BY BRANDON JOSPHATSenior Staff Writer SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda says legislators who abscond or come to the House late for parliamentary sittings will receive half of their fuel allocation. Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, Mudenda urged lawmakers to respect the oath of office they took. “There are few members who…
THE government yesterday said it will continue to engage multilateral financial institutions for the sake of growing the economy. Addressing the media in Harare, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said Zimbabwe’s re-engagement policy was focused on improving the economy and livelihoods of citizens. The press conference was on Zimbabwe’s position on the European Union (EU) observation…
By Ketty Nyoni AUTHORITIES say they are coming up with more measures to fight gender-based violence (GBV) as the country continues to record increased violent cases. Speaking at the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign in Harare on Friday, Women Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa bemoaned the rise in GBV cases. “With one in…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) and churches have implored both voters and political parties to observe peace before, during and after next month’s parliamentary and council by-elections. This comes amid signs of rising political tension in the country, after 41 legislators and 69 councillors belonging to the strife-torn…
AUTHORITIES say they are going to employ smart traffic management technology, in a bid to help curb rampant reckless driving in the country. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe said the government would do everything in its power to mitigate the ongoing carnage on the country’s roads. This comes after…
AUTHORITIES say the African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a US$25,5 million fund that will be managed by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for emergency food production programmes by smallholder farmers. The AfDB seeks to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries and contribute to poverty reduction while FAO…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has set up 513 polling stations in nine parliamentary constituencies and 58 councils. The by-elections come after the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary general, Sengezo Tshabangu, has recalled dozens of MPs, senators and councillors over the imposition of candidates. However, in a statement yesterday,…
HIGH Court Judge, Justice Webster Chinamhora, who was facing allegations of corruption, has resigned rather than face a tribunal, the Judicial Service…
THE Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Midlands, Owen Ncube has called upon the Drug and Substance Abuse Committee in Kwekwe district to provide him with regular updates on the apprehension of drug barons. The Drug and Sub – stance Abuse Committee at Kwekwe District Hospital, chaired by Fortune Mupungu, District Development…
AUTHORITIES have begun consultations with key stakeholders as the country seeks a viable roadmap towards establishing the Zim dollar as the sole local currency. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, the deputy minister of Finance, David Mnangagwa, said these consultations would not affect the current local use of the United States dollar — which has been…
