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Lovemore Meya Herald Correspondent
AN 18-year-old Seke man who broke into a night club on Christmas Day and drank one too many before falling asleep on the floor was yesterday sentenced to eight months in prison.
Year end: Is your progress report sound?
Ghetto Blast – Rosenthal Mutakati
A TOURIST asked a boat guy, “Do you know Biology, Psychology, Geography, Geology and Criminology?”
Irrigation: The answer to climate change
The Interview – Isdore Guvamombe
IG: Recent weather patterns have left Zimbabwe’s summer cropping season in quandary and as a senior water engineer who worked in Government for more than a decade before taking the indigenization route, what do you read?
Govt to meet civil servants over salary demands
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
GOVERNMENT yesterday agreed to meet civil servants early next week to negotiate new salaries and conditions of service to avert a possible strike.
Zvoma wins court battle
Innocent Ruwende Court Reporter
CLERK of Parliament Mr Austin Zvoma yesterday won the first round of a court battle to block debate on an MDC-T motion calling for his dismissal when the High Court ruled that his application was urgent.
After the ruling, proceedings continued with lawyers arguing the merits of the case before Justice Francis Bere in his chambers.
Justice Bere reserved judgment to next week, saying he needed time to consider submissions made by all parties’ lawyers.
Advocate David Ochieng appeared for Mr Zvoma, while Mr Chris Mhike and Ms Beatrice Mtetwa represented the respondents.
House of Assembly Speaker Mr Lovemore Moyo, his deputy Nomalanga Khumalo, Hwange Central legislator Mr Tshuma, Mr Shepherd Mushonga, Senate President Cde Edna Madzongwe, Mr Willias Madzimure and Lynette Karenyi are listed as respondents in the urgent application filed on December 15.
Both lawyers told journalists that the judge ruled in Mr Zvoma’s favour, paving way for the arguing of the merits of the case.
Mr Mhike said all parties made their submissions and the judge reserved judgment.
Anti-Corruption Commission rapped
Court Reporter
THE Anti-Corruption Commission was yesterday accused of abusing its office by arresting FCA Motors and Western Union franchise owner, Frederick Mtandah, who is facing over US$25 million fraud charges.
Heavy rains to persist: Met Dept
Agriculture Reporters
HEAVY rains will continue to pound Zimbabwe until January 3 next year, the Meteorological Services Department has said. In a statement yesterday, MSD said heavy falls in excess of 50mm in 24 hours were expected in some places.
The department advised the public to be wary of floods and risks associated with the expected heavy rains.
MSD also said the current circulation was favourable for meaningful rainfall development.
Meanwhile, the Department of Civil Protection also issued a similar warning regarding floods in some parts of the country as heavy rains continue to fall. The department’s acting director Ms Sibusisiwe
Ndlovu said areas with a high risk of floods included those in Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Mashonaland Central, Matabeleland North and Manicaland.
Ms Ndlovu said low-lying areas were at risk of flash floods. She warned people living downstream of Zambezi River to be vigilant of floods.
Govt appoints tourism advisory council
Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT has appointed a 57-member Tourism and Heritage Advisory Council that will advise it on tourism issues.
Zimbabwe: Beware of the Google Types!
Picture this: Charles Ray Honoured by Zimbabwe Organisation for Youth in Politics (ZOYP), a “human rights” organisation working with youth at the grassroots. The award, 2011 Diplomatic Human Rights Defender, was given to the American ambassador for, in the words of ZOYP’s national coordinator, one Nkosilathi Moyo, “critical helping hand that Ambassador Ray gave” ZOYP, for which ZOYP notes “with bounteous gratitude”.
Let’s be cautious when using fireworks
Cheap consumer fireworks are generally available in Zimbabwe, thanks to the opening of the economy and the lifting of import bans, and a lot have been imported ready for New Year’s Eve tonight. They are sold in supermarkets, small shops and even by street vendors.