HARARE – Members of Parliament (MPs)have urged the new government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to honour most of the undertakings made by the previous government. Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba said they want the new president to make sure that all legislators get diplomatic passports. “Our wish is that you take the request that…
HARARE – The parliamentary committee on Lands, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development has exposed flaws on the Command Agriculture programme. Presenting a report in the National Assembly on Thursday, the committee chairperson Christopher Chitindi said most farmers did not get inputs on time. “In all the provinces that were visited by the committee, the recipients…
HARARE – Women Development Funds (WDF) disbursed by the Women ministry is benefiting well-connected groups, the parliamentary committee on Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development has revealed. Presenting a report in the National Assembly this week, the committee chairperson Beatrice Nyamupinga said they noted inequitable distribution of the available funds. “It is the view of…
HARARE – Harare councillor Luckson Mukunguma has moved a motion to have the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield a declared national monument status. During a full council meeting on Thursday, Mukunguma said the ground had served two historic gatherings which have shaped the country’s history. “The ground should be made a monument because on November 18,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) recently held meetings with leaders of community-based organisations in Kadoma and villagers in Zhombe, encouraging them to register as voters as well as mobilise others. ZimRights senior programmes officer, Leo Chamahwinya, addressing villagers at St Theresa Secondary School in Zhombe West Constituency allayed fears they nursed about biometric…
BULAWAYO – Zimbabweans in the City of Kings yesterday woke up to a shock new Cabinet announcement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The sentiments expressed in the streets here were that of clear disapproval, hence confidence in the prospects of recovery has been eroded. This comes after people here had lately pinned their hopes in the…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved to gazette the reinstatement of fired Prosecutor-General (PG) Ray Goba. This follows a decision by the High Court stopping the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) from removing or interfering with his appointment without following procedures outlined in the Constitution. Section (259) (7) of the Constitution says the PG can…
HARARE – Scores of Chitungwiza Central Hospital nurses yesterday downed tools to demonstrate over the plight of patients who they said are paying the ultimate price for the hospital’s “outrageous want of money”. The nurses, temporarily brought business to a halt at one of the country’s revered health institutions, bemoaning that patients who had no…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa dashed hopes of change in the country by unveiling an uninspiring Cabinet on Thursday night described by analysts as the mother of all anti-climaxes. Mnangagwa, who had lifted the nation’s hopes after giving an impressive acceptance speech on November 24 before making the first steps towards tackling rampant corruption, left…
HARARE – Former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo has lashed out at President Emmerson Mnangagwa, claiming the incumbent was under a false sense of victory that would soon come to an end. Currently in the sanctuary of self-imposed exile, Moyo warned Mnangagwa that if he thought he has succeeded in taking over power,…
