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…
By Rutendo Ngara POLICE have warned that they will get tough with both ordinary citizens and businesspeople who continue to keep large amounts of money at their premises, fuelling the scourge of armed robberies in the country. This comes after armed robbers took a staggering US$1,4 million from ABC Auctions in Harare at the weekend…
LANDS minister Anxious Masuka says the government plans to take a majority stake in the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) as it targets to create a US$1 billion-dollar cotton industry by 2026. Speaking at an event to commemorate World Cotton Day in Harare over the weekend, Masuka said it was feasible to achieve the US$1…
By Rutendo Ngara and Ketty Nyoni THE prices of basic goods in major retail shops in Ha- rare and Bulawayo, as well…
By Ketty Nyoni THE government says it has managed to tame vaccine-resistant groups after managing to inoculate 86 percent of their targeted children population so far during the ongoing measles vaccination campaign. This comes as authorities have been struggling to make headway in their vaccination campaigns, including for Covid-19, amid hesitancy resulting largely from misinformation…
`By Brandon Josphat THE government has revealed that citizens with two doses will no longer be required to wear masks while outdoors, as authorities continue to relax Covid-19 regulations. In a government gazette published last Friday, the government enacted Statutory Instrument (SI), 169 to the effect that it would no longer be mandatory to wear…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says more effort is needed to strengthen polio surveillance in order to detect any potential outbreaks of the disease. This comes as the wild-polio outbreak in Malawi and Mozambique has jolted neighbouring countries including Zimbabwe into stepping up surveillance to detect cases while preparing for vaccination campaigns. Recent…
By Ketty Nyoni POLICE have warned citizens against using the names of senior government officials to commit crimes, saying they will only have themselves to blame when the law takes its course. In a statement last Friday, the police said they were concerned over how some people were using senior officers and government officials’ names…
Blessings Mashaya and Brendon Josphat THE ruling Zanu PF is holding its keenly-watched central committee (CC) elections this weekend, which could end the careers of some of the party’s long-serving big wheels. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Zanu PF political commissar, Mike Bimha reiterated that there would be no sacred cows in the elections.In…
