By Nyasha KunyiswaSTAFF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the church to play a pivotal role in promoting peace as the country hurtles towards general elections this year. Speaking during the centenary celebrations of Zaoga Archbishop Ezekiel Guti in Harare yesterday, the president appreciated the role churches were playing in the country. “Ahead of…
By Yvonne Ncube A 16-YEAR-OLD girl from Masiyephambili College in Bulawayo revealed how she was rape by her uncle in a school composition which she titled “People can be monsters”. This came to light when Mthulisi Sibanda, 34, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza at the weekend facing three counts of rape. He pleaded…
By Rutendo Ngara THE government has called for robust research on alternative pest and disease control methods as reliance on chemicals is unsustainable and ecologically unfriendly. Addressing delegates during an online meeting on commemorating the International Day of Plant Health at the weekend, the ministry of Lands chief director for Agricultural Research, Innovation and Development…
THE government is satisfied with the progress it has made towards resolving its arrears as the country prepares to hold another high-level…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora is stepping up his bid to have this year’s crunch national elections postponed. This comes despite a seven-member panel of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt), led by Chief Justice Luke Malaba, having thrown out Mwonzora’s application last week, which challenged the validity of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s gazetted…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A LOBBY group which promotes local goods, Buy Zimbabwe, has added its voice to concerns that the new measures announced by authorities last week to stabilise the economy could drive many companies out of business. In this light, it said at the weekend that it would soon call for an emergency meeting…
THE parliamentary legal committee says the Minerals Amendment Bill currently before the National Assembly will violate the country’s Constitution in many respects if enacted. In an adverse report tabled in the National Assembly last week, the committee chaired by Jonathan Samkange said before rebuking the Bill, they had engaged the minister of Mines, Winston Chitando…
THE government has started to disburse improved allowances to traditional leaders amid efforts to improve their social standing, deputy minister of Local Government, Marian Chombo has said. The traditional leaders are set to receive a whooping US$550 each in Covid-19 allowance backdated to May last year ,after the ministry approved their request made early last…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA THE European Union (EU) is ready to observe Zimbabwe’s upcoming general elections if invited to do so by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), the bloc’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst von Kirchmann has said. Speaking on Friday during the commemorations of Europe Day in Harare, Kirchmann said the EU would support the country…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya THE jury is still out on the new measures announced by authorities on Thursday to stabilise prices of basic goods and shore up the volatile Zimbabwe dollar. The interventions, chief among them the removal of duty on all imported basic goods, have received mixed responses from both consumers and…
