President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF has lowered the maximum age for political office in the youth league to 35 in a fresh campaign that seeks to promote a greater voice for young people. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe’s median age is just 19, according to the United Nations, and many youths see the youth league’s ageing leaders as…
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is set to recruit two more judges for the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe bench. The JSC is seeking members of the public to nominate suitably qualified people to fill up the positions. [GoogleAd] According to the notice, a person to be qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court…
Matabeleland North Province schools that scored less than 30 percent pass rate in 2017 Grade Seven examinations have been directed to hold vacation school for Grade Five to Seven pupils this coming school holiday. [GoogleAd] This comes after most schools generally performed below the provincial average pass rate of 30,84 percent. Reportedly, 29 primary schools…
Prosecutors yesterday insisted that suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor Levi Nyagura should be held accountable for facilitating the conferment of Grace Mugabe’s fraudulent PhD. [GoogleAd] On Tuesday, Nyagura excepted to the graft charges saying the current UZ chancellor Emmerson Mnangagwa or his predecessor Robert Mugabe are the answerable persons who must instead face the…
Suspended Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) managing director David Chawota has filed for bail at the High Court after he was remanded in custody over criminal abuse of office charges at the lower courts. [GoogleAd] In the fresh bail bid, Chawota claims that the magistrate who remanded him in custody had “grossly misdirected herself and…
Trial of former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje continued yesterday with the company secretary and legal advisor testifying that she was not aware of Kazhanje’s confliction in Intratek Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] Kazhanje is on trial on allegations of receiving $10 000 bribe from controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo to motivate him not to cancel the…
Harare City Council has been ordered to release an offer letter for a residential area owned by Perfect Housing Cooperative in Glen Norah. [GoogleAd] Justice Nicholasi Mathonsi yesterday granted an order compelling HCC to hand over the offer letter and regularise occupation of the land in question. Perfect Housing Cooperative applied for subdivision of an open…
Zimbabwe Anti-Domestic Violence Council (ZADVC) said unless a formal complaint has been filed they cannot charge Vice President Kembo Mohadi for alleged domestic violence. [GoogleAd] At a press briefing on the current statistics of gender-based violence, ZADVC chairperson Eunice Njovana said they only know of the incident based on an unverified newspaper article. The press briefing…
Sanitary Aid Zimbabwe Trust (SAZT) has called upon government to implement effective policies to make sanitary wear affordable as it is still expensive despite the suspension of its importation duty. [GoogleAd] The country has been characterised by price hikes and goods shortages due to the economic meltdown resulting in the price of sanitary pads also going…
Parents at Mpopoma-based Lukanyiso Primary School are fuming over the failure by provincial education authorities to release an audit on the school authority’s alleged corruption. [GoogleAd] This was after the school last year bought a defective second-hand bus from Harare for a total cost of $121 000, a figure which they said was way above its…
