Parly moves to protect widows, orphans

PARLIAMENT is rationalising the powers of the Master of High Court to ensure that the office does not willy-nilly dispose or sell the property of a deceased estate without the permission of a judge of the High Court.

Zim ready to expand EU trade relations

ZIMBABWE stands ready to expand trade relations with the European Union in line with its open for business mantra, the Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ambassador Albert Chimbindi, has said.

CCC leader raps Chamisa, ready to work with Zanu PF

CCC interim leader, Professor Welshman Ncube, yesterday said the damage former party leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa, inflicted on the opposition outfit is unquantifiable and they are now ready to work with the ruling Zanu PF party for the development of the country.

Sadc to strengthen cross border value chains

The SADC region is ramping up efforts to strengthen its cross border value chains and is embarking on infrastructure projects that will see it fully industrialising and developing at an unprecedented level, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has said.

DYNAMOS BRACE FOR AFRICA RETURN

THEY might be struggling with their game on the domestic front, but Dynamos are still eager to make a huge mark when they return to continental club football in August.

EDITORIAL COMMENT : Judges’ early involvement in estate rows way to go

SEVERAL factors have triggered the need for change in the Office of the Master of the High Court, including the significant growth in the number of people who die while owning assets, the legal changes introduced by Parliament since independence to protect spouses and orphans, and the continuing reluctance by many to write a will.

Mzansi’s Makhadzi, Sjava perform at Presidential inauguration

JOHANNESBURG — Some of South Africa’s biggest artists such as Sjava and Makhadzi yesterday performed at the 2024 Presidential inauguration.

Is this South Africa’s second New Dawn?

The inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa for his second term marks the beginning of a new chapter in South Africa. The African National Congress (ANC) will now form a government of National Unity (GNU) in collaboration with other political parties after the May elections.

79 CCC activists further remanded in custody

CCC politician James Timba and 78 other members of his party were further remanded in custody yesterday after their application challenging placement on remand was dismissed by Harare magistrate Ms Rut Moyo.

‘Apartheid holds up regional development’

THE Pretoria regime cannot afford to postpone change in Namibia and South Africa as this would have serious effects on the whole region, the Deputy Minister of Mines, Cde Chimbidzayi Sanyangare, said in Harare yesterday.