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MALE parliamentarians have backed women’s call for 50-50 equality across all governance structures. The Women Reform Network (WRN), an informal collaboration of 25 women’s rights organisations and women-led community-based organisations, developed a position paper that outlines how women have been left out in electoral and political reforms. Legislators in Parliament’s justice portfolio committee, speaking on…

HIGH Court judge Owen Tagu has dismissed an application by the Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) challenging the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco)’s monopoly to ferry commuters in cities and towns. This comes after the government declared that only buses registered under Zupco were allowed to ferry passengers as a measure of containing the spread…

J USTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the country still has time to conduct its pending by-elections before the 2023 national elections — following the suspension of the polls due to the still potent coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Ziyambi also revealed that the ruling Zanu PF was preparing for the…

OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora, pictured, says another government of national unity (GNU) is a possible outcome of the country’s proposed national dialogue which is meant to help resolve Zimbabwe’s decades-long myriad crises. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Mwonzora added that while a GNU was a possibility, what was more important was for…

SIX people died while four others were injured after they were stabbed by a man who allegedly developed mental illness while at an all-night prayer session at an apostolic church in Kwekwe yesterday. The man reportedly drove home and threatened to stab his wife with a spear.   The wife sought refuge at her sister’s place,…

THE government has so far managed to rehabilitate over 90 000km of the country’s road network under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2).  This comes as the government budgeted $33,6 billion for the second phase with the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) having already disbursed $2,3 billion to local authorities as they intensify efforts…

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has commended private health providers for their cooperation during the Covid-19 pandemic and encouraged them to now focus on mental health which is becoming a major problem in the country. This comes as cases of mental health have increased in recent years mainly due to the abuse of hard drugs like…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned delinquent fuel companies that their days of short-changing the motoring public were over as authorities would now monitor all their activities in real time. This comes as authorities have been grappling with the scourges of fuel smuggling and other ills — that all work to the detriment of motorists and…

THE late music superstar and national hero Oliver Mtukudzi’s company, Tuku Music and Promotions, has been fined $35 000 for failing to submit tax returns to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra). The firm, represented by the singer’s daughter Samantha Mtukudzi, appeared before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti facing two counts of tax evasion. Samantha pleaded guilty…