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Tapiwa Chirume and Brighton Muronzereyi AUTHORITIES continue to grapple with a major policy conflict between safeguarding the interests of vulnerable buyers of il­legally allocated land and enforcing property rights nationwide. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the minister of National Housing and Social Amenities, Paul Mavima, confirmed yesterday that…

Rutendo Ngara in VICTORIA FALLS SADC legal experts have recommended that Tan­zania become the hub of the bloc’s proposed pharmaceutical procurement system because of its strategic geographical location and ac­cess to international shipping routes. This emerged at the conclu­sion of a four-day meeting of senior legal experts held in Victoria Falls from June 1 to…

Tapiwa Chirume THE Municipality of Kariba has established a revolving fund to empower low-income residents through community-driven development projects. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Kariba mayor Ralph Maonei said the fund would provide a sustainable financial mechanism to empower vulnerable com­munities and enable residents to undertake income-generating projects and other developmental initiatives. “The Municipality…

Tapiwa Chirume CHINHOYI is fighting a spike in illegal water and sewer linkages that are crippling service delivery and damaging public infrastructure. Town Clerk Biriat Tasarira yesterday said the local authority was increasingly concerned by the growing number of residents and developers bypassing official procedures to connect properties to municipal water and sewer networks. “The…

YVONNE NCUBE POLICE have arrested three suspected serial thieves linked to a 24-count crime wave involving vehicle thefts and housebreaking across Gweru between March and May this year. The suspects, identified as Tarisai Danha, 35, Benard Phiri, 29, both of Harben Park in Gweru, and Tinashe Gonde, 41, of Ascot Infill, are alleged to have…

 Brighton Muronzereyi CHIEF WRITER THE Constitutional Court has been flooded with applica­tions challenging the country’s planned law changes. In many of the cases, some voters are suing their MPs, arguing that they have no mandate from the electorate to extend their terms in Parliament and to alter how the State president should be elected in…

Masimba Makwembere POLICE have warned against any attempt to incite violence, saying security has been heightened and the law will be strictly enforced as Parliament debates Constitutional Amend­ment Bill No. 3 (CAB3). In a statement yesterday, police spokesper­son Paul Nyathi said they expect peace and order to prevail as Parliament debates CAB3. “As the country…