Spot fines: Court ruling unearthed

Spot fines: Court ruling unearthed February 12, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories Herald ReportersThe High Court has already made a determination outlawing the imposition of spot fines by the police, contrary to the law enforcement agency’s claim on Tuesday that no such court ruling exists.Justices Lawrence Kamocha and Maphios Cheda — sitting as a Court of Appeal — …

Spot fines illegal: High Court judge

Spot fines illegal: High Court judge February 10, 2015 Headlines, Top Stories George Maponga in MASVINGOThe collection of spot fines from motorists by the police and the impounding of their vehicles if they fail to pay up is illegal and must be stopped forthwith, a High Court Judge has said. Officially opening the 2015 Masvingo High Court …

Govt launches online complaints platform

Govt launches online complaints platform AN online customer complaints platform, which seeks to serve as a database for grievances raised in all sectors of the economy and government departments has been launched. STAFF REPORTER The platform, known as hellomukoma.com is designed to allow users to rate companies and government agencies in order to drive increased …

Zim marks International Human Rights Day

Zim marks International Human Rights Day December 10, 2014 Business Today, the 10th of December, is International Human Rights Day. This is a day set aside to commemorate the date on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaiming its principles as the “common standard of achievement for all peoples and …

Save pension and insurance industries

Save pension and insurance industries November 5, 2014 Business Martin TarusengaAt the centre of the stand-off between pensioners and insurance companies, in which Government has now resolved to intervene through the pending Commission of Inquiry, are the questionable benefit figures calculated by actuaries. The figures were so inconsistent with common sense and with reasonable expectations, the …

Top SA court orders Zim torture probe

Top SA court orders Zim torture probe Posted on October 31, 2014 by ZimSitRep_M — 3 Comments ↓ via Top SA court orders Zim torture probe 30 October 2014 SOUTH Africa’s highest court on Thursday ruled that the country’s police have a duty to investigate Zimbabwean officials accused of torturing opposition supporters seven years ago. The landmark judgement by the Constitutional Court …

Farmer, wife battle for life after attack

Farmer, wife battle for life after attack August 21, 2014  DARWENDALE farmer David Passapoorts and his wife Anne are reportedly battling for life at different private hospitals in Harare after they were allegedly attacked and left for dead by unknown assailants at their Chirawanoo game farm on Monday evening. NUNURAI JENA OWN CORRESPONDENT Sources said …

War vets protest farm seizure

War vets protest farm seizure August 19, 2014 in News     FORMER Zipra fighters yesterday waded into the Figtree farm dispute pitting commercial farmer David Connolly and deputy chief secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Ray Ndhlukula after staging a demonstration against the top civil servant. NQOBILE BHEBHECHIEF REPORTER Ndhlukula early this month …

Facing SADC Shame

MUGABE FACES SADC SHAME PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is likely to be confronted with evidence of renewed lawlessness at commercial farms when he hosts Sadc leaders on Friday after a petition was launched online to protest the invasion of a farm in Figtree, Matabeleland South. NQOBANI NDLOVUSTAFF REPORTER The petition is calling on regional leaders to …

Land seizures leave farm workers destitute

Land seizures leave farm workers destitute Posted on August 3, 2014 by ZimSitRep_W  via Land seizures leave farm workers destitute – DailyNews Live 4 May 2014 by Thelma Chikwanha HARARE – Dokson farm is the only home 38-year-old Samuel Makazu, has ever known. His parents are buried there. Born at the farm in Shamva to migrant workers of Malawian origin, Makazu left …