THE Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) has implored the government to address discrimination in the informal sector, saying traders there face segregation, including  lack of social protection. This comes after a United Nations committee’s elimination of discrimination report recently requested Zimbabwe to amend its labour laws to explicitly cover the informal sector and domestic…

WOMEN’S Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) has called for interparty women’s coalitions to enhance their participation in next year’s general elections. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Walpe executive director and founder Sithabile Dewa said regardless of their political affiliations, women needed to join hands and fight against factors that hinder…

By Dionne Kanyowa IT SEEMS there is no end in sight for the ownership battle for Mugodhi Apostolic Faith after four church members of a rival camp contested the appointment of the founder’s son, Washington Mugodhi, as the sect’s bishop. This is despite the fact that the courts endorsed him as the bonafide leader of…

A HARARE man has been jailed for an effective seven years for pouring acid on his wife’s face, causing her serious burns, deforming her face after she had caused his arrest over a domestic violence case. Tatenda Pasipamire, 34, was reportedly having domestic disputes with his wife Editah Mutembo which saw him before the court….

A HIGH school teacher has been jailed for an effective 12 years for raping a teenage student who had gone for extra-lessons in Glen View, Harare. Admire Kafurura, 29, reportedly gave the minor water after which she began feeling dizzy and only to wake up naked with pain in her privates before opening up to…