AFTER the drama and surprises of Zanu PF’s pivotal central committee elections, all eyes are now on the ruling party’s equally big-deal elective congress later this month, where President Emmerson Mnangagwa will choose the new team of politburo members. Although Mnangagwa can still technically be contested as party boss at the gathering, he is widely…
By Brandon Josphat ALMOST 200 hectares of wheat on five farms across the country have been destroyed by veld fi res since the start of the veld fi re season in July as temperatures continue to rise, the government has revealed. Speaking during a post cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said…
By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES have ordered the removal of South African-produced Purity Essentials Baby Powder products from retail outlets with immediate effect over safety concerns. The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Jasper Chimedza, said at the weekend that the product was potentially harmful to children. “Tiger Brands of South Africa…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE government has called upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to consider reducing the funding gap between member states’ needs and available resources which has continued to widen, particularly in Southern Africa. Speaking at the 73rd executive meeting of the UNHCR in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday minister of Public…
By Brandon Josphat THE Foreign Affairs yesterday said it owes its embassies and other government departments over US$14 million in salaries and other expenditures. This comes amid reports that the country was planning to shut down some of its embassies as it was failing to maintain them and paying ambassadors. Speaking before the parliamentary portfolio…
AMID growing calls by the opposition for electoral reforms ahead of the 2023 national elections, Zanu PF has come up with its own set of tough counter demands that it wants its rivals to agree to for any negotiations on changes to the law to take place. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend,…
By Dionne Kanyowa LEGISLATOR Job Sikhala has filed a fresh bail application at the Harare magistrates court in a case he is facing defeating the course of justice charges. In the application, Sikhala did not hide his frustration, pointing out he was starting to lose faith in the country’s judiciary system as a result of…
By Dionne Kanyowa THE High Court yesterday ruled that confessions made by the prime suspect in the suspected ritual killing of a Murehwa minor, Tapiwa Makore, be admitted as evidence. The court found that there was no evidence proving Tafadzwa Shamba was forced to confess through assaults by the police.This comes after Shamba had contested…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE World Health Organisation (WHO) is partnering with the ministry of Health through a special initiative for mental health and communities in order for healthcare workers and society to detect cases early. This comes as it is estimated that 60 percent of the mental health cases in the country are due to…
By Dionne Kanyowa THE HIGH Court has accused the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Board (Zimsec) of abusing the court process in a bid to evade a US$170 000 debt it owes a local architectural company for design services it rendered. Zimsec went to court seeking to have the US$170 777 debt being claimed by AR Mandizvidza…
