The Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), an umbrella body for civil service servant unions, has called for an immediate review of salaries. In a letter directed to Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Paul Mavima, ZCPSTU) has called for an urgent National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting to consider a…
MAYORS and council chairpersons from across the country have signed performance contracts before local government minister July Moyo. However, some councils did not sign performance contracts, with some saying they needed to consult with their councils first. Bulawayo Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni said he could only make a decision on signing after attending the full…
SUSPENDED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume, pictured, accused of influencing council employees to allocate residential stands to his sister and workmate is upping his fight for freedom and will today file an application for quashing of the charges. Mafume initially made an application for further particulars arguing that land allocation is not part of his duties…
A RUWA man, Innocent Java, who stands accused of committing a robbery in Mutoko, recently lost his bid for bail. Java, a family man with four children, denied committing the offence and had filed for bail pending trial, claiming that he was wrongfully arrested for robbery when in fact he was a foreign currency dealer who…
A CHURCH leader has been nabbed on allegations of raping a 16-year-old girl on the guise that he was removing cancer cells in her body. George Hurasha allegedly raped the girl in his so-called holy room where he had taken the girl to offer her help. He was not asked to plead to allegations of…
THE government has urged youths to engage in sporting activities so as to shun drug abuse which is a proven trigger of…
BULAWAYO councillors have raised concern over an increase in the number of residents who have drowned and also committed suicide in pits which are left uncovered by illegal sand poachers and council employees. In the latest council minutes, councillor Sikhululekile Moyo said a lot of drowning accidents had occurred due to a number of pits…
THE government has commenced the installation of weather radars which will enable the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) to improve the accuracy of weather information and strengthen the nation’s early warning systems. A weather radar is an observational instrument used in meteorology to identify and picture various types of precipitation, measure their magnitude and track their…
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) says it will continue to address challenges faced by underprivileged women and children in the country. In a recent statement, Unicef communications specialist Elizabeth Mupfumira said the agency mobilised over US$11 million of humanitarian funding benefiting 1,9 million children and women. “Unicef continues to implement large scale programmes in…
DISGRUNTLED tertiary students, nurses and teachers have been rallying citizens for a national shutdown today in protest against the economic situation in…
