FRINGE opposition political parties yesterday vehemently opposed proposed constitutional amendments which seek to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office and also postpone the 2028 polls. This comes as Parliamentarians from both Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are already seized with preliminary processes that could see the 2028 national elections deferred for…

AUTHORITIES are being urged to take more measures against the abuse of, and unbridled consumption of alcohol in the country. The secretary general of the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) in Zimbabwe, Aadielah Maker Dierdericks, said at the weekend that the 2017 draft national alcohol policy contained a number of such needed measures. “Zimbabwe,…

THE agriculture sector’s prospects for this season remain bright as the country is expected to receive decent rain between now and March. So said the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday, as Zimbabwe and the sub region continue to reel from the effects of the El-Niño-induced drought. Speaking to journalists in Harare, MSD deputy director, Tamburiro…

Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER AUTHORITIES, have with immediate effect, banned all activities at Lake Chivero, Harare, until pollution levels are brought under control, affecting around 20 000 families who rely on the lake for their livelihoods. This comes after the lake was last month contaminated with cyanobacteria killing four rhinos, three zebras, fish and other…