LOCAL NEWS

By Derick Tsimba

The Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) yesterday called for the intensification of measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Corona virus, amid a spike in the number of cases in Africa. The First Ladies said this during an OAFLAD high level webinar held yesterday via the virtual Zoom platform, under the theme “The Health and socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 on achieving African universal health coverage”.

By Grace Chekai

Citizens have condemned the duplicity of the opposition party, MDC-Alliance, for failing to accept the arrest of its own members on corruption, whilst at the same time accusing Government of not doing enough to curb the vice. This comes after the arrest of Harare City Council (HCC) Mayor, Herbert Gomba, yesterday on allegations of illegal land deals and abuse of office.

by Tafanana Kwedu

Former ZANU PF Youth League National Political Commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu stole, a herd of cattle belonging to ZANU PF, which he allegedly used to pay lobola for one of his wives, sources said.

by Grace Chekai    

The mayor of the City of Harare, Councillor Herbert Gomba has been picked up by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) from his home in Glen Norah, today in connection with murky land deals and abuse of office.

by Rungano Dzikira

ZANU PF party has clarified Government’s Farm Mechanisation Programme undertaken between 2007 and 2008 saying that it was a necessary and powerful empowerment tool for farmers, and was never a loan scheme as alluded by detractors.

by Derick Tsimba 

Farmers will soon start to access the John Deere Mechanisation Facility through selected local banks, the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement has said.

by Harare Post Reporter

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday imposed a dawn to dusk curfew amid a myriad of other measures, to try and curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 disease, which has since affected 1 820 people and claimed 26 lives in the country.

by Christopher Makaza

The governance structures proposed by the Devolution and Decentralization policy will go a long way in enhancing local governance, decision making and promote the rapid development of local economies through leveraging of local resources to fund specific development programmes and priorities, a senior Government official said.

by Innocent Mujeri

As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the country, Government has seen it prudent to suspend face to face lectures on campus to avoid exposing students to the deadly disease.

by Christopher_Makaza_

The successful amendment of the Copper Control Act will see a mandatory jail sentence of 30 years for those caught in illicit copper trading.