ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have called for the revision of the recently amended Labour Act, saying it should also protect informal traders from sexual harassment as they constitute a bigger part of the economy. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday on the sidelines of an engagement meeting yesterday, a lawyer from ZLHR,…
POLICE have expressed concern over increasing gender-based violence-related murders, saying couples should solve differences amicably instead of resorting to violence. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said police continue to get cases of murder resulting from domestic disputes. “Currently police in Bulawayo are appealing for information which may…
BY YVONNE NCUBEIn Bulawayo WHILE, US$48 may seem like an un sustainable amount for any family, for the vulnerable communities of Lupane, Matabeleland North province, it represented a lifeline, bringing the much needed respite following the unexpected devastation brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020. Situated about 200 kilometres north of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s…
MARS Zimbabwe has launched a new healthcare service called MARS LifeSaver, an affordable and potentially game-changing package that will significantly widen access to healthcare services in the country. For US$2 per month, MARS LifeSaver offers three services — free ambulance services, free health tips and free dial-a-doc consultations. MARS, a leading healthcare innovator, said in…
THEY do not have a pension nor financial support from families or relatives, but they have themselves. Now they have become collectors of plastic waste, which they turn into products as they battle for survival — earning money from the growing plastic pollution in Zimbabwe. Such are the lives of the country’s senior citizens, like…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has urged land developers who are awarded tenders to develop housing stands to honour provisions of their contracts and rehabilitate roads in their areas of operation. Speaking at an engagement meeting yesterday, Coltart accused contractors who were awarded tenders to develop stands by the local authority of acting in bad faith….
A HARARE-BASED lawyer is facing theft of trust property charges after he allegedly di verted money belonging to a client to pay outstanding legal fees. Julius Chihambakwe, 78, allegedly used US$154 311 that belonged to his client, Tsungirayi Banga Man dizvidza, sometime in 2014. Yesterday he appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who remanded him…
A FORMER Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) employee allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme and duped his colleagues into investing over US$35 000. Tongai Mavhunduse, 45, of Chibhaira Village, Chivi, was charged with three counts of fraud when he appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, who remanded him in custody to Wednesday pending…
AN assistant accountant of a local company, Printflow Private Limited, is facing fraud charges after she allegedly siphoned fuel worth US$77 943. Ruvimbo Gladys Kanyamure, 28, of Waterfalls, Harare, was remanded out of custody on US$300 bail when she appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi. State prosecutor Zebediah Bofu told the court that Kanyamaure, who…
SOUTH Africa Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi will challenge a Pretoria High Court ruling that saw him lose an application relating to…
