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Reports that Members of Parliament who abused the Constituency Development Fund may face a jail term of up to five years if a Bill being concluded by the Government to punish the offenders sailsHabitual thief pleads for life in jail
Tendai Rupapa Court ReporterAn unrepentant thief yesterday stunned the court when he pleaded for a life imprisonment, saying that life behind bars was better than life on the streets. Lovemore Manyika (22), an ex-convict who was
Man choked to death
Masvingo BureauA 60-year-old Masvingo man who had allegedly taken one too many was choked to death on Sunday night after slipping into a pool of sewage as he made his way home. Kenneth Matipedza, who was
Harare Poly principal dies
Herald ReporterHarare Polytechnic principal Engineer Stephen Raza has died. He was 58. Eng Raza died on Sunday night from diabetes complications and will be buried at his rural homestead in Rusape tomorrow
Human trafficking gang busted
Crime ReporterFORTY-ONE Bangladeshis, believed to be part of a human trafficking syndicate, have been arrested between Zimbabwe and Zambia as the two countries tighten the fight against the crime. Of the 41, 16
City, dealers up in arms
Municipal ReporterHARARE car dealers are up in arms with Harare City Council over the demolition of illegal car sales arguing the city was out to thwart black empowerment. The city is issuing 48-hour demolition notices to
Kurotwi’s defence contests audited financial statement
Court ReporterTHE defence team in the fraud trial of Core Mining director Lovemore Kurotwi and former Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation boss Dominic Mubaiwa yesterday contested an audited financial
Zesa sues Madhuku
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
ZESA Holdings is challenging the arbitral award compelling it to grant its workers a pay rise on the basis that the arbitrator, Professor Lovemore Madhuku, was later discovered to be one of the lawyers representing the workers.
The power utility argues that Prof Madhuku was registered as a lawyer under Matsikidze and Mucheche law firm.
This is the same law firm that represented the workers during the conciliation stage.
It is Zesa’s contention that Prof Madhuku showed favour to “his clients” when he presided over the labour case and that his decision should be nullified.
Copac management committee under fire
Herald Reporters
COPAC management committee has come under fire for attempting to extend the stay in Government of Global Political Agreement appointees beyond the life of the GPA itself.
Legal and political analysts yesterday said it was wrong for the GPA appointees to remain in office after the agreement falls away.
They said this in response to a provision in Schedule 6 of the draft constitution, where the management committee provided for the extension of the tenure of the Prime Minister, his deputies and ministers and their deputies until a new President is sworn after the next elections.
University of Zimbabwe law lecturer Professor Lovemore Madhuku said it was clear the provision had been created to extend the stay of certain people in Government.
“They obviously want to make sure MDC people remain in place until the last date,” Prof Madhuku
Poison delivered for water treatment
Michael Chideme Municipal Reporter
An alert truck driver sent to deliver 19 tonnes of poisonous sodium cyanide to Harare’s main waterworks averted disaster last Wednesday when he raised alarm just when he was about to offload the chemical.
The driver told workers at Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant that he suspected he was carrying a poisonous chemical.
The workers were preparing to offload the chemical into drums, which they would have used to “treat” water for consumption by Harare residents.
They were expecting to receive liquid aluminum sulphate water treatment chemical on the day.
Sources said there was a mix up, resulting in the driver with the truck loaded with sodium cyanide being sent to deliver the chemical to the water treatment plant.