adminZinasu members get trial date
Court ReporterThe trial date for six members of the Zimbabwe National Students Union who were arrested at the Harare Magistrates court while demanding the release of political activist Munyaradzi Gwisai and his accomplices has been set for June 5.
Kingstons HR boss dismissed
Labour ReporterA human resources manager with Kingstons Limited has been dismissed following a conflict of interest between his company and his employer. Caleb Sithole was charged with an act inconsistent with the fulfillment of the conditions of employment.
Victoria Falls airport expansion begins
From Patrick Chitumba in Victoria Falls
The expansion of the Victoria Falls District Hospital and its International Airport is underway as the resort town faces a major facelift ahead of the United Nations
Farmer loses 47t tobacco in blaze
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter
A Bindura farmer yesterday lost more than 47 tonnes of cured tobacco worth about US$200 000 in a fire that gutted his warehouse at Teragwaai Farm.
Irrigation scheme seeks US$10m for canal
Masvingo Bureau
The Mushandike Irrigation Scheme Farmers’ Trust is seeking over US$10 million to resuscitate the 1 000 hectare irrigation scheme.
Croc kills woman
George Maponga in Masvingo
A 33-YEAR-OLD Gutu woman was last Sunday killed by acrocodile while she was fishing with her son in Ruti Dam. The remains of Jestina Mutare of Marakacha Village
Zoc raise funds for Team Zimbabwe
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee last Friday hosted its corporate golf day at Royal Harare as part of the ongoing “Going for Gold” campaign to raise awareness and funds for Team Zimbabwe to participate at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Empowerment lobby calls for Government action
Herald Reporter
THE economic empowerment groups have urged Government to expedite the implementation of the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act with regards to areas that are reserved for indigenous Zimbabweans.
Tsvangirai aide nabbed for assaulting cop
Herald Reporter
POLICE have arrested Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s security officer and two MDC-T supporters for allegedly assaulting a police officer and a Zanu-PF supporter at a rally in Kambuzuma on Sunday.
The three have been identified as Ambitious Muzuva (36) of Kambuzuma Section 3 who is employed as security officer for the PM, Passmore Jaricha (28) of Epworth and Lovemore Chimbangu (19) of Kuwadzana 1.
They are detained at Warren Park Police Station while investigations are underway.
Police yesterday dismissed reports by some sections of the media that they disrupted the MDC–T rally in Kambuzuma as misleading.
Harare provincial spokesperson Inspector James Sabau said the attack on the police officer was premeditated.
“MDC-T Harare provincial organising secretary youth wing told people gathered at the rally that they were going to deal with police officers at the venue,” he said.
“A commuter omnibus was stopped by MDC-T youths at around 1410hrs.
“The conductor, Gerald Mandaza (23) chanted a Zanu-PF slogan and this infuriated MDC-T supporters and one of them stabbed him with a sharp object on the left shoulder.”
Copac in gay storm
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
COPAC has come under fire from legal experts who contend that it has once again tried to smuggle homosexual rights into the latest draft by replacing the phrase ‘‘natural differences’’ with ‘‘circumstances of birth’’.
Legal and political experts yesterday said the latest Copac draft constitution, that we recently published in full, has clauses that may be manipulated by those lobbying for the inclusion of gays and lesbians’ rights into the constitution.
Section 4.7(3) of the draft, which covers Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms, reads: “Everyone has the right not to be treated in an unfairly discriminatory manner on such grounds as their nationality, race, colour, tribe, place or circumstances of birth, ethnic or social origin, language, class, religious belief, political or other opinion, custom, culture, sex, gender, marital status, age, disability or economic, social or other status.”
Harare lawyer Mr Jonathan Samukange of Venturas and Samukange said the section on “circumstances of birth” left the constitution open to manipulation.
“Circumstances of birth may include sexual orientation because those people can actually go to court and challenge any discrimination based on that clause,” Mr Samukange said.