By Rutendo Ngara THE Veterinary Services Department in the Agriculture ministry says it has manufactured 130 000 doses of the new Bolvac vaccine to fight the deadly Theileriosis disease commonly known as the January disease in the country. The department said it was “on top of the situation” as the new vaccines have seen Zimbabwe…
A HARARE woman was fined $20 000 at the magistrate’s court yesterday after she locked her tenant and her family out of their rented rooms for failing to pay rent. Sithokozile Ndlovu, 57, was arraigned before the magistrate’s court yesterday, facing charges of contravening Section 116 of the Criminal Law codification and Reform Act (Unauthorised…
THE United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) says it is collaborating with tertiary institutions to advance research and policy dialogue aimed at creating a sustainable, inclusive environment for disabled children. In a report produced by Unicef in collaboration with the Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ), the organisations say their research will inform policy and…
A UNLICENSED Harare driver, who was dragged before the magistrate’s court for reckless driving after he allegedly hit two people, has been granted $10 000 bail. Kudakwashe Godzi, 32, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mushavakure yesterday after he allegedly side-swiped two pedestrians, resulting in their hospitalisation. He is facing two charges: one of negligent…
THE government has challenged local authorities and other stakeholders across the country to scale up waste management efforts to ensure the environment is not polluted. Speaking at an environmental management strategic dialogue yesterday, Environment minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said it was unfortunate that stakeholders were failing to maintain cleanliness in their respective cities. “The major question…
By Brandon Josphat THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) and the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) have both condemned recent politically motivated violence in Ward 4, Murehwa North, and Mashonaland East, urging political actors to exercise greater caution ahead of this year’s general elections. Seven elderly Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists were last Friday…
ZANU PF central committee member Lewis Matutu has challenged political leaders to shun blame apportionment and take responsibility whenever their members engage in violence as the country heads for the crunch harmonised elections. This comes barely a week after unidentified youth assaulted seven Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists with logs in Murewa, Mashonaland East…
GOVERNMENT yesterday kicked off its bid to digitalise all line ministries’ administrative systems with the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) supplying 160 computers to the Public Service ministry. Speaking during the first phase of handing over computers to government ministries, ICT minister Jenfan Muswere appreciated the support from Potraz, adding digitisation of…
THE High Court has ruled that the procurement contract signed between Intratrek Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) in 2015 for the construction of a 100 megawatts (MGW) solar photovoltaic in Gwanda is still valid. Intratrek is owned by businessman Wicknell Chivayo, pictured, who is the managing director. In his ruling yesterday, High Court…
By Rumbidzi Ngwena A 15-YEAR-OLD girl was electrocuted while walking barefoot in flowing water in Harare. Police have since opened investigations into the incident. The girl was attempting to retrieve her sandals after they had been washed away by flowing water when the event occurred on Tuesday in Warren Park 1. “The ZRP (Zimbabwe Republic…
