Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri A FACTION of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has defied a High Court order and held an elective congress that ushered in new leaders over the weekend. At the congress held by the Christopher Mutsvangwa-led faction, the war veterans elected Cephas Ncube as their new chairperson, while…
Chitungwiza Municipality Annette*, a 78-year-old woman with disability, sits in her wheelchair on the crumbling steps of her home in the Unit G hostels at Makoni Shopping Centre in Chitungwiza. From 1982, she has known this place to be her home, one that she has groomed a family, even when it was amid challenges that…
water crisis THE Chitungwiza Municipality has flagged a serious water crisis saying its council was no longer able to pump enough water to its residents and ratepayers amid fears of potential outbreak of water-borne diseases. The dormitory town has a population of approximately half a million people but the local authority has in the absence…
A retired baker, Njara’s thirst for knowledge and personal growth has driven him to return to the classroom and this time, rubbing shoulders with pupils as old as his grandchildren. DEFYING conventional norms, Helex Njara, at 67, has taken the courageous step of pursuing Advanced Level studies, a feat typically associated with younger students. A…
Monkey Pox -Mpox ZIMBABWE has recorded two cases of the viral Mpox virus with the government yesterday announcing that both cases are in isolation at home and that people should not panic as the “situation was under control”. The announcement was made by Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora yesterday comes two months after…
Masaraure, who was being represented by Doug Coltart, appeared before Harare resident magistrate Dennis Mangosi . THE State yesterday withdrew the murder charges against the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) leader Obert Masaraure and secretary-general Robert Chere before plea after the trial failed to kick off for nearly eight years. Masaraure, who was…
Amnesty International said recorded executions tripled and death sentences increased by 66% from 298 t0 494. ZIMBABWE is one of the three countries leading in the abolishment of the death penalty in Sub-Saharan African countries. In a Press statement to mark the World Day Against Death Penalty on Thursday, Amnesty International said there has been…
Masanga highlighted the crucial role journalists play in promoting transparency and accountability in SDG implementation and also to raise awareness among the public. PUBLIC Service ministry secretary Simon Masanga has urged journalists to enhance their reporting capabilities by embracing data journalism skills, to effectively report on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Masanga highlighted the crucial role…
Labour Court judge Justice Lawrence Murasi dismissed the appeal with costs. CHIKOMBA Rural District Council (RDC) is making a fresh bid after two failed attempts to approach the Supreme Court to challenge a Labour Court judgment that cleared its former employee of defrauding the local authority of US$2. Chikomba RDC fired Lawrence Magwiroto, who was…
Sanyatwe said this yesterday in Tanzania during a commemorative dialogue in honour of Nyerere. ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) commander, Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe has called for closer ties and security co-operation among southern African member States to promote unity and peace in honour of the late former Tanzanian President Julius Mwalimu Nyerere. Sanyatwe said this yesterday…
