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By Own Correspondent Aligning the country’s laws to the new constitution should be done as a matter of urgency as this has caused dismay and outcry within Zimbabwe. In March 2013 Zimbabweans voted “Yes” to the new constitution (Amendment 20) which effectively became the supreme law of the country. However, there are still some laws …
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By Tafadzwa Muranganwa The government says some criticism being levelled against the Freedom of Information Bill are not fair and urged stakeholders in the media to wait for the other two media Bills to effectively measure the genuineness of the new administration on media reforms Various stakeholders and media experts have labelled the new Bill …
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By Staff Reporter Public Accounts Portfolio Committee Chairperson Tendai Biti has told Parliament that the Accountant General in the Ministry of Finance Daniel Muchemwa was a lackadaisical man who did not know his functions. Muchemwa, when he appeared before the Committee, failed to answer various questions and also confirmed that he did not do most …
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By Staff Reporter Public Accounts Portfolio Committee Chairperson Tendai Biti has told Parliament that the Accountant General in the Ministry of Finance Daniel Muchemwa was a lackadaisical man who did not know his functions. Muchemwa, when he appeared before the Committee, failed to answer various questions and also confirmed that he did not do most …
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By Michelle Chifamba Harare residents have raised concern over plans by the city council to construct a sports stadium in High Glen adding that there are other better priorities. If constructed, the 45 000 seater stadium will add the number of stadia in Harare to six. The council has already set aside about $1.4 …
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Cabinet has been pressured to scrap the controversial and unpopular Clause 5 from the recently gazetted Marriages Bill. This emerged during the 27th Cabinet Decision matrix where Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa told members of the media that a presentation by Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi had necessitated Section 40 of the Marriage Bill be removed. “Cabinet …
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By Staff Reporter City Parking says it has increased parking fees in Harare by about 250% with effect from August 1. The company confirmed the increase in a circular that has been sent out to the media and other stakeholders. This notice serves to inform the motoring public that the parking tariff in Harare CBD …
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Marriages Bill unpacked
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Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill Adverse Report by Parliamentary Legal Committee On the 24th July, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament announced that the Parliamentary Legal Committee had issued an adverse report on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill, meaning that the Committee had found some provisions of the Bill to be unconstitutional. The …
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