MORE than 100 individuals in Midlands Province have voluntarily returned stolen railway property following a 21-day amnesty by National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) to recover some of the equipment. The amnesty has seen the NRZ recover the bulk of its stolen equipment following the massive capacitation of its loss control unit in terms of human…
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange listed Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited (Lafarge) could lose about US$320 000 over a debt owed to Rubtech Machinery and…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is battling to keep its staff in the firefighting department as they are leaving in droves for greener pastures. This comes as the council is currently experiencing mass exodus of staff, especially at its health institutions, who are migrating to other countries, a development that has negatively impacted…
By Brighton Muzonzereyi PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on environmental authorities to work towards improving their fire prevention methods to avoid losses of life and property. This comes as at least 18 people have been killed by veld fires while wheat worth US$900 000 has also been lost since the fire season began on July…
By Brandon Josphat THE United States of America (USA) says it will not lift the sanctions it imposed on Zimbabwe anytime soon unless Harare reforms and starts to respect the rule of law. This is despite calls by several Sadc members during the recent anti-sanction day for Western countries to remove sanctions they imposed on…
TWO Gokwe artisanal miners have suffocated to death while working underground, police in the Midlands Province have said. Irke Linda, 27 and…
POLICE have raised concern over the increase in cases of baby dumping and infanticide, saying the community should play an active role in assisting law enforcers to curb the scourge. Speaking to the Daily News in an interview yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said cases of baby dumping were now disturbing. “If a woman…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has implored the government to ratify the protocol establishing the African Court on human and people’s rights so as to give more options to access justice. According to the Coalition for an Effective African Court, to which ZLHR is a member, Zimbabwe is among African…
AUTHORITIES in Kwekwe have raised concern over a sustained wave of vandalism of public infrastructure, a development they said has impacted negatively on service delivery and economic development. According to authorities, infrastructure that has been targeted for vandalism includes copper cables, water taps and traffic lights, among others. Addressing residents in Amaveni yesterday, Kwekwe central…
ZANU PF central committee member and Economic Empowerment Group (EEG) leader Mike Chimombe has been acquitted of fraud charges relating to a non-existent residential stand he allegedly sold. Prosecution dropped charges against Chimombe, saying that there was no evidence linking him to the offence. “He has been cleared of all the charges that he was…
