GOVERNMENT will take lawful measures against all individuals named and implicated in corruption in a report released recently by the Acting Auditor General Rheah Kujinga. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, the leader of government business in the upper house, Lovemore Matuke, said authorities were taking appropriate measures on all individuals implicated in the damning…
IN March 2024, President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed Jessie Majome, a former Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner, as the new chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC). The ZHRC’s purpose is to promote, protect and enforce human rights and fundamental or basic freedoms. It also protects people from abuse of power and maladministration by State…
AUTHORITIES are grappling with Zimbabwe recording a mortality rate of 34, 5 percent in the second quarter of the year. Perinatal mortality is the death of a baby between 28 weeks of gestation onwards and before the first seven days of life. Speaking at a meeting with the donor community in Harare the acting director…
ZIMBABWE’S main cricket team, the Chevrons, recently played against world giants, India, and we were clobbered. The Chevrons’ poor performance against world cricket champions in the five one-day internationals in Harare is a cause for concern. Despite their impressive win in the opening match, they struggled to maintain consistency, ultimately losing the series. Several factors…
FREDA Rebecca Gold Mine (Freda), says it spent about US$100 000 on repair costs for its Mill Number 2, which was down for almost two weeks, but is now up and running. Freda, a subsidiary of stateowned mining entity Kuvimba Mining House (KMH), is located 90 kilometres northeast of Harare, houses three mills. The company’s…
By Ketty Nyoni and Brandon Josphat THE relative stability in prices and availability of goods that consumers have been enjoying over the past few months is under threat. This comes as businesses are once again finding it difficult to access foreign currency for their critical needs on official markets. At the same time, authorities assert…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have stepped up their efforts to overcome the high incidence of stunting and wasting among poor children in the country. In this regard, the government is working with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to improve access to essential health and nutrition services to needy families. According to the World…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE issue of statelessness among migrants in Zimbabwe comes under spotlight as the parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence, Home Affairs, Security Services, and War Veterans Affairs will next week conduct national public hearings on the subject. The public hearings are meant for the lawmakers to engage with stakeholders, gather information, and…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday removed Harare lawyer Nobert Phiri as one of the commissioners of the commission of inquiry investigating the operations of Harare City Council (HCC). Mnangagwa recently set up a commission of inquiry to investigate council’s management amid reports of possible corruption and financial mismanagement. According to a Statutory Instrument (SI) published in…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THERE was a mini-drama yesterday at the Bulawayo magistrates court when a 34-year-old woman who last week took her son to court after he stole US$1 000 from her, wailed before the court after her son was handed a two-year prison sentence for the crime. Her son Mbongeni Nxumalo, 19,…
