THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) says it will deploy a team of observers to monitor the peace and conflict situation before, during and after the forthcoming general elections. This comes as the NPRC is working towards ensuring that political parties participating in the polls sign a peace pledge that would guide their conduct…
By Brandon Josphat PARLIAMENT has summoned Education minister, Evelyn Ndlovu to explain why authorities are not providing free sanitary pads to underprivileged girls in schools around the country. This comes amid deepening period poverty in the country, which has seen many women and girls using cow dung and sadza during their periods. MDC vice president…
A FORMER prosecutor, Henry Muringani, who assisted dangerous criminals get bail, was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Harare magistrate court. He was arrested last year and has been on trial facing six counts of criminal abuse of office. Yesterday, Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa sentenced him to 20 years in prison, of…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat ZANU PF, the MDC and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are close to signing the much-talked about peace pledge ahead of the country’s national elections. This comes after Zimbabwe’s three major political parties met with the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) in Bulawayo last week, where they…
THE trial of opposition legislator Job Sikhala, who is accused of obstructing the course of justice, resumes today after it was postponed last Friday by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. Sikhala, who has been in custody since his arrest last year last, appeared before the court on March 28 for the continuation of his defence case….
By Brandon Josphat THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is set to deploy magistrates to deal specifically with political violence cases in the country’s 10 provinces ahead of the forthcoming general elections. This comes amid fears that the polls could be marred by violence with some cases having been reported already in some parts of the…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa IN A bid to contain the spread of water borne diseases, Harare City Council (HCC) has advised residents to always boil or use aqua tablets to treat water both borehole and tap. This comes after the country has witnessed a surge in cholera cases where at least eight people have died from…
By Rutendo Ngara THE government says milk production in the country has increased by 11 percent to close to 24 million litres this year from 21 million litres during the same period last year. Posting on his twitter handle yesterday permanent secretary in the Agriculture ministry John Basera attributed the increase was necessitated to both…
BY BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI AND BRANDON JOSPHAT BOTH consumers and business say authorities need to act urgently on the resurgent foreign currency parallel market and the country’s continuing power cuts — which have contributed to a new wave of price increases of basic goods. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to plunge against the much-coveted…
AUTHORITIES say Harare’s relations with Washington are improving despite the recent extension of sanctions on Zimbabwe by President Joe Biden’s administration. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, David Musabayana, said the government is happy with the signals coming from Washington. “They are warming up to us and relations between…
