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Government

Regionalism, sovereignty threaten Sadc

I recently participated in a meeting of non-state actors from the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) region, in which a number of concerns were raised from biting poverty, HIV and Aids to governance and democratic deficits. As the meeting drew to a close participants had to somehow pen down recommendations.

Government

Copac fingers MDC-M in defence

BULAWAYO: The Constitution Select Committee (Copac) has fingered the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-M) led by Professor Arthur Mutambara as having been behind the move to drop three Bulawayo activists from the outreach programme. This was revealed by Copac lawyer, Josphat Tshuma during an urgent High Court chamber application filed by the three activists from a pressure group, Ibhetshu LikaZulu, in Bulawayo on Monday.

Government

Parliament to quiz Shabanie Mine curator

The Parliament Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy will next Monday quiz the curator and administrator of Shabanie-Mashaba Mines

Government

State throws back loss making firms

BULAWAYO—The government has thrown back the privatisation of loss-making parastatals to parent ministries presiding over the running of the parastatals’ affairs.

Government

MPs reduce budget seminar to prank game

The 2012 post-Budget seminar organised for MPs was yesterday reduced to a childish prank game

Government

Gnashing of teeth in Kwekwe over corruption probe

A week after a commission appointed by Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo left town house where it was probing allegations of corruption and maladministration, the local authority’s top management is reportedly apprehensive over its findings.

Government

Gwanda budgets $1,8 million for water development

Gwanda council has set aside $1,8 million for upgrading its water infrastructure from its $7 million budget for next year.

Government

Gwaradzimba in trouble over SMM

Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo has appointed a five-member Parliamentary Priviledges Committee to investigate SMM administrator, Afaras Gwaradzimba, with a view to charge him for contempt of Parliament.

Government

Angry MPs threaten to wear overalls to Parly

Members of Parliament last week threatened to attend Parliament dressed in overalls unless they were paid their outstanding allowances.

Government

‘Life sentence for child rapists’

Parliament is considering life sentences for men who rape their children, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Nomalanga Mzilikazi Khumalo, said yesterday.