THE State believes they have a case against war veterans who were arrested for allegedly participating in an illegal demonstration last year The former freedom fighters stand accused of singing Chimurenga songs during their demonstration, which authorities say could have gone out of hand. They allegedly wanted to petition Parliament and the ministry of Finance…
CITIZENS’ Coalition for Change activists Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri have accused the police, Zanu PF and the State of attempting to…
FARMERS can now apply for 99-year-leases using their annual production and productivity forms as the government enhances the ease of doing business in the agriculture sector. In a statement at the weekend, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka, said simplifying the process of applying for a lease would accelerate agribusiness. “The focus of linking annual production and…
AUTHORITIES are stewing over rising prices of basic goods and services in the country, amid growing concerns that more and more ordinary people are struggling to make ends meet. So serious are the concerns, that Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has been asked by Parliament to explain the worsening hardships that long-suffering citizens are facing. This…
Hazel Marimbiza HUMAN rights activists have bemoaned the rise in transactional sex involving young girls in rural Matabeleland. This comes as poverty levels continue to be a major concern in the region, amid the prevailing harsh economic environment. Statistics from a survey conducted last year showed that about 5 000 young girls were impregnated then,…
LEGISLATORS have demanded the government to pay Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in United States dollars since service providers were also demanding payment in foreign currency. Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Zanu PF for Mutare West legislator Teedzai Percy Muchimwe said the CDF they were getting was not enough to do meaningful developmental projects…
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo, who is accused of vote buying to be elected into office in 2018 has lost his freedom bid after a regional magistrate dismissed his application for discharge. In a ruling read on her behalf yesterday, magistrate Bianca Makwande said innocence would be proven at the end of a full trial arguing that…
THE ministry of Environment is set to conduct public consultations to establish the root cause of climate change in the country and possible solutions ahead of the Stockholm@50 Conference scheduled for Sweden early June. The national consultations are set to be conducted in conjunction with the United Nations environment programme according to Environment minister Mangaliso…
FIRST Mutual Life (FML) has been conferred with the ISO9001:2015 certificate, which is renewed every three years having initially attained ISO certification in 2012. Over the years, FML had endeavoured to attain high service excellence and even surpass it. First Mutual Health had also gone through the certification process and is now ISO certified. Life insurance…
SEEDCO seed maize conditioning plant which was commissioned last year in September by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has started successfully operating after having dried up 300 metric tonnes of the maize seed since February this year when it started operating. The plant alternatively known as the dryer was set up to speed up the drying process…
