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© ZIMBABWE’S prevailing economic situation has become so dire that breastfeeding mothers are failing to produce adequate milk owing to malnutrition, legislators have said. [GoogleAd] This has been exacerbated by the drought that has left many Zimbabwean families reeling from poverty. Health parliamentary portfolio chairperson Ruth Labode, speaking during a recent breakfast meeting on encouraging…

© MINORITY and vulnerable lesser-developed communities should be included and protected in the environmental legal and policy framework recognising their primary rights and expectations, a policy paper published by the Citizens Manifesto, a social movement group, has noted. [GoogleAd] The paper makes an inquiry into the efficiency and adequacy of human rights and environmental policies…

© A FORMER Harare City Council finance director has approached the High Court seeking to register a judgment in which he was awarded $675 000 following unlawful termination of his employment contract. [GoogleAd] Justin Mandizha has cited City of Harare (Harare) as the respondents in the application for registration of a Labour Court judgment of…

© HIGH Court judge Joseph Musakwa has dismissed an application by businessman Frank Buyanga’s ex-girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa to have their minor child returned to her on an urgent basis. [GoogleAd] Muteswa had applied for Buyanga to be ordered to return the child by personally appearing before the High Court registrar to hand him over to…

© ZANU PF candidate Clemence Chiduwa has won the Zaka East National Assembly seat that fell vacant following the death of Caston Ringisai Gumbwanda earlier this year. [GoogleAd] Chiduwa garnered 7 119 votes while MDC Alliance, National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) and Free Zimbabwe Congress candidates secured 1 518, 83 and 63 votes, respectively. The new…

© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says recent abduction claims are “political trickery which amounts to terrorism”, but analysts argue he should not dodge responsibility and deal firmly with the growing scourge. [GoogleAd] This comes after a recent wave of abductions targeting human rights activists, opposition leaders and even comedians by alleged State security agents. Over 50…

© SEVERAL art shows were staged in Harare on Saturday night to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China.  [GoogleAd] Over the past seven decades, the People’s Republic of China has created unprecedented development in the history of mankind and 2019 marks 70 years since it was founded in 1949….

© HARARE’S water situation remains dire and council says it has run out of key water treatment chemicals and will be forced to shut down Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant. [GoogleAd] “Dear Residents, Harare City Council has run out of key water treatment chemicals and is at the moment stretching the little available amounts to…

© APOSTOLIC Faith Mission members affiliated to Amon Madawo’s faction were yesterday denied access to the use of the Avondale church in Harare by the rival Cossam Chiangwa camp and had to conduct its service in a tent outside. [GoogleAd] AFM is entangled in a leadership wrangle, with Madawo and Chiangwa tussling for the institution’s…