THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is calling for the strengthening of child-protection systems and effective enforcement of existing laws to effectively deal with child marriages. The call comes as the country joined the world in commemorating World Children’s Day, which ran under the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) theme for this year, “Listen to…
Tapiwa Chirume TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona says the government is speeding up the rollout of smart road-traffic management technologies to contain the country’s mounting accident crisis. Commissioning a fleet of operational vehicles, digital brake-roller testers, breathalysers, and electric smart-policing units for the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) in Harare yesterday, Mhona said the alarming accident statistics…
AUTHORITIES say they are intensifying their crackdown on counterfeit and substandard products, as the proliferation of fake goods is undermining investor confidence and threatening the country’s economic progress. Speaking at a Consumer Protection Commission conference yesterday, the deputy minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, said fake products were corrosive and a threat to development….
Tapiwa Chirume CHINESE investors in Zimbabwe are becoming increasingly concerned about the escalating generalised and gratuitous attacks on their operations in the country, especially on social media. In this regard, China’s suave ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhou Deng, has urged locals to bear with, appreciate and work closely with foreign investors — saying this will help…
Takudzwa Dhambu ARCHBISHOP Paul Mwazha, the renowned and amiable leader of the African Apostolic Church (AAC), has died at the age of 107. Mwazha, whose followers referred to him as Mutumwa, passed away yesterday after a long illness. The death of the church leader was confirmed by AAC general secretary Jeshua Mhizha. “Good morning! The…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER LAWMAKERS have implored authorities to review the salaries and other working conditions of civil servants, in the light of the rising cost of living in the country. Speaking in the Senate on Tuesday, the Senator for Matabeleland South, Sithabisiwe Moyo, said the poor remuneration of civil servants was undermining effective public…
POWER utility Zesa says it is awaiting government approval of the US$455 million Hwange power station refurbishment deal with the Indian-based company Jindal. This deal was structured under a 15-year rehabilitate, operate, and transfer (ROT) arrangement designed to bolster the country’s electricity generation capacity. Zesa acting chief executive officer, Cleopas Nyachowe, told parliamentarians on Tuesday…
Takudzwa Dhambu A MBERENGWA man has been jailed for two years for culpable homicide after his unmuzzled dog caused a child’s death from rabies. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) yesterday confirmed that Nhamo Zhou, 50, of Vurayayi Village, Chief Nyamondo, Mberengwa, was found guilty of a culpable homicide by the Zvishavane Magistrates Court and was…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES should move with speed to give legal effect to their recently announced ease of doing business reforms, to spur the country’s economy, key stakeholders say. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the stakeholders added yesterday that while the recent policy directives which had been…
ZIMBABWE is practically ready to receive Lenacapavir — the new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection — the United States of America has said. This comes as the country is one of 10 nations in Africa that have been selected to receive the new HIV drug to be provided by the US government to burdened nations in…
