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Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR CONSTITUTIONAL Defenders Forum convener Tendai Biti has rallied overseas Zimbabweans to demand voting rights and greater political representation.This comes as opposition groups and civil society organisations continue to push authorities to extend electoral participation to citizens living outside the country.Speaking during engagement meetings with Zimbabweans living in the United Kingdom over the…

Tapiwa Chirume THE City of Mutare is intensifying plans to establish a council-owned water utility company to boost local service delivery.Addressing a recent full council meeting, Mutare town clerk Blessing Chafesuka said the local authority had already engaged a technical partner and relevant government departments to facilitate the establishment of the proposed utility.“The council resolved…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR DEMANDS by some stakeholders that President Emmer­son Mnangagwa withdraws Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 are premature and inappropriate, his spokesperson George Charamba has said. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Charamba added yesterday that respect for constitu­tional processes was fundamental, which meant that no person,…

CHIEF WRITER THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, has challenged Parliament’s senior management to embrace outcome-based and transparent governance. Speaking during a capacity-building work­shop for parliamentary directors in Kadoma over the weekend, Mudenda said Parliament must hold itself to the same high standards of accountability that it expects from the execu­tive and other…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE man who impersonated Deputy Chief Justice Padding­ton Garwe and con­tacted the deputy head of human resources at the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) to ask about interview dates for vacant posts has pleaded guilty. Martin Rashai, 23, admitted to the charge of impersonation before Hara­re provincial magistrate Artwel Sany­atwa…

MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE MAZOWE Rural District Council has warned the public against buying residential stands from fraudsters con­ducting illegal land sales in Concession. In a notice issued yesterday, Mazowe RDC act­ing chief executive officer Obert Magasi said the local authority had received reports of individuals unlawfully pegging residential stands and collecting money from unsuspecting home seekers….

Masimba Makwembere ZIMBABWEAN tobacco sales have reached US$768.5 million from 306.2 million kilogrammes sold dur­ing the current marketing season. This comes as tobacco farmers have been expressing anger over low prices being offered at auction floors and have pleaded with the govern­ment to intervene to protect their interests. In a statement released at the weekend,…

BRIGHTON  MURONZEREYI RENEWED and concerted efforts are under way to ensure maximum, unfor­giving sentences for nar­cotics traffickers and all those who are fuelling rampant sub­stance abuse in the country. Among the proposals that au­thorities are considering to miti­gate the situation include deny­ing bail to those caught pushing dope, establishing special courts to deal with traffickers…

TAPIWA CHIRUME A STRAY cat brought proceedings at the Bulawayo High Court to an unexpected halt last week after it wandered into a courtroom, let out a series of loud cries and stubbornly refused to leave, forcing judicial officers to temporarily abandon the venue.The unusual incident occurred during a murder trial of 19-year-old Bright Tshuma…

SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI ZIMBABWE recorded a significant decline in teenage motherhood cases in 2024, with births among young girls dropping by over 20 percent.According to the latest Vital Statistics Report released on Thursday by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat), births among girls aged between 12 and 19 dropped to 10 041 from the 12 673…