THE government has resolved to go after manufacturers and retailers of illicit beer using ethanol as it battles to reduce the uptake of illegal brews and drugs across the country. Responding to questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday, leader of government business and also Justice minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi, said authorities were working with various…
THE Senate was forced to prematurely adjourn on Tuesday after microphones at the new Parliament Building in Mount Hampden developed technical faults. Speaking in the Senate on the malfunctioning microphones, deputy president of the Senate Michael Nyambuya said the session was halted because the deliberations could not be recorded in the Hansard.‘‘I am afraid we…
HARARE residents yesterday told the joint parliamentary portfolio committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the thematic committee on Human Rights that the country needs to abolish the death penalty. This comes as the Cabinet in February this year approved a Private Member’s Bill which, if passed, would outlaw capital punishment with at least…
CABINET on Tuesday agreed to amend the Broadcasting Services Act to compel all motorists to have radio licences for their vehicles. A vehicle owner would also be required to have a radio licence before disposing or on buying a vehicle. Without the radio licence, the vehicle owner would not be able to purchase an insurance…
THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has warned of an increase in the number of people catching influenza and other respiratory conditions as the weather transitions from summer to winter. This comes as the country has been experiencing cold spells in the last five days with Zimbabweans saying the cold spell marks the start of the…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has moved to ease the tax burden on workers, which will see people earning less than ZiG12 204 a year being exempted from paying income tax. Until now, the non-taxable income threshold was pegged at $750 000 a month, which was equivalent to about ZiG300 — way less than what is…
THE Grain Marketing Board’s (GMB) grain stocks, as at April 25, for maize, small grains and wheat were at 308 139 metric tonnes, including wheat that is available for sale to millers of 122 072 metric tonnes. The available stocks at the GMB showed that the country had a shortfall of 1 108 metric tonnes,…
DARK Fiber Africa (DFA) Zimbabwe has launched a US$18 million 1 500km long-haul network, which is now ready for commercialisation. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa presided over the launch of the fiber network in Somabhula, Midlands Province, last month.The fiber network was constructed by DFA in conjunction with BCS and Dandemutande.DFA Zimbabwe is a…
A HARARE man has been found guilty of culpable homicide and fined US$300 by a Norton magistrate court. In February this year, Simbarashe Tsiga, 41, was driving along the Harare-Bulawayo Road when he lost control of his vehicle and sideswiped another vehicle leading to the death of its driver. ‘’It was the prosecution’s case that…
A MUTARE woman has been jailed for 16 months for assaulting her 11-year-old daughter with a brick. Debra Masese, 33, was arraigned before a Mutare court facing physical abuse charges before she was convicted and sentenced. ‘’The State proved that sometime in April 2024, the accused person physically assaulted Makanaka Masese, her biological daughter, with…
