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VATICAN CITY. – Pope Francis yesterday urged governments to take decisive action against the $150 billion-a-year human trafficking business and the plight of millions of modern-day slaves.
Local vehicles for ministers, MPs
Government is weighing the option of purchasing vehicles for ministers and parliamentarians from local vehicle assemblers to promote the domestic industry and reduce foreign currency expenditure in line with austerity measures being undertaken.
Mahendere drops another gem
Gospel musician Minister Michael Mahendere, who is fondly known for his appealing and rich musical content, has done it again by dropping a 10-track album titled “Victory Classical Worship Volume 2”.
Return to work: Zimta, PTUZ urge members
The Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (Zimta) and the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), which had insisted on their members going on strike despite other teachers’ unions calling off job action to give dialogue a chance following a raft of measures by Government, have finally called an end to the labour stand-off.
Xi sends congratulatory message to AU
BEIJING. – Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday sent a congratulatory message on the holding of the 32nd African Union (AU) summit in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.
Chief law officer transferred to Guruve
The director of economic crimes in the National Prosecuting Authority, chief law officer Chris Mutangadura, has been transferred from Harare to Guruve with immediate effect, as part of an ongoing restructuring exercise.
Zim, 3 others seek lifting of ivory trade ban
Zimbabwe, together with Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, have applied again to Cites, the global watchdog for endangered animal species, to have a ban on the commercial trade of their registered stockpiles of ivory from the African elephant lifted.
First Ladies meet
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday attended a meeting of the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/Aids (OAFLA) in Addis Ababa. The meeting is running alongside the 32nd Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly.
Dumbest looters jailed 7 years
Three hooligans involved in last month’s MDC-Alliance-sponsored violent demonstrations wrote their own scripts of the popular television series “World’s Dumbest Criminals” after they were given away by a social media video, a text message and self-rubber-stamped markings on the face, in separate incidents.
Zim looks Estonia for tech cooperation
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday met Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid and the two leaders discussed economic cooperation.