© CALLS for legislation to regulate churches and religious sects are mounting as women and girls have increasingly become vulnerable to sexual abuse by self-proclaimed men of God. [GoogleAd] Desperate to save her marriage after years of barrenness, a Bulawayo woman in her early 40s opted to enlist the services of a self-styled prophet who…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has so far recorded more misses than hits during the year that he has been in office following his disputed election victory on July 30 last year, analysts have said. [GoogleAd] Tuesday marks exactly a year after Mnangagwa began his five-year term in office. Mnangagwa rose to power in 2017 following…
© GOVERNMENT has been blasted for ignoring recommendations from parliamentary portfolio committees, a trend that has rendered Parliament toothless. [GoogleAd] Portfolio committees, which have powers to consider and deal with all Bills and statutory instruments or other matters also have an oversight function as granted by the Constitution to monitor and oversee government actions. And…
© A HARARE magistrate denied Environment and Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira bail yesterday, as he remanded her in custody for 21 days. [GoogleAd] Acting chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi ruled in favour of the State, which had applied for refusal of bail. Mupfumira is facing seven counts of criminal abuse of office involving US$95 million. At…
© ZIMBABWEANS should not quickly celebrate the recent arrest of Environment and Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira as illustrative of the new government’s determination to tackle corruption in high-places, analysts contend. [GoogleAd] Their worst fear is that the arrest could turn out to be a result of factional wars emerging in the ruling Zanu PF party….
© MEDICAL aid societies have increased payments for healthcare services as the newly-introduced Zimbabwe dollar continues to weaken against the United States dollar on the official interbank rate. [GoogleAd] In a recent statement announcing the price increase, Cimas Medical Aid Society said the weakening currency is increasing the cost of medical services as most of…
© GOVERNMENT will not hesitate to deploy the army to quash any demonstrations by the opposition, Zanu PF Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda has said. [GoogleAd] Speaking in Gweru on Saturday at a meeting where President Emmerson Mnangagwa was supposed to meet Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans and collaborators (Ziliwaco) members, Matemadanda said those who want to…
© FIREBRAND South African opposition leader Julius Malema of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is concerned about the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe which is nearing implosion due to economic collapse. [GoogleAd] This has prompted Malema to wade into Zimbabwe’s affairs. Addressing tens of thousands of his supporters at Kanyamazane Stadium in Mpumalanga province during the sixth…
© GOVERNMENT is working towards compensating farmers who lost around 50 000 cattle to January Disease between the 2017 to 2018 rainy season. [GoogleAd] Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs minister Apollonia Munzverengi said government is aware that a number of farmers lost their cattle due to the January Disease. “Currently there are plans to compensate those…
© GOVERNMENT has acquired 100 new ambulances to service provincial, district and rural health centres to improve access to health care in the country, Health minister Obadiah Moyo told Parliament recently. [GoogleAd] Moyo said this last week during Parliament’s question and answer session while responding to MDC Binga North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda who had…
