Day: January 9, 2024
Abide by Constitution, Acting President rallies Judiciary
THE Government has called on judicial officers to be exemplary and strictly abide by the Constitution in their conduct amid a worrying rise of tribunals being set up to investigate officers’ suitability for office. Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga made the call when he spoke at the Chief Justice’s dinner held as part of activities […]
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Let’s uphold Constitutionalism: Chief Justice
Every Zimbabwean has an important role to play in the promotion of constitutionalism in the country with the Judiciary relying on cooperation of all citizens to fulfil its role of being guardian of the Constitution, Chief Justice Luke Malaba has said. He said this during the official opening of the 2024 Legal Year at the […]
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Chief Justice decries intimidation of judicial officers
Chief Justice Luke Malaba yesterday bemoaned misinformation and attempted intimidation of judicial officers for decisions made during the course of their work. Opening the 2024 legal year in Harare, Chief Justice Malaba said at the last count, seven judges had fallen victim to misinformation and attempted intimidation. His remarks come against the background of sharp […]
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Treasury fine tunes measures on basic food items
Treasury has fine-tuned some of the measures introduced through the 2024 National Budget, with basic food items such as bread, milk, cooking oil, and maize meal, exempted from Value Added Tax, eliminating the fears of price increases that had gripped consumers. Other basic commodities such as meat, rice, bath and laundry soap, washing powder, toothpaste […]
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Tourism among fastest-growing Zim sectors as arrivals surge 42pc
Zimbabwe’s tourism receipts bulked by 24 percent to US$272,26 million in the period to September 2023 from US$219,45 million achieved during the previous quarter of the same year, largely on the back of improved tourist arrivals. Although latest figures covering September last year to January this year are yet to be released, reports say volumes […]
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Gold production takes a knock, small miners still dominant
ZIMBABWE’S gold deliveries declined by 14,7 percent last year to 30,1 tonnes compared to a record high of 35,3 tonnes realised in 2022 official figures show but small scale miners still dominated volumes in the production of the precious mineral. Gold is the country’s major foreign currency earner whose output was this year projected to […]
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