THE government says candidates who failed to write their examinations due to heavy rains will be allowed to sit for their affected papers. Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Deputy minister of Primary and Secondary Education Angeline Gata said affected learners would be accorded an opportunity to sit for their examinations. “The ministry is…
NATIONAL Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda has warned legislators in the habit of absconding Parliament sittings they risked being penalised for collecting allowances without working. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Mudenda said parliamentarians needed to be in attendance all the time to deliver the mandate for which they were elected.“I see your numbers are…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has slammed the decision by the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party to disengage from Parliament and local authorities over the recall of its officials, saying it is anti-people. This comes as CCC leader Nelson Chamisa announced last week that his party’s Citizens National Assembly had resolved that…
THE uptake of bute (snuff) among Zimbabwean youths, especially young girls who associate themselves with manjuzu, a mermaid spirit believed to bestow its worshippers with wealth and a good life, is on the rise among the young desperate for good fortunes in life. Whether the benefits associated with snuffing are real or imagined is open…
IT IS one September afternoon and white fluffy clouds dotted the azure blue sky as the sun beamed beatifically in the bustling city of Harare and three men, probably in their thirties, push modified trolleys laden with groceries. The trolleys are heavily loaded and rickety as they snake their way down the busy Jason Moyo…
THE government has expressed willingness to work with American technology company Star Link on condition it adheres to Zimbabwe’s laws, Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Tatenda Mavetera has said. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Mavetera said authorities were keen to make good on their re-engagement policy and that Zimbabwe is open for business….
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says the opposition party has resolved that all its deployees in the National Assembly, Senate and local authorities should disengage for two weeks from the public offices with immediate effect. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Chamisa said the elected public officials in last August’s general elections…
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe says the police recorded over 290 000 criminal cases in the country in the first eight months of this year. This, he said, was a serious cause of concern and the law enforcement agency needed to urgently intervene and combat the scourge. Addressing senior police officers in Harare yesterday, Kazembe…
RIOT police were called into the National Assembly yesterday to eject rowdy Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators. The chaotic scenes came after Speaker Jacob Mudenda announced the recalling of 15 of the party’s MPs by CCC’s “interim secretary-general” Sengezo Tshabangu. Mkoba North legislator, Amos Chibaya, immediately questioned the development, saying the leadership of CCC…
NATIONAL Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda has challenged legislators to unite and debate issues that proffer solutions to the country’s various challenges for the good of ordinary citizens. In his opening remarks during the induction of newly-elected MPs in Harare yesterday, Mudenda said parliamentarians should serve the people with humility in the best interest of Zimbabwe….
