Local authorities still using Rhodesian laws

Innocent Ruwende Harare Bureau Most of the country’s local authorities are still using laws inherited from Rhodesia some of which have serious colonial connotations unfit for the prevailing environment 34…

Preparations to mark Gweru centenary at advanced stage

Kamangeni Phiri Midlands Bureau Gweru is this month celebrating 100 years of existence as a municipality and preparations to mark the milestone are at an advanced stage. The centenary celebrations…

Convicted rapist faints after sentencing

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A Harare man convicted of rape was so shocked last week that he collapsed in the dock and had to be remanded from the holding…

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Arda must regain lost status

In the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) we have a sleeping giant, which has to wake up, now. Arda is a massive public asset, with virtually limitless agricultural and processing…

Will it be monologue or dialogue?

Perspective Stephen Mpofu AFRICAN leaders invited to a meeting with the United States president Barrack Obama in Washington next month may already have a sour foretaste of what awaits them.

Discrimination of people living with disabilities a reality

Vaidah Mashangwa ARTICLE 9 of the Protocol on Gender and Development to which 15 Sadc countries are signatories says member states shall according to the protocol on health and other…

Development corridors promote regional trade, investment

Factmore Dzobo IN a landlocked country like Zimbabwe, development corridor initiatives play a major role in tapping investment and stimulating economic growth as well as doing away with political barriers…

President signs Prosecuting Authority Bill

Lloyd Gumbo Harare Bureau President Mugabe has signed the National Prosecuting Authority Bill into law, as government expedites re-alignment of existing laws to the new Constitution.

Zanu-PF poll guidelines unveiled

Felex Share and Nyemudzai Kakore Harare Bureau ZANU-PF members who have not served in party structures for 15 consecutive years are automatically disqualified from contesting for election into the Central Committee,…

Mnangagwa, Mutasa differ on Mutsvangwa

Felex Share Harare Bureau Zanu-PF secretary for legal affairs Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Manicaland Senator Monica Mutsvangwa was still a Central Committee member despite contesting the provincial chair’s post last…