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Chinese firm ventures into prohibited sector
Brenna Matendere
Redcliff—Livetouch Investments (Pvt) Ltd, a Chinese cement manufacturer based in the Midlands town of Redcliff, has ventured into retail that is reserved for locals, in contravention of Zimbabwean law.
The first…
Farming takes women off the harsh informal streets
Kelvin Wilson Kasiwulaya
Gweru--Go Beer Breweries was once the talk of town in Gweru and surrounding places in the Midlands provinces.
Famed for its bulk beer, the company owned and run by the Gweru City Council (GCC) entertained…
Govt institutions violating information Law
Miriam Mangwaya
Harare--Government institutions, including the Ministry of Information and the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), are in violation of the Freedom of Information Act for failing to establish information disclosure policies,…
Hundreds given notice to evacuate Chitungwiza flats
Edgar Gweshe
Harare--Hundreds of residents in Unit G, Chitungwiza, could soon be homeless after the municipality issued a notice for them to vacate the dilapidated flats that they have occupied for decades.
An estimated 64…
Sino-Hydro under spotlight for labour violations
Brenna Matendere
Harare—Sino-Hydro Corporation, one of the biggest Chinese construction conglomerates in Zimbabwe, Africa and China itself, is under the spotlight for labour practices that legal experts are condemning as illegal.…
Residents groups fight arbitrary water disconnections
Edgar Gweshe
Harare—Residents’ associations in Harare have presented to the capital’s municipality, a draft by-law which seeks to challenge legislation governing water disconnections.
The disconnections are provided for under…
Spotlight on defunct SADC Tribunal amid calls for reinstatement
Vitalio Angula
Windhoek—“My objective is to do whatever I can to assist in bringing about a conducive environment for people to be able to live and work in Zimbabwe.
“We believe that we can make a difference, that we are making a…
Chinese cement manufacturer killing Redcliff residents slowly
Brenna Matendere,
Harare--AIR pollution caused by a Chinese cement manufacturer operating close to a residential area in the Midlands town of Redcliff could have contributed to the death of several persons due to silicosis.…
Mt Pleasant land scam leaves home-owners high and dry
MARSHALL BWANYA
HUNDREDS of Mount Pleasant Heights Phase 2 (Lot 4 Zizalisari) property buyers are enduring a 17-year land scam which has implicated Anthony Taengwa Parehwa, a local land developer with links to Zanu PF.
Homeseekers…
NUST in over US$10m pension arrears: Workers
Pamenus Tuso
Bulawayo- Employees at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) are accusing the institution of deducting pension contributions from them without remitting them to Old Mutual as required.
The allegation…