school fees. Last week, learners at the school were told that they would not be allowed […]
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Women demand quota system in councils
Source: Women demand quota system in councils – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY PRIDE MZARABANI WOMEN have demanded the quota system to be implemented at council level to help increase their participation in local governance. During discussions at the Women in Political Participation Academy workshop in Kadoma last Wednesday, female councillors said introducing the quota system in […]
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Huge voter turnout for Zanu PF primaries
Herald Reporter THERE was a huge turnout during yesterday’s Zanu PF primary elections held to select the party’s candidate for the Gokwe-Kabuyuni Constituency by-election. Voting started at 7am and polling stations closed at 7:30pm last night. Presiding officer, Cde Lillian Zemura, who is also the party’s deputy National Political Commissar, said no incidences of violence […]
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