By Brandon Josphat GOVERNMENT and civil servants meet today to discuss salary and working conditions for public workers, and the government employees are considering calling for an “extraordinary” meeting for all civil servants if their conditions are not met. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) secretary-general David…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa VICE President Constantino Chiwenga, who also doubles as Health minister, yesterday said Zimbabwe appreciated efforts by China in supporting the country’s health sector through the provision of medical supplies and health professionals. This comes as 19 medical experts from China are set to leave Zimbabwe soon after serving for nearly three years…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has warned that authorities will not hesitate to throw the book at all trouble-makers ahead of the country’s crunch polls. Speaking during a fundraising dinner for Roman Catholic youth in Mutare at the weekend, the nononsense retired army general and former Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) emphasised that there…
THE daughter of the late former president Robert Mugabe, Bona, has officially filed for divorce from her husband of nine years, Simba Chikore, ostensibly because their marriage has irretrievably broken. Bona filed the papers at the High Court yesterday, seeking a decree of divorce, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’. Bona’s lawyer, Fungai Chimwamurombe, could not shed more…
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is intensifying peace initiatives around the country after establishing a complaints desk to deal with incidences of political violence and other conflicts ahead of this year’s general elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, NPRC spokesperson Obert Gutu said they had introduced a desk to deal with issues…
THE High Court has thrown out an application by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Harare North MP Allan Markham in which he sought to compel the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to provide him with the national voters’ roll in an electronic format. The matter, which was heard in court yesterday, was finalised after High Court…
AS ZIMBABWE gets ready to adopt a firm position on the contentious subject of capital punishment, the ministry of Justice is launching a campaign to gather public opinion. This comes in light of the fact that the nation has not carried out an execution in 18 years. The notorious armed robbers and murderers Stephen Chidhumo…
PARLIAMENT has expressed concerns over the proliferation of fuel service stations close to residential areas, saying they pose a threat to human lives. Speaking in the Senate last week, Zanu PF Masvingo senator Tichinani Mavetera said a number of service stations were constructed in residential areas and this had a risk of endangering human lives….
FARMERS are calling upon the government to review upwards producer prices, which were set earlier this year, saying this will enable them to go back to the fields next cropping season. This comes as the government pegged the pre-planting producer prices for a tonne of maize at US$335, soya beans US$597,59 and sunflower at US$687,23,…
THE chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Priscilla Chigumba, has accused some of her colleagues of operating in breach of their mandates and holding clandestine meetings, as cracks at the elections’ management body widen. In an extraordinary letter to all Zec commissioners on February 22, Chigumba accused some commissioners of coming up with dubious…
