NEWLY-SWORN in chief magistrate Vongai Guwuriro has pledged to enhance public confidence and independence in the country’s justice delivery system. Addressing the media at State House in Harare yesterday after taking her oath of office before President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Guwuriro said her target was to create an environment that ensures the independence of the judiciary….
GOVERNMENT has expressed concerns over the proliferation of fuel stations near residential areas, posing a threat to human lives. Giving oral evidence before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Energy in Parliament yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Energy, Gloria Magombo, said authorities were investigating whether the issuance of licences was done above board….
STAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on the media industry to support the country’s economic trajectory Addressing editors from various media houses at State House in Harare, Mnangagwa emphasised the importance of informed reporting.“Our national media are part of our institutional identity markers; they must be sovereign and self-determining in thought, expression, and interests,”…
STAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has expressed concerns over the meagre pay-outs pensioners receive, stating they are inadequate to cover basic needs such as food, shelter, medication, and utility bills.This concern arises after Parliament received a petition from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Pensioners Advocacy Zimbabwe last year requesting an investigation into the plight of pensioners…
UNDER pressure retail giant, OK Zimbabwe, is hoping to have normal stock levels of goods in the next few weeks. Company secretary, Margaret Munyuru, said yesterday new procurement arrangements had been put in place to ensure adequate goods supplies. This comes as many retailers – including OK – have been reeling from the current economic…
URBAN Connect Bus, a company whose bus was involved in a fatal accident that claimed the lives of 25 passengers last week, had no requisite public passenger liability insurance.The horror accident, which President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a national disaster, occurred along the Beitbridge-Masvingo Highway. It also injured 44 passengers.In a statement over the weekend, the…
GOVERNMENT has embarked on a blitz targeting traditional leaders who are illegally parcelling out State land without following due process. This comes as authorities have temporarily suspended the allocation of urban State land to pave the way for the review and strengthening policies on its administration and management amid an increase in land barons duping…
THE Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association (ZMSA) has called on the police and local councils to take action against individuals who urinate or defecate in public spaces, citing health hazards. ZMSA president Boston Muteya said maintaining sanitation requires a concerted effort from all stakeholders. “The government has made a clarion call for a concerted effort in…
GOVERNMENT says it is going to continue strengthening the new heritage-based curriculum amid reports of slip-ups in the education sector with teachers claiming they are not conversant with the new syllabus. The new curriculum was introduced this year after the government decided to dump the continuous assessment learning activities last year following an uproar from…
GOVERNMENT says the Commission of Inquiry which is investigating the Harare City Council (HCC) will continue with its mandate for the next…
