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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau
Police in Matabeleland South Province will deploy more details at Beitbridge and Plumtree border posts to curb criminal
SA-based locals to get second chance
Beitbridge Bureau
The government is engaging South Africa with the view of having a second phase of documenting Zimbabweans living in that
Zvoma case: Judgment reserved
Court Reporter
THE High Court yesterday reserved judgment in the case in which Clerk of Parliament Mr Austin Zvoma is seeking to block
Govt expresses concern over missing kids
Tsungirirai Dhambuza Herald Reporter
GOVERNMNET has expressed concern over the increasing number of children who have mysteriously disappeared over the past
Ambassador Chideya laid to rest
Herald Reporter
Ambassador Ngoni Togarepi Chideya who died on December 8 in Ottawa, Canada, was laid to rest yesterday at the Glen Forest
Corporate world urged to assist ZRP
Crime Reporter
The corporate world has been urged to assist the police in improving the welfare of widows and orphans of their deceased
Canada wants Zim to trade its diamonds
Takunda Maodza Senior Reporter
CANADA says it is comfortable with Zimbabwe trading in its Marange gems as the move will strengthen
Copac stops drafting new constitution
Herald Reporter
COPAC has stopped constitution drafters from proceeding with drafting the constitution until
Fuel fears allayed
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT has advised people against hoarding fuel for the festive season, saying the country has sufficient stocks to last until January.
Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma yesterday said fuel imports had improved significantly in the last few months.
He said the increase in fuel imports was in line with the huge demand for the petroleum products that started in 2009.
Minister Mangoma said the country was pumping between three and four million litres of fuel per day.
“We have sufficient fuel at Beira for us to be able to pump to the end of January, as more supplies will continue to be provided,” he said.
“People don’t have to be worried and speculate on fuel by hoarding because we have adequate supplies.”
Minister Mangoma said though dema- nd had risen, that would not affect fuel supplies.
He said the use of the pipeline from Beira had improved in the past three years, making it easy for the Government to collect taxes and levies.
“The pipeline usage is almost 100 percent, which guarantees quality and the collection of levies and taxes and this helps the economy to grow,” said Minister Mangoma.
Hands off BAZ, Charamba tells Parliament
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
PARLIAMENT has no mandate to discuss or question the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe as this is tantamount to interfering with the Executive, a senior Government official has said.
Secretary for Media, Information and Publicity Mr George Charamba yesterday said the only arms of Government with the mandate to discuss BAZ’s actions were the Executive and the Judiciary.
He said Parliament’s role ended with the nomination of board members.
Mr Charamba dismissed claims by the Speaker of the House of Assembly Mr Lovemore Moyo that Parliament had played no role in the appointment of the BAZ board.
“Unlike the Zimbabwe Media Commission, BAZ is not a constitutional board. It’s a creature of lower law or statute, therefore whatever its perceived shortcomings, it can never amount to an unconstitutional act for that reason,” he said.
“BAZ is an instrument for the Executive, its perceived demeanors can never be a matter for Parliament because Parliament created the law a long time ago and their role ended.
“Parliament is trying to swallow its child back into the womb after birth; unfortunately the child has grown too big to be swallowed. If