adminPolice uncover demo plot
POLICE yesterday unearthed a plot by some vigilante groups linked to the country’s opposition parties to commit acts of banditry that include burning service stations and barricading roads to trigger unrest in the country.
Govts can restrict protests — UN
GOVERNMENTS have the right to restrict protests on public health grounds, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has said, when it stepped in to formulate its legal interpretation, having seen a gap in the international norms being tested even before the Covid-19 pandemic.
President endorses Africa Factbook
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday endorsed the production of the Africa Factbook which captures the liberation struggle story, its trials, tribulations and triumphs.
Condolences pour in for hero
National hero and Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri was a loving and strict father who prepared his children for all eventualities.
Zanu PF suspends Chizema
ZANU PF yesterday suspended the party’s secretary for Health Cde Cleveria Chizema for further investigation after the security department presented a report on how internal forces are fomenting discord in the party working with some senior officials.
Lockdown measures stiffened
Police are intensifying enforcement of Covid-19 lockdown regulations countrywide as local infections continue to spike, stressing the need for those who neither work in essential nor exempted services to restrict movement to buying food, getting water and medical reasons.
Nurses’ strike illegal, says HSB
THE Health Services Board (HSB) has slated the month-long industrial action by nurses as illegal saying they rushed to withdraw labour without sufficient notice.
Editorial Comment: Looting, violence will not stop corruption
Zimbabweans should today send a clear message that they are fed up of being used in demonstrations meant to save a purpose for a few, who use the majority to enhance certain nefarious agendas.
Court halts $7.5m State funding for MDC formations
Neither MDC Alliance nor MDC-T can receive any of the $7.5 million political funding under the Political Parties Finance Act until a resolution on the ongoing legal battle over which formation is entitled to the money is settled, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Infantino faces criminal proceedings
Criminal proceedings launched against FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, in Switzerland are yet another reputational hit on the world football governing body.