© ZIMBABWE’S worsening socio-economic crisis is creating a breeding ground for human trafficking, key stakeholders dealing with immigration and human trafficking have revealed. This emerged during a workshop organised by the Arupe Jesuit University in partnership with the African Forum for Catholic Social Teaching (Afcast) Research Unit held in Harare yesterday under the theme “Renewing…
© ZIMBABWEANS want the government to cut taxes and also implement policies that will reduce the worsening poverty levels among ordinary people when Finance minister Mthuli Ncube presents his 2020 National Budget today. The budget comes as Zimbabwe is going through its worst economic crisis in a decade, which has seen the country battling soaring…
THINGS took a turn for the worse in the warring MDC on Tuesday when party hooligans stormed a meeting that was being chaired by its leader Nelson Chamisa, threatening to deal with former secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora in full view of the party’s big guns, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This happened despite the ongoing claims…
© THE installation of electric geysers on all newly-constructed buildings has been banned as part of efforts to save power. According to a new Statutory Instrument (SI) 235 of 2019 issued by the Energy ministry, all new buildings should be fitted with solar geysers fol- lowing government standards published in the SI. “Subject to Section…
© THE Ecumenical Church Leaders Forum (ECLF), an association of like-minded Christian leaders, has slammed the country’s security forces for allegedly playing a role in the human rights violations that have been blamed on the government. ECLF members are drawn from across denominations and mother bodies including the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, Evangelical Fellowship of…
© SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday rescinded his decision to bar opposition MDC Members of Parliament (MPs) from debating in the august House as punishment for question- ing President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy. Announcing his ruling, Mudenda said he had put into consideration the fact that the country’s Constitution makes it man- datory…
© PARLIAMENT is moving to prefer contempt charges against several Cabinet ministers who have made it a habit to bunk the business of the august House despite President Emmerson Mnangagwa calling them to order, National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. Ruling on a point of order by MDC Mutare Central MP Innocent Gonese in…
© THE escalating row over a farm in Harare’s Pomona area, involving Grace Mugabe, pictured, and a number of land claimants, has now placed the erratic former first lady in the gun-sights of the ruling Zanu PF, the Daily News reports. This comes after the once exceedingly powerful wife of the late former president…
© THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is contemplating daily water cuts to one of the city’s largest high density suburbs, Cowdray Park, due to suspected abuse of the precious liquid. Cowdray Park, which is home to more than 76 000 residents, largely relies on communal water supply pipes because the area does not have individual…
© HARARE City Council (HCC) has come under fire from residents’ associations after a prepaid water meter pilot project in the Westgate area failed as residents cannot buy tokens through their machines. Harare Residents Trust director Precious Shumba said after the prepaid water meters were installed, the council failed to do a post-pilot project evaluation,…
