adminChindori-Chininga laid to rest
Isdore Guvamombe Features Editor
LIBERATION hero, Guruve South Member of Parliament and former Cabinet minister Cde Edward Takaruza Chindori-Chininga was buried at his rural home in Guruve yesterday afternoon, amid calls by Zanu-PF for its supporters to vote overwhelmingly in the forthcoming harmonised elections slated for July 31. Cde Chindori-Chininga died in a car
ZEC relaxes rules
Herald ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has relaxed rules for aspiring candidates in local authorities as they are no longer required to produce police clearance before being accepted as candidates. ZEc deputy chairperson Mrs Joyce Kazembe said yesterday that aspiring councillors would no longer be required to produce evidence that they had cleared utility
Zapu won’t boycott elections: Dabengwa
Herald ReporterZAPU says it will not boycott the harmonised elections set for July 31 and will field candidates in at least 80 percent of the constituencies. The party’s president Dr Dumiso Dabengwa told journalists in Harare yesterday that the party would not disappoint the electorate by boycotting the elections. He was speaking on the party’s preparations
AHFoZ stakeholders’ conference on cards
Herald ReporterAssociation of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) is set to hold an all-stakeholders’ conference on health in September to evaluate the performance of the sector in terms of quality, affordability and access. The conference, which is in its ninth year, will be held from September 3 to 6, at the Elephant Hills Resort in Victoria Falls. AHFoZ chief
Disability expo set for next month
Herald ReporterZimbabwe will hold the inaugural National Disability Expo next month to raise awareness on the rights of people with disability, Special Disability Advisor in the Office of the President and Cabinet Retired Brigadier-General Felix Muchemwa said yesterday. He said the three-day disability expo would run from July 17 to 19 under the theme:
Red Cross gets US$2m boost from Iran
Herald ReporterThe Zimbabwe Red Cross Society has received a US$2 million donation from the Red Crescent Society of Iran to support its humanitarian operations in the country. Speaking at a handover ceremony, visiting Red Crescent Society of Iran secretary general Dr Mohammad Abbasi said the donation would help the ZRCS to carry out its programmes in various
Govt to provide social housing land for free
Municipal ReporterTHE revised national housing policy that was launched by President Mugabe on Monday provides that Government should provide social housing land for free as a method of enhancing housing delivery and reduce the high demand for family accommodation. Social housing is rented accommodation under the management of local authorities or
Thrills, spills in primaries
Herald Reporters
ZANU-PF primary elections ended peacefully in most constituencies yesterday, with a number of new faces trouncing heavyweights and sitting legislators. There was massive turnout in some constituencies, with Cde Auxillia Mnangagwa amassing over 17 000 votes in Kwekwe-Chirumanzu. Results from most areas had been released by last night,
Poll date hearing deferred indefinitely
Herald Reporter
THE Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe yesterday deferred indefinitely hearing the case in which Government is seeking an extension of the harmonised elections date from July 31 to August 14. Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku requested lawyers representing the parties in the five separate applications that had been set for hearing yesterday, to
DeMbare’s Jaure boost
Augustine Hwata Sports ReporterIT’S BancABC Sup8r time again and after reaching the half-way stage in the Premiership programme at the weekend, the top flight’s best eight clubs from last year have shifted their attention to the first major knock-out competition of the season. The BancABC tournament had been off the radar for a year but returned last week recharged