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Govt cracks whip on gold milling centres
GOVERNMENT has suspended operations at a gold milling centre in Bindura in what it warned was the beginning of a crackdown on milling centres it accused of underhand dealings ranging from understanding production to wanton disregard of basic tenets of safety.
Judge faces sack over ‘bereavement’ bribe
ABUJA. — A senior Nigerian judge falsely claimed he had suffered a bereavement to get cash from litigants and lawyers appearing in his court, the country’s main judicial body said on Thursday.
Mutasa, Jabu Sibanda back in Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has readmitted its former secretary for Administration Cde Didymus Mutasa and former Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) chairman Cde Jabulani Sibanda at the pair’s request. Also readmitted is Cde Chenjerai Kangausaru, who had been staying in South Africa for some time.
Govt hails decline in cholera cases
Government will continue implementing short and long-term measures to prevent the outbreak of cholera and typhoid and is pleased with the sharp decline in the number of people being admitted in hospitals due to water-borne diseases, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said.
Melania Trump spotlights USAID reading programme in Malawi
LILONGWE. — US First Lady Melania Trump brought soccer balls and books to a school in Malawi on Thursday to highlight a USAID scheme to support African schools, on the second stop of her four-nation tour of the continent.
‘Manufacturing sector capacity utilisation on the rise’
Capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector is rising, mainly driven by the benefits of Statutory Instrument 122 of 2017 (formerly SI64 of 2016), which restricts the importation of products that can be locally made.
Zanu-PF indaba for Esigodini
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter The Zanu-PF National People’s Conference will be held in Esigodini, Matabeleland South Province in December, the party’s secretary for Information and Publicity, Cde Simon Khaya-Moyo has…
Govt fights human trafficking
GOVERNMENT has come up with a raft of measures to fight human trafficking across the country’s borders, an official has said. Director of Media Services in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Dr Anywhere Mutambudzi yesterday said an inter-ministerial committee has since been established to look into the issues of human trafficking.
Samukange ditches Kasukuwere
Harare lawyer Mr Jonathan Samukange has renounced agency in a case in which he was appearing for former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges. Mr Samukange, who is Zanu-PF legislator for Mudzi South constituency, cited conflict of interest in a letter deposited at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday.