© EDITOR — During the 8th African Union Summit which took place in Addis Ababa in 2007, the heads of State and government decided to launch a competition for the selection of a new flag for the Union. [GoogleAd] They prescribed a green background for the flag symbolising hope of Africa and stars to represent…
© EDITOR — Lack of patriotism and political polarisation are the leading factors hampering progress and development in the country. [GoogleAd] Sanctions may have a contributory factor to our challenges but the fact that Zimbabwe is divided more than before because of political contestations has had a huge bearing on perpetuating the suffering of the…
JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said the new Maintenance of Peace and Order (Mopa) Bill is a progressive piece of law than Public Order and Security Act (Posa).However, after government gazzetted the Mopa legal experts said it is not different from Posa. [GoogleAd] Posa was enacted in 2002, replacing the equally detested…
CABINET, on Tuesday approved Principles of the Magistrates Court Amendment Bill in a bid to align the Act to the Constitution. Several Zimbabwean laws still need to be harmonised with the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act is also among others yet to be aligned with the 2013 Constitution. [GoogleAd] Information minister Monica Mtsvangwa…
A CABS Bank teller who swindled a local construction company out of US$21 000 was yesterday granted $300 bail. Tariro Manunure appeared before magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa facing fraud charges after duping Sigtreg Trading Private Limited of US$21 875. Mugwagwa remanded her out of custody to May 16. [GoogleAd] Prosecuting, Moses Mapanga said on May 19,…
SIX Zanu PF youth officials who were recently sentenced to a combined 32 years for torching a Zupco bus during the January shut-down have been released on bail pending appeal against conviction and sentence. [GoogleAd] High Court Judge Justice Edith Mushore released Benson Bhobho, 35, who is the Zanu PF youth league chairperson for…
IT is the battle of the titans in the MDC as party bigwigs vying for the three vice presidency posts defied the National Council to withdraw from the race ahead of the party’s congress later this month in Gweru. [GoogleAd] Eight candidates, namely Tendai Biti, Welshman Ncube, Elias Mudzuri, Morgen Komichi, Lilian Timvoes, Lynnette Karenyi…
HARARE’S water supply is likely improve after two months as the city is in talks with various stakeholders in order to get funding for water treatment chemicals. This comes as Harare has been carrying out trials on some new water treatment chemicals regimens which the city wants to use in future. [GoogleAd] During a full…
© THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) Bill, a major component of the government’s “ease of doing business” reforms to attract both foreign and domestic investors will replace, and take over the functions presently entrusted to, the Zimbabwe Investment Authority (ZIA) and the Special Economic Zones Authority. [GoogleAd] The Bill was gazetted on April…
© THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) says local workers, who have been through untold suffering due to continually rising cost of living further eroding wages and salaries, have nothing to celebrate. [GoogleAd] “It is worrying that this year Workers’ Day is being commemorated in the midst of a deep socioeconomic crisis in…
