ZANU PF is re-admitting without conditions and burying the hatchet with all its members who were turfed out of the party on accusations of belonging to the former liberation movement’s Generation 40 (G40) faction. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, the party’s secretary for administration, Obert Mpofu, pictured, said the unconditional re-admission of the…
Tamary Chikiwain BULAWAYO AUTHORITIES have called upon the government and private players to procure more Covid-19 vaccines for Bulawayo where there is a short supply of the jabs. Addressing members of the Bulawayo Provincial Covid-19 taskforce on Tuesday, Bulawayo Health Services director, Edwin Sibanda, said the province was left with vaccines for only two weeks. …
AT LEAST 121 dairy farmers across the country’s 10 provinces are tomorrow set to receive in-calf heifers from the European Union (EU)-funded Transforming Zimbabwe’s Dairy Value Chain (TranZDVC) programme, which is projected to increase milk production by 45 million litres by next year. TranZDVC project coordinator Edson Chifamba said at least 48, 76 percent of…
MDC president Douglas Mwonzora claims that he is in direct talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa as he pushes for the much-needed all-inclusive dialogue to address the country’s decades-long political and economic challenges. Mwonzora made the remarks on Tuesday while responding to Parliament’s Privileges Committee’s report which has recommended harsh and stiff penalties for opposition legislators…
A HARARE man has approached the High Court demanding US$10 500 from Nicoz Diamond Insurance Company (Nicoz Diamond) after his car that he had insured with the firm was in an accident. Harold Makokoro told the court that he entered into a comprehensive cover agreement with Nicoz Diamond for a Mercedes Benz he had purchased…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa,, says Zimbabwe’s frosty relations with key European Union (EU) countries have improved markedly ever since his government embarked on its dogged re-engagement drive with the West. Speaking ahead of Zimbabwe’s Independence celebrations at the weekend, Mnangagwa also said the government would continue to reach out to both the United Kingdom (UK) and…
THE High Court has granted permission to a second wife to be part of divorce proceedings between her husband and his first wife. High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba accepted a joinder application by Sylvia Mupombwa to be part of the proceedings between her husband Tawainga Arnold Katsvairo and his first wife Matirasa Katsvairo. Justice…
TEACHERS’ unions have criticised the government for failing to put in place mechanisms to ensure school children are protected from Covid-19, amid rising cases of the virus in learning institutions. Schools have become new hotspots for the disease, with St David’s Bonda High School in Mutasa being the latest victim after 120 girls tested positive….
LAW Society of Zimbabwe vice-president Rumbidzai Matambo says women should aim for leadership positions and not wait for the quota system where seats are reserved for them. Zimbabwe adopted the quota system in terms of the country’s Constitution which demands women representation in Parliament as well as the 30 percent quota system agreed upon by…
BULAWAYO needs an additional 52 pre-schools and more learning institutions to meet the growing population. In the Bulawayo City Council’s (BCC) 2021-2033 Masterplan proposal, the city fathers highlighted that there is a shortage of learning institutions, with the Early Childhood Development (ECD) group needing more facilities. “The proposed master plan aims at ensuring that provision…
