© ONE Zimbabwean magistrate handles at least 100 000 court cases every year owing to low staff complement in the Judicial Services Commission, the acting chief magistrate has revealed. Munamato Mutevedzi said this when he officiated at the swearing-in ceremony of eight new magistrates at Rotten Row Courts in Harare yesterday. [GoogleAd] Charity Tonongera, Vavariro…
© ZIMBABWE risks losing foreign investment and international trade partners due to the slow adoption of climate change mitigating strate- gies and initiatives, the Daily News reports. This emerged during a private sector workshop on the Climate Change Bill and Part XXI of the securities and exchange rules held in Harare where key stakeholders expressed…
BILHARZIA, one of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that the country is struggling to cope with, increases the risk of contracting HIV, espe- cially among women, a study has revealed. The study, conducted by Frontline Aids, a United Kingdom-based organisation, has shown that bilharzia, otherwise known as schistosomiasis, increased the risk of HIV infection by three…
© ZANU PF yesterday issued a stern warning against election cheat- ing as the party begins its Harare restructuring process. Spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo told the media after a politburo meeting that the party had resolved that the District Coordinating Commit- tee (DCC) elections programme commenced yesterday. [GoogleAd] “The full details of the programme will…
© THE Zimbabwe Republic Police riot squad had to be called in to disperse hundreds of illegal gold miners who had swamped Gweru’s Adelaide Park suburb following reports of a gold strike. Residents yesterday morning woke up to the news of the discovery and rushed to the area to try their luck. [GoogleAd] By midday…
© A SUSPECTED armed robber was shot and died on Wednesday while five others were arrested following a shoot-out with police in Chitungwiza. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the suspects were part of a gang that is believed to have committed a spate of robberies since January this year. [GoogleAd] “The Zimbabwe Republic Police…
© A HARARE magistrate yesterday refused to release former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko’s passport, saying no sufficient evidence was placed before him to support the application. Mphoko is accused of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly ordered the release from custody of then Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) acting chief executive Moses Juma and non-executive…
© EX-ZIMBABWE development and Southern Rocks coach Bruce Makova hopes to make an impact after he was recently appointed to lead the Nigeria national cricket team. Makova’s first task will be to guide the West Africans at the World Twenty20 Quali- fier in Dubai. Nigeria was invited to take part in the tour- nament after…
© UNITED States As-sistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs Tibor Nagy says Zimbabwe’s “reputation” of human rights violations and undemocratic processes remain a cause for con-cern in Washington. [GoogleAd] This comes barely a week after a report by the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful…
© HARARE-BASED accountant Ezinne Edet recently put aside her profession to write her debut book titled Beat Cancer Naturally. The book was inspired by her mother Dorothy Okpoko’s cancer journey and treat- ment via natural methods. “Going through my mother’s experience with her was my motivation to follow my passion that has led me to…
