Day: February 8, 2024
63 death row inmates likely to be resentenced
Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent There are at present at least 63 people on death row nationwide after being sentenced for aggravated murder, and who will be returned to court for re-sentencing to the new maximum of life imprisonment or a lengthy determinate sentence should Parliament abolish the death penalty. This comes as the Private Member’s […]
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Bulawayo-Nkayi Road section opens
The Government has opened to the motoring public a completed section of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road near Turk Mine in Bubi District with the Government committing to avail more funds to complete the targeted portions of the road project. While the road section had been closed for more than two years with motorists using a detour, […]
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Massive rehabilitation of more major roads on cards
MAJOR roads, flyovers and bridges, along with mini interchanges along roads in and around Harare that link with the US$88 million Mbudzi Traffic Interchange, are being rehabilitated or constructed, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has said. Julius Nyerere Way, for example, will be closed to traffic in the next few weeks to allow […]
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‘Govt will serve diligently to ensure higher standards of living’
THE Second Republic will serve Zimbabweans diligently to ensure higher standards of living, Vice President Kembo Mohadi said yesterday when he convened a high-level meeting with ministers and deputy ministers from the social services cluster which falls under his purview. He charged them to further policies and programmes that see the betterment of Zimbabweans’ livelihoods […]
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Zim, China sign MoU for surgeries
AT least 600 Zimbabweans will benefit from free cataract surgery that will be rolled out soon following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Chinese Government and the Ministry of Health and Child Care. Cataracts are one of the leading causes of reversible blindness among people above the age of 50. Although they […]
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Sikhala convicted of publishing falsehoods
CCC senior member Job Sikhala was yesterday convicted of communicating falsehoods on social media by Harare regional magistrate Mrs Feresi Chakanyuka. He will return to court on February 12 for mitigation, aggravation and sentencing. Sikhala posted on social media that a junior police officer killed a baby with a baton stick in 2021. Mr Jeremiah […]
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Govt puts small-scale mining operations under scrutiny
The proliferation of small-scale mining activities has resulted in deforestation, water pollution and soil erosion in many parts of the THE Government has put small-scale mining operations under scrutiny to monitor, prevent and manage mining practices that are potentially detrimental to the environment. This comes after the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development has roped […]
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Zim, Rwanda seek to strengthen economic ties
Zimbabwe and Rwanda’s economic ties continue to deepen through the annual trade and investment conference, which provides a window for the two countries to explore new opportunities for collaboration. This year’s high-level Rwanda-Zimbabwe Business Forum, set for March 18–20, 2024, in Kigali, Rwanda becomes the third conference since the inaugural event held in Rwanda in […]
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