Disgruntled liberation war veterans have drawn daggers against President Emerson Mnangagwa accusing him of betraying them. The easily irritable former freedom fighters say by failing to give the ex-combatants a meaningful pension. At least nine war veterans were arrested by police last week after they gathered at Finance minister Mthuli Nucbe’s office demanding an increase […]
Seven people died while 13 others were seriously injured after the vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road, overturned once and landed on its side in Honde Valley Sunday. The accident took place along Melbourne-Aberfoyle Road on approaching the 30km peg Manicaland province. Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the victims were […]
President Lazarus Chakwera’s Executive Assistant and Director of Communications at State House Sean Kampondeni on Monday, August 30, 2021 told journalists the President will not travel to New York in United States (US) for this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September “because he wants to attend to emerging issues”. “So, next month, President […]
Security experts and lawyers dismiss a bill before the Nigerian Senate seeking to criminalise ransom payment to kidnappers as both insensitive and impractical Security experts and analysts generally do not think highly of a bill before the National Assembly that seeks to criminalise payment of ransom to kidnappers. The bill seeks to amend the Terrorism […]
A nine-year-old Gwanda based primary school pupil has filed an urgent High Court application seeking an order barring teachers from embarking on strike. Amohelang Ulukile Dube , a pupil at Mafuko Primary School, filed his papers at the Bulawayo High Court. Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta), Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union […]
THE East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Peter Mathuki has commended the Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, Horn of Africa and Bordering States (RECSA) commitment in preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit manufacturing of small arms and light weapons in the sub-region. Dr Mathuki further reaffirmed the Secretariat’s commitment to enhancing […]
The Zimbabwe Independent newspaper is suing the government for refusing to release information regarding the procurement of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses. According to the newspaper editor, Faith Zaba, the paper had been pursuing the story since last year with no luck. Their interests grew after establishing that the company called Landela Investments, […]
New York — Sudan is yet to account for hundreds of political dissents forcefully disappeared during the deposed Al Bashir regime and during the 2018-2019 national revolution. Those missing during these periods also remain uncounted for. In a statement to mark the International Day of the Disappeared yesterday (August 30), the US-based African Centre for […]
Mash West Bureau Preliminary works for all the three roads in Karoi being rehabilitated are 80 percent complete under the Emergency Government’s Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) with a target to meet their completion by next month. Karoi Town Council’s chairperson, Councillor Abel Matsika confirmed the development adding the ERRP2 was now in full swing with […]
Herald Reporter Zimbabwe yesterday handed over a consignment of 20 000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine donated to Namibia by the Government. The donation follows satisfactory progress in the country’s vaccination campaign which is now targeting everyone above the age of 14 after scientific advice proved it was safe to vaccinate the 14-17 age group. President […]
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Malawi Food Systems Not Sustainable
A research conducted on food systems in Malawi has indicated that the country’s food systems are not sustainable and a lot needs to happen if the country is to achieve sustainability of such food systems. An Agriculture Expert and Curator of the process, Tamani Nkhono Mvula, told journalists on the sidelines of a United Nations […]
Senior Sports Reporter BLACK Rhinos Queens coach, Kuda Matuwi, says her troops have represented their club, and country, well at the CAF Champions League COSAFA qualifier. The regional qualifier is being held in Durban. Matuwi believes there is still room for improvement. They will meet Botswana champions, Double Action, in their semi-final, on Thursday. In […]
Chief Court Reporter. MDC-Alliance vice president Tendai Biti’s motion to block a US$1 million defamation suit against him and his political party for insulting a Russian national, Ms Tatiana Alishen, was thrown out by the High Court. Ms Alishen issued summons against Mr Biti accusing him and the MDC Alliance of insulting her and defaming […]
The Kano State Government has approved intensive training for 600 Teachers who were recently deployed to the Ministry of Education from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the state commissioner of education, Alhaji Sanusi Saidu-Kiru, through the ministry’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Aliyu Yusuf, […]
… NBA condemns conflicting judgements Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, has summoned six chief judges to an emergency meeting over conflicting court orders that emanated from their judicial divisions in the last one month. A top source at the National Judicial Council, NJC, who confirmed the development to Vanguard, said the CJN […]
The need to bring investment nearer home to promote job creation and expansion was a clarion call by former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha but he failed to live by it, writes Amby Uneze When former Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State came to power in 2011, he appealed to investors and businessmen to relocate […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Mohammed Sabo Nanono, has stated the decision of the federal government to shut the country’s borders has started paying off with the resuscitation of many rice milling plants. Nanono said that the policy also impacted positively on the nation’s agricultural sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product […]
“…any plan to increase electricity or petrol will be a wrong step and the organised labour will do everything within its capacity to resist it.” The organised labour has appealed to the Federal Government against any plan to increase the price of electricity or petrol to avert crisis in the economy. Babatunde Olatunji, President, National […]