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POLICE have declared a zero-tolerance approach to reckless driving as they intensify enforce­ment during this Easter and Independence holidays. Speaking at the Easter and Independence Road Safety Awareness and Enforcement Campaign launch in Mashonaland West yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said road safety was a shared responsibility and warned that motorists who violate traffic…

A CHINHOYI magis­trate has sentenced a 26-year-old Banket man to 20 years for raping a mentally disabled learner. According to the National Pros­ecuting Authority (NPA) yesterday, the case came to light after the victim confided in her friends. “The Chinhoyi Magistrates Court has convicted a 26-year-old Banket man and sentenced him to 20 years in…

THE Africa Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Promotion Mission has called on the government to ensure that the constitutional amendment process is inclusive and fair.This follows chaotic scenes at public hearings on Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 at the City Sports Centre, Harare, on Tuesday which led to opposition leaders storming out of the…

SOME pressure groups and opposition parties have disengaged from the Parliament-led consultations on Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3, demanding a re-start of the public hearings due to procedural deficiencies.Addressing a media conference in Harare yesterday, following Tuesday’s chaotic scenes that were witnessed at proceedings in the capital, the organisations said they would not continue to…

POLICE have killed four suspected armed robbers and arrested two others during a violent confrontation in Warren Park, Harare, on Monday.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi last night confirmed the death of Mike Manyima, 37, Office Chanakira, 38, and two suspects identified only as Atenzi and Chris.The shootout followed the arrest of Nelson Chitima, 28, and…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has committed to reviewing the proposal to dissolve the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) and transfer its functions to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC).The proposal to merge it into the ZHRC via Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 has sparked significant backlash from women’s rights advocates who fear gender issues will be sidelined.This…

GWERU authorities have vowed to punish residents and vendors caught littering as they move to restore order in the city.Speaking at a waste management sensitisation workshop on Tuesday, Gweru City town clerk Livingston Churu said the issue of waste management required urgent collective action from all stakeholders rather than prolonged debate.“Waste management in our city…

FOUR men who targeted motorists by posing as passengers along highways have each been sentenced to 31 years in prison.The convicted are, Peter Mabasa Tsaramunda, 32, Ernest Mashingaidze, 28, Albert Kagwa, 26, and Willard Fulumula, 28, who all hail from Whitecliff in Zvimba District, Mashonaland West.They were found guilty of a violent robbery that occurred…