THE Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC) has added its voice to calls for Parliament to expedite the passing of the Marriages Bill into law in order to end child marriages. This comes as civil society organisations, churches and the United Nations recently called for the Bill to be quickly passed promulgated following the death of a…
LEGISLATORS have called on the government to empower members of the “coloured” community, who have been facing segregation as a result of their classification on national registration certificates. This comes after the committee on Defence received a petition from the “coloured” community complaining that the “00” code on their national identity (ID) cards was to…
THE government says it is working towards the refurbishment of the country’s ports of entry to match the increasing traffic volumes. This comes after the committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development’s recommendations on the need to improve the border infrastructure following reports of poor coordination between agencies leading to delays in clearing traffic and…
TWO Zanu PF parliamentarians — Rejoice Timire and Zenzo Sibanda — have succumbed to Covid-19-related illnesses. Timire, 62, was the representative for people with disabilities in the Senate. She died at Mbuya Dorcas Hospital in Harare where she had been admitted on Wednesday, while Sibanda, the Tsholotsho South legislator, passed away at United Bulawayo Hospitals….
THE Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) has demanded that the police arrest a man who impregnated a 14-year-old girl, Memory Machaya, who died recently while giving birth at the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church shrine. This comes after the police issued a statement last week saying it was investigating the case following outrage expressed by…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has arrested Mashonaland West director of Local Governance, Cecilia Chitiyo and three accomplices on charges of criminal abuse of office. Chitiyo and her team face nine counts of allegedly charging USD$5 000 as an “administrative fee” on all land developers in the province to get land for housing developments during…
ZB Financial Holdings Limited (ZBFH) has appointed Shepherd Tapiwanashe Fungura as its new group chief executive officer (CEO). The appointment was with effect from August 1. Fungura took over from Fanuel Kapanje, who has been holding fort in an acting capacity following the resignation of group CEO Ron Mutandagayi at the end of May. He…
LANDS minister Anxious Masuka says the country is running out of land to redistribute to prospective new indigenous farmers with the waiting list now standing at over 250 000. This comes at a time the country is facing a rapid increase of human population, which is putting extraordinary pressure on the country’s natural resources available,…
THE Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPA) has warned citizens from purchasing unapproved Covid-19 self-test kits from pharmacies, saying the kits are producing erroneous results. At the same time, the authority has cautioned unscrupulous medicine suppliers that they risk being deregistered if they continue with the practice. This came out during a tour of pharmacies…
THE Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) board has appointed Tawanda Gusha as the firm’s first substantive chief executive with a mandate to ensuring the company contributes to the government’s National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1). ACZ board chairperson Devnanda Popatlal yesterday said Gusha’s appointment would bring a new dimension to the company which is responsible for…
