adminChurches denounce demos
THE church will not support demonstrations aimed at unseating a legitimate Government, Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) Archbishop Johannes Ndanga has said. Archbishop Ndanga told The Herald in Harare yesterday that some political parties were fuelling demonstrations for their own benefit.
INDIA MAKE HISTORY
Virat Kohli’s dominant India reinforced their status as the world’s number one cricket team by winning an historic first-ever Test series in Australia yesterday in an achievement the skipper called the biggest of his storied career.
First Lady scales up fight to empower girl child
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has upped the fight for the girl child as yesterday she met stakeholders at Zimbabwe House in Harare where she expressed her desire to see girls attaining their full potential. She announced plans to launch the “First Lady and the girl child” programme next month.
‘Upsurge in use of lethal weapons worrying’
During the period under review three juveniles were killed in a case where excessive force was used purportedly to discipline the youngsters.
Govt increases Parly budget 80pc
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has increased Parliament’s budget by 80 percent after MPs from across the political divide were united in demanding an increase. The Parliament of Zimbabwe had initially been allocated US$101 million in the 2019 National Budget, but following MPs’ demands, the figure was raised to $145 million, from last year’s $80 million, an 81 percent increase.
Natfoods re-opens Mutare milling plant
National Foods Limited will this week re-open its Mutare maize milling plant as it seeks to meet the growing demand of maize meal, a senior official said yesterday. The plant with capacity to mill 9 400 tonnes of maize and has been inactive since 2016, is expected to re-open tomorrow, NatFoods marketing executive Mr Lawrence Katinyu said.
Families appeal for tents. . . as strong winds devastate Mwenezi West
Government and its development partners have been urged to provide more than 100 tents to temporarily shelter scores of families across Mwenezi West that were left homeless by destructive winds last week.
Harare left with 18 months’ water supply
Harare’S main water supply dam, Lake Chivero, is now left with water to last only 18 months largely due to siltation, droughts and algae, which has also affected water quality. Harare city officials say water levels have gone down by as much as three metres, while the depth of the lake has been reduced by about 8,0 metres due to siltation.
Cry the besieged profession!
My college principal loved these words: “Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren” (James 3: 1). Good advice, when we consider the many in it for the wrong reasons. True teachers teach for life and as a calling.