adminExperts dismiss draft constitution
Zvamaida Murwira and Farirai Machivenyika
PARTIES in the Global Political Agreement are headed for yet another showdown over the Constitution-making process as some legal experts and political commentators dismissed the final draft handed over to the principals by the management committee.
Members of the Copac management committee finished reviewing the draft before handing it over to the GPA principals last Wednesday.
Legal experts and political commentators yesterday expressed divergent views over the final draft.
Some believe the final draft deviated from what the people said while others felt it was a milestone that would advance Zimbabwe’s democratic systems.
Zanu-PF Politburo member and Tsholotsho North House of Assembly member Professor Jonathan Moyo in an article published in the Sunday Mail yesterday roundly criticised the final draft, saying members of the management committee compromised on sticking issues thereby effectively
Govt has land for 500 blocks of flats in Harare
Michael Chideme Municipal Reporter
Government has land to build over 500 blocks of flats in Harare that can accommodate over 8 000 families, a senior Government official has said.
The land does not include that reserved by Harare City Council and private developers.
Assuming Government builds the standard 16-unit blocks, the flats would accommodate 8 000 families.
The Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities secretary Mr David Munyoro said local and international financiers were falling over each other to partner Government in building the apartments.
“We are in discussion with a number of financiers to build residential flats,” he said.
He said in Prospect there was land for the construction of over 200 blocks of flats each with capacity
HIV vaccine expected in 10 years: Expert
From Roselyne Sachiti in Washington DC, USA
An HIV/Aids vaccine is expected in less than 10 years, as approximately 30 vaccine candidates undergoing testing in humans by different researchers are progressing, the International Aids Vaccine
Political parties funding: Mutambara left in the cold
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
DEPUTY Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara’s woes continue to mount as his political party MDC-M has failed to access State funds under the Political Parties Finance Act. Government has disbursed money earmarked for political parties to the Welshman Ncube-led MDC formation leaving the other faction in the cold.
Professor Mutambara had made frantic efforts to secure the money.
He reportedly wrote two letters to Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa arguing that they were entitled to the money.
Zanu-PF and the MDC formations were allocated US$8 million in the 2012 national budget to be shared proportionately according to the number of legislators each political party has in Parliament.
Government introduced funding after outlawing foreign funding of political parties.
This was after it emerged that the MDC was receiving funding from outside, particularly from those countries hostile to Zimbabwe.
Thumps up to construction of Mall of Zimbabwe: Masunda
Municipal ReporterConstruction of the US$100 million Mall of Zimbabwe in Borrowdale is a positive development for Harare and Zimbabwe, Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has said. “I give it my thumps up,” he said.
US$5m housing scheme launched
Municipal ReporterHarare City Council last week launched a US$5 million programme to build 480 housing units in Dzivaresekwa for people affected by Operation Murambatsvina. The project is a tripartite arrangement
Zim urged to showcase artifacts in China
From Ruth Butaumocho, HENAN PROVINCE, China
Zimbabweans should take advantage and showcase the country’s artifacts in China’s province of Henan to enhance cultural relations between the two countries, a senior Chinese government official has said.
Selfish church leaders castigated
Herald Reporter
Selfish church leaders have been castigated for not helping disadvantaged communities as part of charity work in fulfillment of the biblical teachings. Councillor for Murehwa’s ward 25, Mr Geshem Tandayi,
Opening of Parly postponed
Herald Reporter
THE official opening of the Fifth Session of the Seventh Parliament of Zimbabwe has been indefinitely postponed. President Mugabe was expected to officially open the session tomorrow. Clerk of Parliament
Mutasa visits Chinhoyi Prison
Chinhoyi Bureau
ZANU-PF secretary for administration Cde Didymus Mutasa on Saturday visited the Chinhoyi Prison cell in which he was incarcerated for over a year during the liberation war. Cde Mutasa visited the cell shortly