July 2020

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations (UN) human rights expert, Clement Voule, has presented a report to the Human Rights Council alleging that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is failing to implement sound economic and political reforms, while shrinking the country’s democratic space. This comes as Mnangagwa’s government has emphasised that it is…

Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe Seventh Day Adventist Students Association has challenged the sitting of examinations scheduled for Saturdays July 11 and 18, arguing it was in contradiction with their religious beliefs since it is their Sabbath. University of Zimbabwe Seventh Day Adventist Students Association and representatives Maranatha Chigogora and Natasha Nyathi…

Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw FIFTY-TWO MDC Alliance legislators who remained in Parliament following the recalling of 21 of their colleagues have approached the High Court seeking to interdict the Thokozani Khupe-led group from making further recalls. MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala, secretary for legal affairs Innocent Gonese, Harare West MP Joana Mamombe, vice…

SMALL and Medium Enterprises minister Sithembiso Nyoni, pictured, says motorbikes, which a parliamentary portfolio committee claimed were left to rot, were distributed to district officers a long time ago. In a report presented in the National Assembly by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Small and Medium Enterprises Development recently, the ministry had reportedly said it…

Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE city council here has remained defiant on its push to have Khami Dam as one of its suppliers of water. This comes as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has for some time now been entangled in a war of words with residents over the use of Khami Dam water, with…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE just ended month of June witnessed a sharp increase in human rights violations, with over 4 000 cases being recorded, a report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has revealed. This comes as the country is currently on a national lockdown introduced to mitigate the spread of the…