ZIMBABWE yesterday launched a Media Industry Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence policy with a call for every player in the sector to…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE government is now expediting the Provincial Council Bill to be tabled before Parliament and give way for the establishment of provincial and metropolitan councils some 11 years later. This comes as the Constitution passed in 2013 created 10 provincial and two metropolitan councils with councillors elected through proportional representation. In…
AUTHORITIES say over 10 000 public primary and secondary schools across the country are now offering lessons in minority languages. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Education minister Torerai Moyo said his ministry has made deliberate efforts to ensure minority languages were taught in all schools. Of these learning areas in our schools and…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A MAN, 60, from Inyathi village in Bubi district, Matabeleland North Province, has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl while she was fetching water from a river. The man, who cannot be named, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza…
By Rutendo Ngara AN ALLEGED United Kingdom (UK) Certificate of Sponsorship (COS) processor, Munyaradzi Mangoma, who is accused of defrauding one Paidamoyo Chamatunhu of US$5 100, has been denied bail. The accused had promised Chama tunhu to assist her in processing her paperwork to go and work in Britain. Mangoma is facing fraud charges and…
By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITER ENERGY minister Edgar Moyo yesterday said the government was prioritising the use of solar energy amid the growing challenges of climate change. He was speaking at a handover of solar equipment by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UN ESCO) in Harare where Moyo said the energy sector was…
Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG), a leading hospitality company in Zimbabwe, and Grand Metropolitan Hotels (GMH), a renowned European hotel company, have launched…
AUTHORITIES have approached international aid agencies to assist the government in its fight against a malaria outbreak that last week led to the death of five people. This brings the death toll from the outbreak to 15 since the start of the year.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Health minister Douglas Mombeshora said the government…
By Rutendo Ngara THREE Harare service stations were yesterday fined US$300 each for failing to comply with Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) regulations. The three appeared separately before Harare magistrate Caroline Matanga being prosecuted for contravening petroleum products pricing regulations.The first to appear in court was Crandid Investments, which operates a service station in Waterfalls,…
By Yvonne Ncube ONE of the four accused persons who have been in remand prison after being found in possession of five tonnes of copper cables valued at US$131 000 belonging to three parastatals has been granted US$200 bail. Tracy Ncube, 46, the only female amongst the quadruple, yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph…
