By Brandon Josphat ZANU PF retained its two council seats after winning Nyanga, Manicaland province and Mberengwa, Midlands province, by-elections that were held over the weekend. According to the results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), in Nyanga ward 27, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Taurai Tachiwangani got 123 votes, while Zanu PF…
By Rutendo Ngara PUBLIC Service Commission (PSC) secretary Jonathan Wutawunashe has retired from the commission after being at the helm for five years. In a statement yesterday, the commission said during his tenure of office Wutawunashe managed to revive the public service, including launching the government’s sexual harassment policy, among others. He was a member…
By Dionne Kanyowa THE HIGH Court will today determine whether alleged confessions made by a prime suspect in the suspected ritual killing of a Murehwa minor Tapiwa Makore should be admitted as evidence or not in the ongoing trial. Tafadzwa Shamba allegedly made indications to the police where he confessed to killing the boy shortly…
By Ketty Nyoni THE United Nations (UN) has condemned the death of a 15-year-old girl who reportedly died on October 4 at an apostolic shrine while giving birth. In a statement, UN Zimbabwe communications specialist Sirak Gebrehiwot said the incident contravened the Convention on the Rights of the Child to which Zimbabwe is a signatory…
THE high population of youths in Zimbabwe requires the creation of projects to enable them to become entrepreneurs and refrain from abusing…
By Rutendo Ngara POLICE have warned that they will get tough with both ordinary citizens and businesspeople who continue to keep large amounts of money at their premises, fuelling the scourge of armed robberies in the country. This comes after armed robbers took a staggering US$1,4 million from ABC Auctions in Harare at the weekend…
LANDS minister Anxious Masuka says the government plans to take a majority stake in the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) as it targets to create a US$1 billion-dollar cotton industry by 2026. Speaking at an event to commemorate World Cotton Day in Harare over the weekend, Masuka said it was feasible to achieve the US$1…
MEN should take heed of calls to be screened for breast cancer. It is no longer a women issue. As Zimbabwe, like the rest of the world, recognizes October as breast cancer awareness month, men should know that the disease does not only affect women and should be proactive and get tested to detect it…
By Rutendo Ngara and Ketty Nyoni THE prices of basic goods in major retail shops in Ha- rare and Bulawayo, as well…
By Ketty Nyoni THE government says it has managed to tame vaccine-resistant groups after managing to inoculate 86 percent of their targeted children population so far during the ongoing measles vaccination campaign. This comes as authorities have been struggling to make headway in their vaccination campaigns, including for Covid-19, amid hesitancy resulting largely from misinformation…
