adminCouncil fined for polluting river
Masvingo Correspondent
THE Masvingo City Council was on Monday fined $400 by a local magistrate when it was found guilty of discharging raw sewage into Shakashe River.
In addition to the fine, the local authority was ordered to pay $8 407 on or before 31 October to the Environmental Management Agency for the costs of the removal of the waste or other pollutants discharged.
Govt moves in to save Mat South livestock
Chronicle Reporters
THE Government in conjunction with its partners has availed 4 600 tonnes of stockfeed to the Matabeleland South Province under the livestock survival scheme.
In an interview on the sidelines of the provincial agriculture sub-committee meeting in Gwanda Town on Monday, the provincial agricultural extension officer, Mr Bernard Sibanda, said the move was aimed at saving livestock from starvation.
“The Government has partnered with key stakeholders and very soon 4 600 tonnes of stockfeed will be availed to cattle farmers in Matabeleland South under the livestock survival scheme. Farmers will access the stockfeed through a revolving fund and we are going to cover all the districts,” he said.
Shabanie Mine workers get $25 salaries
Midlands Correspondent
WORKERS of Zvishavane-based giant asbestos mine, Shabanie Mine, are still struggling
Journalists challenged
Pamela Shumba in Nyanga
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity, Cde George Charamba,
Kaseke, BPA boss in war of words
Lynot Munyaka
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief executive Mr Karikoga Kaseke has accused the Bulawayo Publicity Association (BPA) director Mrs Valerie Bell of failing to lead the revival of tourism in the city and called for her replacement.
Masvingo to hold investment conference
Masvingo Correspondent
Masvingo province will at the end of the month hold a one day conference to promote investment in the province.
Govt moots bourse for parastatals
THE Government is considering setting up a stock exchange for State enterprises as the businesses have failed to meet the stringent requirements for listing on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, State Enterprises and Parastatals Minister Gorden Moyo said.
Lawyers press ahead with PM’s arrest bid
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
LAWYERS representing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s first wife Locardia Karimatsenga are pushing for his immediate arrest on alleged perjury, fraud and contempt of court charges.
This comes as the PM and his second wife Ms Elizabeth Macheka filed an appeal at the Supreme Court contesting the High Court’s decision to uphold a magistrate’s ruling cancelling their marriage licence.
Harare provincial magistrate Mr Munamato Mutevedzi nullified the licence last Friday afternoon.
Justice Chinembiri Bhunu dismissed another urgent chamber application to suspend the magistrate’s ruling a few hours before the wedding on Saturday morning.
Mr Jonathan Samukange of Venturas and Samukange law practice, who is acting for Ms Karimatsenga, yesterday wrote to Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri pushing for the PM’s arrest.
PM Tsvangirai customarily married Ms Elizabeth Macheka on Saturday at Raintree Lodge in Harare. He is, according to the law, in a polygamous marriage.
Mr Samukange asked police to investigate the charges that emanated from the affidavits deposed by the PM in his failed court battles for permission to marry Ms Macheka under chapter 5:11 of the Marriage Act last week.
Scheme to benefit more poor families
Paidamoyo Chipunza in Nyanga
More vulnerable families will be added to the list of beneficiaries for the on-going Government cash handouts programme. United Nations Children’s Fund child protection specialist Ms Elayn Sammons said the beneficiaries for the programme’s second phase would be identified starting next month.
She was addressing journalists attending a week-long workshop on developing the capacity of the media in reporting children and women issues in Nyanga on Monday.
Ms Sammons said the selected beneficiaries would start receiving the cash handouts in January next year.
“The design for the cash transfer makes reference to the current food basket offered by World Food Programme (WFP) to vulnerable households as well as the payment offered by the Public Works scheme currently run by Government,” she said.
Ms Sammons said the majority of the beneficiaries from the first phase were children who accounted for 64 percent.
Orphans accounted for 27 percent, 12 percent were female adults, six percent were male adults, 19 percent were the elderly and another 19 percent were the disabled or chronically ill.
The beneficiaries were selected from Mangwe (Matabeleland South), Umguza (Matabeleland North) Mzilikazi (Bulawayo), Epworth (Harare), Makoni (Manicaland), Rushinga (Mashonaland Central), Goromonzi (Mashonaland East), Kariba (Mashonaland West), Chivi (Masvingo) and Zvishavane
President consoles Halimeh family
Herald Reporters
President Mugabe yesterday expressed his condolences to Palestine and the Halimeh family following the death of the country’s former envoy to Zimbabwe Mr Ali Halimeh. Mr Halimeh (69), who was Palestine’s ambassador to South Africa, died on Sunday at a Pretoria hospital from an undisclosed ailment. In his condolence message, President Mugabe lauded Cde Halimeh for his role in the struggle and search for Palestinian statehood.
“A simple and down to earth man, Cde Halimeh raised awareness on the Palestinian plight and cause through his grassroots ambassadorial approach which saw him engaging a cross-section of Zimbabweans,” said President Mugabe.
“To this day, the question of Palestine remains well grasped and well supported in Zimbabwe. He leaves behind a legacy of commitment and loyalty to his people’s revolution, but a commitment that would soon take a toll on his health.”
The President noted that by the time Cde Halimeh left Zimbabwe in 2006 for his new posting in South Africa, the diplomat’s health was failing by the day culminating in his demise last Saturday.
“On behalf of the people of Zimbabwe, my wife and on my own behalf, I wish to express deep condolences to the Palestinian People’s Liberation Organisation on this very sad loss,” said President Mugabe.