admin‘Copac sacrificing national interests’
Herald Reporter
THE constitution making process will not be finished anytime soon because people spearheading the process are “legal midgets” who are sacrificing national interests in an attempt to end political careers of individuals.
Nation urged to participate in census
Herald Reporter
Zimbabweans have been urged to participate in the forthcoming census to enable Government gather accurate data which assists in crafting policies.
The national census will be conducted in August this year.
Tempers flare in Parly as Chihambakwe, Chindori-Chininga trade insults
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
TEMPERS flared yesterday during a hearing of the Parliamentary Privileges and Immunities Committee as Guruve South MP, Cde Edward Chindori-Chininga (Zanu-PF), engaged in a heated exchange with a lawyer representing Shabani Mashava Mine administrator, Mr Afaras Gwaradzimba.
Delays at Beitbridge post
Beitbridge Bureau
Scores of Zimbabwean travellers were yesterday stranded on the South African side of the Beitbridge Border Post. They had gone for shopping and holidays.
The travellers spent between three and six hours to gain passage into South Africa. Congestion affected the arrivals sections while the departure side had a few
SeedCo says no to GMOs
Senior Agriculture Reporters
THE use of genetically modified seeds is not an answer to the problem of poor yields farmers are currently producing, Seed Co group chief executive, Mr Morgan Nzwere said yesterday. Addressing journalists in Harare, Mr Nzwere said although GMOs had advantages over
Chiredzi DCC polls postponed
Herald Reporter
Elections to choose a new Zanu-PF district executive in Chiredzi have been stopped following disagreements over the composition of the voters’ roll.
The Masvingo provincial elections directorate will soon meet to decidewhen elections will be conducted to complete the voting process in Chiredzi.
Prostitute gives away fake notes ring
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
A MT Darwin commercial sex worker who rushed to the police after being paid for her services with a fake US$100 bill, exposed a Mukumbura man who had US$37 000 in counterfeit notes.
The woman took Filver Katiyo to the police after he gave her the fake note.
At the police station, Katiyo implicated Shakie Gombo (39) of Zambezi Village in Mukumbura as the source of the money.
Gombo was yesterday slapped with an effective five-month prison term for possessing fake notes.
Bindura regional magistrate Mr William Bhila had sentenced Gombo to 12 months in jail before conditionally setting aside seven months.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges when the one-day trial opened yesterday, but he was convicted on the basis of overwhelming evidence against him.
New licence disc for Zim
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration will this week introduce a computerised vehicle licence disc with high security features to curb counterfeit discs flooding the market.
The new disc will be introduced on Saturday.
Last year alone, Zinara claims it lost US$15 million to bogus disc dealers.
Zinara head of information, communication and technology Mr Gift Kanotangudza, yesterday said the new disc will be bar coded and encrypted with security features difficult to decrypt.
He said the system will be run from a central server at Zinara head office.
Mr Kanotangudza said the new disc will contain all information relating to a vehicle such as chassis number, make, model and engine number.
Ncube declared national hero
Takunda Maodza Herald Reporter
ZANU-PF deputy secretary for administration Cde Edson Ncube, who died in Bulawayo on Sunday, has been declared a national hero.
He will be buried at the National Heroes Acre tomorrow.
The party’s Secretary for administration Cde Didymus Mutasa yesterday said the decision to confer national hero status on Cde Ncube was unanimous and followed a request by the party’s Bulawayo Province.
The Politburo did not meet yesterday as per tradition to consider a befitting status for Cde Ncube because Cabinet was meeting.
Cde Mutasa said 46 out of 62 Politburo members consulted recommended that Cde Ncube be declared a national hero.
VP Nkomo bids Chinese ambassador Xin farewell
Herald Reporter
OUTGOING Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Xin Shunkang, yesterday paid a courtesy call on