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Felex Share Herald Reporter
WOMEN’S organisations and HIV and AIDS activists yesterday blasted MDC-T Senator for Chikomo, Morgan Femai, for his “misguided and clue-less” utterances that women should always have bald heads, shun bathing and dress shabbily as part of
No going back on mining fees: Mpofu
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT says the new mining licence fees gazetted in January will not be reversed despite calls by the
Make everyday a family day: President
Herald Reporter
President Mugabe has bemoaned the negative effect of HIV and Aids and the movement of parents into
Devolution of power rejected
Felex Share Herald Reporter
THE two MDC formations’ bid to include devolution of power in the new Constitution flopped yesterday after being shot down by a full Select Committee.
The generality of Zimbabweans rejected devolution of power during the outreach programme, saying it was divisive and inappropriate for a unitary State such as Zimbabwe.
Instead, the 25-member committee agreed to have provincial governors elected by an electoral college that includes legislators and local authority representatives from the provinces.
Copac co-chairperson Cde Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana (Zanu-PF) yesterday said the provincial structures and functions will be spelt out in an Act of Parliament.
“We have struck common ground on most of the issues that include the issue of having two Vice Presidents and the issue of dual citizenship.
“Most importantly, the provincial structures and functions will be
Mining industry to continue contributing to policy formulation
Oliver Kazunga recently in Victoria Falls
LACK of consensus on the contribution of the mining industry to the economy is the prime reason why some policy interventions are working against the sector,
Lack of exposure hampers growth of Binga arts
Prosper Ndlovu
LACK of exposure and finance is hampering the growth of the arts industry in Binga district, which has a lot of talent, the leader of a newly formed Tonga Express has said.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Punish school authorities who send away pupils over fees
Schools authorities continue to send pupils home for non-payment of fees and levies despite repeated warnings by Government that such action is illegal.
Workers to lose pay over power cuts
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
RELENTLESS load-shedding by Zesa Holdings is crippling industry, prompting the Labour Court to rule that companies are allowed to enter into agreements to pay their workers only for the time worked.
The court said this was permissible to save the companies from collapse.
The judgment also left room for firms that have capacity to absorb the costs to proceed and pay full salaries.
In a judgment last week, the President of the Labour Court, Ms Loice Matanda-Moyo, ruled in favour of a local company, Adhesive Tapes, in a case in which an employee, Mr Maxwell Nyakudarikwa, was contesting the deduction on his salary for the hours he had not worked due to power cuts.
The company, through its human resources manager, Mr Tererai Maraidza, convinced the court that paying workers for mere availability for work without production was not sustainable.
The problem, according to Mr Maraidza, was beyond the company’s control and that such agreements between workers and employers should be honoured at law.
Continuous load-shedding by Zesa has sparked a row between companies and their workers as employers
Board committees in context
Gertrude Takawira
Committees are part and parcel of many boards of directors. They are essential for the effective functioning of boards. Committee structures allow division in work among boards, so as to channel expertise to where it can be best utilised.
Zim’s Teclar evicted from Big Brother
Peter Matambanadzo
ONE of Zimbabwe’s three representatives in Big Brother Africa StarGame, Teclar, was yesterday evicted from Downville House. Co-housemate Maneta was upgraded to the Upville House. Tanzanians Hilda and Julio were also evicted.