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Constitution to Improve Accountability
The Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust has expressed optimism that the new Constitution will bring accountability in the management of public finances as it aligns with the Public Finance Management Act reforms. Speaking at a civic society organisations' budget coalition workshop organised by the National Association of Non-Governmental Orgnanisations in Harare last week,-- SAPST ...
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Pan-Africanism - Lets Walk the Talk
The AU Golden Jubilee summit held last month in Addis Ababa was a momentous occasion that gave Africa's leaders an opportunity to reflect on Africa's successes and failures in the last 50 years. The founding fathers of the AU were passionate about the need for African unity. They believed in a united Africa that would wield a significant influence on the world stage both economically ...
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Zimbabwe Cattle Bank takes deposits that moo
Zimbabwe's first "Cattle Bank" has just opened its books in a unique kind of banking where owners bring in their animals as collateral against cash ...
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Mooing 4-legged deposits at Zimbabwes unique Cattle Bank the first account for rural poor
MARONDERA, Zimbabwe -- William Mukurazita's deposit at the bank has four legs and moos. Zimbabwe's first "Cattle Bank" has just opened its books in a unique kind of banking where owners bring in their animals as collateral against cash loans. For many rural poor in this southern African country once wracked by world-record inflation, it's the first bank account ...
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Hubby Yanks Wife Three Kids to Court
A Harare man yesterday brought his wife and three children to the Harare Civil Court for ganging up against him and beating him with fists and an iron bar. Onismo Makovere filed a protection order application against his family; wife Chiedzo Roya, daughter Chiedza and two sons Blessing and his juvenile brother. Makovere suffered body injuries due to the assault. Magistrate Tendai Manhanzva ...
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SA to Increase Border Officials
The South African government will this week deploy more immigration officers at Beitbridge border post to facilitate a speedy flow of both human and vehicular traffic entering or leaving that country, an official has said. The deployment follows an outcry from travellers over delays and congestion at that country's border for the last four weeks where travellers were spending an average of ...
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President Mourns Former Botswana First Lady
ZIMBABWE could not have attained independence in 1980 without assistance from countries like Botswana and that history continues to bind relations between Harare and Gaborone, President Mugabe has said. Speaking after paying his condolences to Botswana's former president, Sir Ketumile Masire who lost his wife, Mrs Olebile Gladys Masire on May 18, the President said Zimbabwe and Botswana ...
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MDC-T Civil Society Allies Admit No Changes After Proclamation
MDC-T and its coterie of lawyers who have been calling for reforms even after President Mugabe's proclamation setting July 31 as the date for harmonised elections, acknowledged that no further amendments to any electoral related law were possible in the wake of the Presidential proclamation. The admission is contained in the party's "Strategic Election Litigation" document ...
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Protect President Mugabes Signature Legacy
While some people make history, others preserve and interpret it. A nation's net worth can sometimes be seen through how it looks at its yesterday, today and tomorrow. The British monarchy is expecting a baby who will be in line to be queen or king. Nations the world over revere and protect the legacies of their icons. In this regard, we feel that there is an issue that many of us take ...
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MDC-T Quartet Seeks Referral to Supreme Court
The director of research in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's office accused of compiling illegal dockets against Government officials, Thabani Mpofu, yesterday told the court that the compilation of the dockets did not constitute a criminal offence. Mpofu is jointly charged with Felix Matsinde, Mehluli Tshuma, all former public prosecutors, and Warship Dumba, a former Harare city ...
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Man Killed Over Honey
A CHIREDZI man was at the weekend allegedly fatally struck with an iron bar by a fellow villager following a dispute over wild honey. Enock Chauke (19) of Wasara Ranch was found lying in a pool of blood by villagers near the place where the two men had stumbled upon wild honey while herding cattle. Police yesterday said they had since launched a manhunt for Sydney Zvechirimo also aged 19. ...
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Focus More On HIV Prevention - Stamps
Health Advisor to the President and Cabinet Dr Timothy Stamps yesterday urged the Zimbabwe Aids Network, an umbrella body for Aids service orgaanisations to place more emphasis on prevention rather than focusing on supporting people who are living with the pandemic. Speaking at the launch of ZAN Taskforce, Dr Stamps urged members to strike a balance when it comes to implementing programmes that ...
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Myths of Media Security Reforms
In Africa, particularly in countries that are viewed to be anti-West, such as Zimbabwe, non-state actors are proclaimed to be apolitical and non-partisan in nature. These organisations are highly perceived by Western governments as institutions founded on the principles of democratic oversight; a principle that inculcates a culture of power- balancing in governance issues that makes a nation ...
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Nation in Strong Position for Grand Prize
THIS season of Big Brother Africa promises to be an exciting one for Zimbabweans. Only last year after we were booted out of the reality show following a brawl between Rockford Josphats and Maneta Mazanhi. This year's season is different. With two equally strong housemates, Hakeem Mandaza and Pokello Nare, it appears Zimbabwe is set for the big one. Only two weeks ago Hakeem was put up for ...
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Bulawayo Launches Carnival Parade
Bulawayo last week launched the inaugural culture and heritage carnival parade to showcase the city's abundant cultural activities that have made the city a hub of the arts. A group of 40 artistes last week started rehearsals at Amakhosi Cultural Centre after BAT Zimbabwe confirmed it would sponsor the carnival section to be branded by the company. The carnival section will be identified ...
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Bring Manifestos Not Court Battles
The die is cast about elections, but what is missing are the manifestos so that voters can digest what every political party stands for in these important elections, which will give voters a chance to banish sanctions for good. Those political parties that relied on sanctions to force the voter to support them on the back of the suffering of the ordinary citizens, the defining moment cannot ...
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Magiya Happy With Handball Preps
ZIMBABWE Handball Federation secretary general, Alphios Magiya, is satisfied with the preparations by the teams set to take part in the Partille Cup early next month in Gothenburg, Sweden. The tournament, set to run from July 1 to 6, is the world's largest handball tournament for young people targeting both boys and girls. Zimbabwe will this year be represented by Morgan High, Girls High, ...
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14 Get Nod to Contest On Zanu-PF Ticket
Fourteen aspiring senators have been nominated to contest Zanu-PF primaries in Bulawayo Province. Each province is supposed to have six candidates for the Senate. However, the acting provincial secretary for administration, Cde Mandlenkosi Tshuma, said the party was yet to reveal the constituencies where the candidates would be contesting. "We have 14 candidates ready to contest in the ...
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Kadomas Date With Premiership Football
THE people of Kadoma have waited for a long time for Premiership football but that all comes to an end tomorrow when Black Rhinos host Tripple B in a basement battle at Rimuka. Rhinos have shifted base and are now using Rimuka as their home ground where they hope to pick a lot of points, in their battle to survive the chop, and also get a bit of revenue from gate receipts. They are guaranteed ...
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President to Launch National Youth Policy
President Mugabe is this week expected to launch the National Youth Policy which aims to empower youths to participate and contribute to the social, economic and political development of the country. Zimbabwe Youth Council director Mr Livingstone Dzikira told The Herald last Friday that President Mugabe would launch the policy at the Harare International Conference Centre. "We are happy ...
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Zupco to Launch Cargo Division
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company will launch a new cargo division during the last quarter of this year to support its traditional passenger business, chief executive Mr Brian Chawasarira said last week. In an interview, Mr Chawasarira said the company would spend "quite a substantial" amount in the business unit. "We are starting a cargo unit in the third quarter," said ...
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Mugabe agrees to push back poll date
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe casts his vote for a referendum on a new constitution. Mugabe has agreed to push back the date for elections in Harare. File photo: ...
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Mtetwas Trial Moved to June 29th Ruling On MDC-T 29 Reserved
The trial of top human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, who is facing charges of obstructing the course of justice, was on Saturday postponed to June 29th. Magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa postponed the matter citing a 'lack of time,' the Standard newspaper said on Sunday. Prosecutor Tawanda Zvekare was quoted by the paper as saying the cross examination of witnesses would continue at the ...
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Mining Laws Colonial - Mutambara
ZIMBABWE has not benefitted significantly from exploitation of its abundant mineral resources because it did not change colonial mining laws to reflect the new dispensation on attaining political independence from Britain in 1980, a senior Government official has said. Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara said this at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce annual congress in Victoria Falls ...
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Zanu-PF Primary Elections Set for Monday Next Week
On Monday next week the former ruling ZANU PF party will stage its primary elections in just one day. This comes amid reports that many of its senior members will face challengers, some for the first in more than 20 years. The exercise comes soon after rival opponents, the MDC led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, finished their internal elections on Sunday, which took them a month to ...
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