By Brandon Josphat THE Foreign Affairs yesterday said it owes its embassies and other government departments over US$14 million in salaries and other expenditures. This comes amid reports that the country was planning to shut down some of its embassies as it was failing to maintain them and paying ambassadors. Speaking before the parliamentary portfolio…
AMID growing calls by the opposition for electoral reforms ahead of the 2023 national elections, Zanu PF has come up with its own set of tough counter demands that it wants its rivals to agree to for any negotiations on changes to the law to take place. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend,…
By Dionne Kanyowa LEGISLATOR Job Sikhala has filed a fresh bail application at the Harare magistrates court in a case he is facing defeating the course of justice charges. In the application, Sikhala did not hide his frustration, pointing out he was starting to lose faith in the country’s judiciary system as a result of…
By Dionne Kanyowa THE High Court yesterday ruled that confessions made by the prime suspect in the suspected ritual killing of a Murehwa minor, Tapiwa Makore, be admitted as evidence. The court found that there was no evidence proving Tafadzwa Shamba was forced to confess through assaults by the police.This comes after Shamba had contested…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE World Health Organisation (WHO) is partnering with the ministry of Health through a special initiative for mental health and communities in order for healthcare workers and society to detect cases early. This comes as it is estimated that 60 percent of the mental health cases in the country are due to…
By Dionne Kanyowa THE HIGH Court has accused the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Board (Zimsec) of abusing the court process in a bid to evade a US$170 000 debt it owes a local architectural company for design services it rendered. Zimsec went to court seeking to have the US$170 777 debt being claimed by AR Mandizvidza…
ZANU PF’s central committee (CC) elections at the weekend returned some surprising results — with many new faces and some forgotten old-timers joining the party’s supreme decision-making body outside the former liberation movement’s congress. Among the notable new entrants into the CC are Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, deputy Information minister Kindness Paradza, former party youth…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) yesterday said increased power cuts during the weekend were a result of bad weather. In an apology to clients, the power company said windy weather in some parts of the country had triggered faults resulting in rolling power outages.“Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company…
By Dionne Kanyowa THE HIGH Court will today determine whether alleged confessions made by a prime suspect in the suspected ritual killing of a Murehwa minor Tapiwa Makore should be admitted as evidence or not in the ongoing trial. Tafadzwa Shamba allegedly made indications to the police where he confessed to killing the boy shortly…
By Ketty Nyoni THE United Nations (UN) has condemned the death of a 15-year-old girl who reportedly died on October 4 at an apostolic shrine while giving birth. In a statement, UN Zimbabwe communications specialist Sirak Gebrehiwot said the incident contravened the Convention on the Rights of the Child to which Zimbabwe is a signatory…
