adminZNA boss highlights need to boost agric productivity
Agriculture Reporter
THERE is need to boost agricultural productivity on farms to ensure food security, Zimbabwe National Army commander
No food for suspects, say police
Daniel Nemukuyu Court Reporter
POLICE stations countrywide are failing to provide food to suspects owing to lack of funding, a development legal experts described as unconstitutional.
Food being a fundamental right as enshrined in the Constitution of Zimbabwe should be accessed by anyone despite the fact that he or she is detained at a police station as a suspect.
A fund for witnesses and suspects that was in place since the pre-independence era became erratic at the height of the economic melt down in 2007.
Most police stations rely on the suspects’ relatives and friends who provide food.
Police Deputy Chief Spokesperson Chief Superintendent Oliver Mandipaka confirmed the challenge.
“Due to poor funding, there is limited food at police stations. We would have loved to have abundant food for the suspects, but the
Poor ART supplies claim 7 000 kids annually
Herald Reporter
NEARLY 7 000 children die of HIV and Aids-related illnesses annually in Zimbabwe as the country lags behind in supplying Antiretroviral Treatment to those under 15 years.
Speaking at the ongoing national HIV and Aids conference, Unicef country representative Dr Peter Salama said Zimbabwe was not doing well on paediatric ART as compared to other countries in the region.
“Between 6 000 and 7 000 children die per year as a result of HIV and in most cases, these children have failed to access paediatric ART,” he said.
“It is important to have an early infant diagnosis as 50 percent of those children not tested will not be able to reach the age of two.”
Dr Salama said last year, Zimbabwe provided 30 percent ART universal access to children and this was less than the regional average.
WikiLeaks sucks in church leaders
Herald Reporter
WIKILEAKS cables reveal that in 2006 some church leaders intended to court Zanu-PF to participate in activities that would lead to regime change.
The Mutare “bishops troika” comprising Trevor Manhanga (Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe) Patrick Mutume (Catholic Church) and Sebastian Bakare (Anglican Church) met US ambassador Christopher Dell at his offices in Harare on December 19, 2005 and explained how they intended to execute their plan.
The bishops reportedly said they had planned a meeting early in 2006 to discuss ways to influence people towards a possible “indaba-style” gathering on a new constitution.
They reportedly told Mr Dell that the new year would see a
Lack of international exposure cost hockey side: Kanyangarara
Bulawayo Bureau
LACK of exposure to international competition has been a huge contributor to the national hockey teams’ poor performance
Kirsty grabs more gold
From Goodwill Zunidza in MAPUTO, Mozambique
ZIMBABWE´S aquatic heroine Kirsty Coventry maintained her blistering form at the 10th All-Africa Games here when she
Hockey squad killed in Russian plane crash
Moscow. – A Yakovlev-42 plane crash in central Russia has taken the lives of most of the hockey players on board. With fewer
MDCs must embrace President Mugabe’s gospel of peace
WE unreservedly condemn the recent spate of violence that engulfed Africa Unity Square, pitting Zanu-PF and MDC
Power affects societal structure
H. Nanjala Nyabola
The Object of racism is no longer the individual, but a certain form of existing – Frantz Fanon. Where does oppression begin?
Everyone deserves a piece of cake
For an indigenisation and empowerment programme to be effective, it must be seen to be fair, transparent and equitable. It