admin‘Take advantage of technology’
Herald CorrespondentHEALTH advisor to the President and Cabinet Dr Timothy Stamps has urged people living with disabilities to take advantage of developments in new technologies to uplift their livelihood. Speaking at the launch of the Hope Resurrect Trust, which is involved in assisting those with disabilities, in Harare recently, Dr Stamps said there was a need to
Man gets package worth less than a cent
Senior ReporterA HARARE man who worked for Cairns Foods (Pvt) Limited for 17 years was shocked recently when the Labour Court told him that his Zimbabwe dollar retirement package was worth less than a cent after being converted to United States dollars. Labour Court judge Mr Custom Kachambwa ruled that due to inflation, Mr Stanford Selemani was owed a
Heroes Day preps at advanced stage
Herald ReporterPREPARATIONS for the Heroes Day and Defence Force Day commemorations are now at an advanced stage, with the provincial mobilisation committee announcing on Tuesday that it has prepared a US$60 000 budget for the two events. Heroes Day would be marked on August 11 throughout the country, with the main function at the National Heroes
Police dismiss MDC-T claims on special voters
Crime ReporterPOLICE have dismissed as unfounded claims by MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai that Zanu-PF planned to register over 50 000 police officers as special voters before the election date. The law enforcement agents were responding to allegations by Mr Tsvangirai during a meeting with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission officials on
Zanu-PF candidates to meet President
Herald ReporterZanu-PF candidates for the harmonised elections are today expected to meet President Mugabe and members of the Politburo and the Central Committee at the party headquarters in Harare. Those expected to attend the meeting are the candidates who successfully filed their papers for the National Assembly seats, Provincial
Desist from violence, youths urged
Herald ReporterZANU-PF cadres in Mashonaland East Province have been urged not to interfere with MDC-T activities in the area even if provoked as doing so would end up discrediting the harmonised polls set for July 31. Provincial party chairperson Cde Ray Kaukonde said Zanu-PF supporters should be wary of the MDC-T tactics of provoking them so that
Bogus online voters’ roll
Farai Kuvirimirwa Herald ReporterTHE bogus voters’ roll being run on the website www.myzimvote.com has been linked to MDC-T, with a non-governmental organisation aligned to the Western-sponsored party being part of the scheme. The online roll appeared designed to discredit the actual voters’ roll as it gives wrong information to almost everyone who searches. Registrar-General
. . . amid positive response to voter registration
Herald ReporterTHERE was a huge turn out at most mobile voter registration centres in Harare yesterday as people rushed to register and inspect the voters roll before the process officially ends on Tuesday next week. The mobile voter registration and inspection of the roll began after the publication of the new Constitution on May 22. The 30-day ward-based mobile
Poll date extension case before court today
Herald ReporterPresident Mugabe’s lawyers will today argue against MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC counterpart Professor Welshman Ncube’s counter applications in the Constitutional Court seeking to delay harmonised elections slated for July 31. Mr Tsvangirai and Prof Ncube’s counter applications were consolidated with those of Ms Mariah
Exiled MDC-T activist re-arrested
Beitbridge BureauA 30-YEAR-OLD exiled MDC-T activist who was in February arrested for attempting to illegally cross into South Africa using a passport belonging to another person has been re-arrested at Beitbridge Border Post on a similar mission. Wellington Makumbinde, who is a member of the party’s youth committee for mobilisation and was resident in