C © CONSUMER Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) executive director Rosemary Siyachitema has called for the immedi- ate assent of the Consumer Protection Bill into law to safeguard the interests of Zimbabweans on the market place. She told the Daily News that apart from pricing, there were a lot of important clauses in the Bill that…
© TWO suspected copper cables thieves were electrocuted while trying to cut copper cables from overhead power lines in Bulawayo’s Woodville suburb. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the badly burnt bodies, which are yet to be identified, were discovered on Monday. [GoogleAd] “Two people tried to steal Zesa Holdings (Zesa) copper cables and they…
© ZANU PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu has filed a $10 million defamation suit against the ruling party’s youth league deputy secretary, Lewis Matutu. In the court papers filed last Friday, Mpofu told the court that the litigation arose from an incident on June 24 this year, when Matutu addressed a press conference at…
© A ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Right’s attempt to have an independent pathologist examine the body of Hilton Tamangani, who passed away in remand prison on Saturday, was dismissed yesterday. Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboa said the magistrates’ court had no jurisdiction to hear the matter and ordered the State to commence investigations into the circumstances…
© OPPOSITION parties yesterday came out guns blazing, accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of seeking to con- solidate power through a raft of constitutional amendments, among them, repealing the clause on presidential polls running mates. This comes after Cabinet on Monday approved various constitu- tional amendments “perceived to be contradictory or conflicting, thereby rendering implementation of…
© OVER 20 000 mine workers will lose their jobs due to mechanisation currently being invested in by most mines, the Daily News can report. Robotics and driverless technology have taken over at some of Zimbabwe’s mines to enhance efficiency in the mining sector, which contributes around 16 percent of the country’s GDP. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe…
© POLICE Commissioner-Gen- eral Godwin Matanga said the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) is blocking efforts to extradite Zimbabweans who are facing criminal charges. Matanga told the Parliamentary portfolio committee on Foreign Affairs yesterday that they have approached Interpol, but the organ is refusing to co- operate, saying the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) was doing…
© ZIMBABWE plans to amend its constitution and introduce the office of public protector to provide mechanisms to investigate and remedy improper conduct within the government. Acting Information minister Amon Murwira said on Monday that Cabinet had approved in principle the introduction of the public protector’s office. [GoogleAd] He, however, did not provide details on…
© METEOROLOGICAL Services Department (MSD) has predicted that very hot weather will prevail throughout the weekend and urged the public to drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration. The country is experiencing high temperatures, with Gwanda and Lupane recording maximum temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius for the past two days, MSD head of forecasting,…
© A NASTY fight has erupted within the influential Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Associa- tion (ZNLWVA), with spokesper son Douglas Mahiya, pictured,taking serious issue with political commissar Francis Nhando’s push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to work with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to stem the country’s economic rot. [GoogleAd] This comes after Nhando recently granted…
