AS SCHOOLS and institutions of higher learning prepare to re-open, the government has come up with enhanced and strict operating procedures aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes amid expectations that authorities will soon announce a relaxation of the Level 4 national lockdown regulations as Covid-19-related infections and deaths continue to…
A HARARE businessman Trust Chiro, who last Friday appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court for allegedly smuggling goods into the country by falsely claiming they were in transit to Zambia, has been granted $50 000 bail. Chiro, who is facing fraud charges, spent the weekend in custody before being freed by magistrate Judith Taruvinga who…
THE government has extended indefinitely the scheme that allows civil servants to import vehicles duty free, to cushion them from the country’s prevailing difficult economic environment. This comes as government employees have been demanding a minimum pay package of US$500 — prompting authorities to allow civil servants to import cars worth up to US$10 000…
FORMER Education minister David Coltart says the government should have prioritised the vaccination of the entire teaching staff against the Covid-19 virus as opposed to continuously extending lockdowns as the education sector has significantly suffered. Coltart said while the virus had caused a huge global strain, the government had failed to come up with sustainable…
THE Senate thematic committee on Sustainable Development Goals says poverty and peer pressure is pushing school-going girls into early marriages, amid rising cases in teenage pregnancies. This comes as the Women Affairs ministry recently said at least 4 959 girls fell pregnant last year, while 1 174 cases of child marriages were recorded between January…
A LOCAL non-governmental organisation (NGO) has vowed to escalate its battle to end forced early child marriages which continue to destroy the lives of young girls across the country on a yearly basis. Currently, emotions are running high following the death, in July, of 14-year-old Marange girl — Annah Machaya — at a Johanne Marange…
A RWANDESE national Israel Shiminana has been denied a Zimbabwean citizenship despite having been married to a local woman for more than five years. Shiminana, who came to Zimbabwe in 2003, has failed to secure a citizenship after numerous requests to the Home Affairs ministry since 2013. “My wife wrote various letters to the ministry…
NGOZI, a horror film produced by Mutare-based Vuvuzela Visual Studios, has captured the imagination of movie fans. Film script writer and director Martin…
g ospel musician, Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave, has collaborated with the legendary South African gospel artiste, Winnie Mashaba. According to the Toita Zvedenga hit maker, the…
AS FAMED Aces Youth Soccer Academy (AYSA) celebrates 20 years of excellence, their co-director Nigel Munyati has revealed his dream to finally see some of their products led by Warriors captain Knowledge Musona guide the national team to a maiden World Cup finals. Zimbabwe will begin their quest for a maiden World Cup appearance with…
