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Gvt to compensate farmers under BIPPAs

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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw Government is ready to either compensate or restore title deeds to farmers whose land was compulsorily acquired despite being protected under the Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreements (BIPPAs) and Bilateral Investment Treaties, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government recently announced the signing of a Global…

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High Court upholds Gata’s suspension

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Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has upheld a decision to suspend Zesa Holdings executive chairperson Sydney Gata, pictured, pending investigations into abuse of office allegations. This comes after Zesa communicated the suspension to Gata in a letter dated July 30, which he rubbished and refused to comply with. In a report allegedly…

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‘Agriculture revival lies in import substitution’

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IN THE wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Agriculture Marketing Authority (Ama) has embarked on an ambitious digitalisation programme to effectively execute its mandate as set out in the Agricultural Marketing Act. Ama recently appointed Clever Isaya to spearhead the digital transformation of agriculture marketing in the country. Daily News on Sunday Senior Staff Write…

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‘Zanu PF VIPs sabotaging ED’… forthright Gumbo, Tsenengamu say

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Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Cabinet minister and liberation struggle stalwart, Rugare Gumbo, fears that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is being sabotaged by his senior Zanu PF colleagues as he toils to fix the country’s myriad challenges. Gumbo — who was controversially fired from the ruling party in the run-up to Zanu PF’s sham…

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Daily power cuts worsen

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Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s power crisis is worsening, with Zesa announcing yesterday its implementation of load shedding schedules lasting nearly 10 hours a day, the Daily News reports. The under pressure power utility said the increased power cuts had been caused by continuing breakdowns at two of its creaky electricity generation…

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Govt warns recalled MPs over cars

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Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE GOVERNMENT has issued a stern warning to recalled MDC legislators who are refusing to return vehicles they got under parliament’s car loan scheme. Thokozani Khupe, who was declared the legitimate MDC acting president by the Supreme Court in April, has recalled 21 legislators believed to be rallying behind…

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MDC slams govt over social media law

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Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw   THE MDC Alliance has slammed the government’s plans to fast-track the Cyber Bill, which will punish those deemed to have abused social media or peddled falsehoods against the State and citizens once it becomes law. This comes against the backdrop of government plans to also introduce the Patriotic…

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GBV hotline services expand

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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw GENDER equality advocacy group, Musasa Project, has teamed up with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to provide four additional gender-based violence (GBV) response lines as part of efforts to fight the increasing scourge amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as the Southern African Development Community Gender Protocol…

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Ratify conventions against torture, ZimRights tells govt

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Government should ratify United Nations conventions against torture or inhuman treatment as well as the international convention for the protection of all persons against enforced disappearances, civil society organisations have said. ZimRights and Heal Zimbabwe Trust, in statements marking International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances which is commemorated annually on August 30, raised…

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VP Mohadi sucked into fraud case

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Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw VICE President Kembo Mohadi, pictured, has been sucked into a fraud case involving Bulawayo Zanu PF youth leader Blessed Mushandu, who is accused of swindling a Chinese businessman with interests in mining of over US$100 000. Mushandu claimed to be a secretary in the vice president’s office and that Mohadi…

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