IT IS premature for people opposed to Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 to challenge it in court at this stage, as no one knows the fate of the draft law when the upcoming public hearings are concluded. So argues Attorney General Virginia Mabiza, who wants the Constitutional Court (Concourt) to dismiss an application by six…
THE government has extended the registration deadline for Ordinary (‘O’) and Advanced (‘A’) level examinations to May 22. This follows the growing concern that many students have not yet managed to register for the exams. In this regard, the minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Torerai Moyo, told Parliament on Wednesday that parents should report…
POLICE commissioner-general Stephen Mutamba yesterday told newly-graduated officers to refrain from corruption and uphold professionalism as they begin their careers in law enforcement, stressing the need to strengthen public trust in policing. Speaking at the graduation parade of police recruits in Harare, Mutamba challenged the officers to maintain integrity and discipline, warning that corruption undermines…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared that Zanu PF will not tolerate malcontents and traitors within its ranks, warning that individuals pursuing selfish agendas have no place in the party. Addressing the party’s central committee meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said party members needed to remain disciplined and united all the time. “The ongoing meetings of…
AT LEAST 15 Zimbabweans were killed in the Russia-Ukraine war after human traffickers duped them into joining foreign military forces, authorities have said. Speaking to the media on Wednesday in the capital, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, said unscrupulous recruitment agencies were preying on desperate citizens. These syndicates deceive victims into enlisting in foreign…
IT IS for Zimbabweans to determine the country’s constitutional trajectory, the United Kingdom’s minister of State for Development, Jennifer Chapman, has said. Speaking in the UK Parliament earlier this week, Chapman added that they were watching closely the situation in the country, in the wake of reports of an alleged clampdown on the opposition and…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says dialogue is essential to resolve the Middle East conflict, adding that Zimbabwe has buffered its economy against the war-induced shocks.Addressing the Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe had always championed dialogue as the primary vehicle for global peace.“On the international front, Zimbabwe continues to closely monitor developments…
PUBLIC sector workers are at odds with authorities over the government’s contested recent job evaluation exercise. The civil servants are saying the process used in the exercise was neither transparent nor inclusive. In this regard, they want the government to convene urgent negotiations to resolve the matter. This comes as authorities have just announced a…
SEVENTEEN magistrates have been sworn in as the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) bids to capacitate courts around the country and clear mounting case backlogs.Speaking to the media after yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony in the capital, Chief Magistrate Vongai Guwuriro said the aim is to reach a total of 300 magistrates.At the moment, there are 268 magistrates…
A DISPUTE over food portions ended in tragedy after a young man from Gwelutshena fatally stabbed his teenage cousin, leading to a 15-year prison sentence.Wellington Moyo, 20, was convicted after he tendered a limited plea of culpable homicide to a charge of murder.He appeared before High Court Judge Evangelista Kabasa, who sentenced him to an…
