MUTARE – Doctors have flushed out two diamond pieces from one of three Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Mining Company (ZCDC) gem sorters on trial for swallowing the precious stones. The medical procedure was performed on 31-year-old Pfungwai Sithole, more than ten days after he ingested the stones. Sithole, Talent Madeure, 27, and Tendai Masango, 32 —…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) executive has defied mayor Bernard Manyenyeni’s directive to terminate contracts of debt collectors who have been terrorising hard-pressed residents struggling to pay rates. The mayor, who issued the order last week, argues that “it is unfair to squeeze money from suffering residents in order to allocate 70 percent of…
MUTARE – Former magistrate and current Chief Mutasa has said the constitutional edict outlawing the marriage of girls under 18 was an “empty threat” until there is criminal sanction at law. Speaking during a Plan International workshop on ending child marriages, attended by chiefs, Chief Mutasa said the absence of a law to give effect…
HARARE – Government will soon enact a modern, clear and streamlined law to tackle discrimination of people living with disability, Social Welfare deputy minister Tapiwa Matangaidze has said. Currently, there are no legal regulations on Zimbabwe’s statutes specific to disabled people only. Matangaidze told the National Assembly on Wednesday that government was working on a…
HARARE – Government must consider lifting the freeze on magistrates’ recruitment as there is a serious shortage of staff in the judiciary, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said. Speaking at a swearing in ceremony of three trainee magistrates at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday, chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe said “only 201 magistrates are serving out…
HARARE – Anti-President Robert Mugabe activist Promise Mkwananzi yesterday notified the court of his intentions to file for further remand refusal because there are no State witnesses for trial to progress. He — together with 21 other activists — appeared before magistrate Lazini Ncube facing public violence charges following bloody clashes between protesters and the…
LUSAKA – Democratic Republic of Congo protested over the presence of former Katanga governor Moise Katumbi Chapwe at the Under-20 Afcon semi-finals between Zambia and South Africa at Heroes Stadium last week. Accompanied by State House spokesperson Amos Chanda, Chapwe mingled and interacted with football fans at the match. In a statement addressed to the…
HARARE – A burst sewer pipe running across Marimba River has been discharging raw effluent into the water body which feeds into Lake Chivero. The pipe has been discharging the toxic sewer for more than a week, according residents of nearby Gracelands. Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni said while the issue was being attended to, the…
HARARE – Government has introduced a new strict dress code for civil servants, citing deterioration of dress standards in the public service. The dress code, which includes barring female workers from wearing tight trousers, sleeveless tops and dresses as well as miniskirts among other, is also being applied to members of the public visiting government…
HARARE – The health ministry has expressed concern over government’s “slow” procurement system, which it said has become an obstacle in the fight to curb drug shortages. This comes as the ministry received $3,5 million Treasury bills in September last year before floating a tender for the procurement of drugs, but the process is yet…
