admin‘MPs mustn’t be in provincial councils’
Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo says there is need for Government to ensure Senators and National Assembly members do not become members of provincial and metropolitan councils.
Linyama resurfaces in DRC
FREE-WHEELING former Dynamos defender Sydney Linyama has found a new haven in the Democratic Republic of Congo after signing with that country’s top-flight football club St. Eloi Lupopo. Linyama, who is among a clique of Zimbabwean players that have been trekking to the vast Central African country of late, has been unattached since August last year when he was off-loaded by ambitious Mutare side Manica Diamonds during their pursuit for Premiership promotion.
5 murder-accused in the dock
Four men and a woman from Glen View 2, Harare, appeared in court last Friday for allegedly fatally assaulting a suspected thief.
Prioritise cleanliness: First Lady
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday said people should start practicing hygiene within their homes before they go elsewhere as the country builds up to the national clean-up campaign set for this Friday.
Waste collection centre for Mbare
Government has taken the national clean-up campaign to another level as residents are now encouraged to separate waste for recycling, with Mbare, in Harare, becoming the latest targeted suburb to get a waste collection centre, Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira has said.
Probe Mutare City Council workers, ZACC advised
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) should investigate Mutare City Council officials and bring to book those who were involved in underhand land deals, auditors who carried out a forensic land audit on council have recommended.
According to the report, council management, which was under former town clerk Mr Obert Muzawazi, was involved in underhand deals in land allocation, prejudicing the local authority of thousands of dollars in potential revenue.
Singer shoots videos Down South
Locally-based writer, entrepreneur cum gospel singer Letty Gavhure Chawira, is shooting videos of her album Second Chance in South Africa.
Chiefs vanguard of devolution
Traditional leaders are the vanguard of devolution and the decentralisation of power cannot happen without their involvement, Zimbabwe’s Chiefs Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira has said. Addressing stakeholders during the inaugural Masvingo devolution conference here last week, Chief Charumbira said devolution and traditional leaders were inseparable. He said chiefs were the custodians of culture.
Man City retain Carabao Cup
Manchester City triumphed 4-3 against Chelsea in a Carabao Cup final that went the full distance, courtesy of Raheem Sterling slotting home the decisive penalty from the spot yesterday. Both teams could not be separated in regular time, despite Sergio Aguero having a goal chalked off by the Video Assistant Referee because of offside.
‘Illegal miners a threat to city water system’
MASVINGO City Council has expressed concern over rampant illegal gold mining activities around the Target Kopje Hills. In an interview on Friday, town clerk Mr Adolf Gusha said the artisanal miners’ blasting activities were detrimental to the water and reticulation facilities and several properties near the area.