Zimbabwe shuts door on asset seizure

Zimbabwe shuts door on asset seizure http://mg.co.za/ 05 JUL 2013 00:00 WONGAI ZHANGAZHA The Zim government has taken swift action to block the seizure of its assets in SA under various court rulings by conferring diplomatic immunity. It has conferred diplomatic immunity on three Cape Town residential buildings it owns. This emerged following last week’s landmark judgment …

Widespread discrepancies between voters’ roll & population census

Widespread discrepancies between voters’ roll & population census   http://www.swradioafrica.com/         By Violet GondaSW Radio Africa5 July 2013 Earlier this week Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede denied reports that the voters’ roll had been manipulated, but a report issued on Friday by the Harare based Research & Advocacy Unit (RAU) reveals ‘disturbing’ discrepancies …

Biti set to demonetise Zim dollar

Biti set to demonetise Zim dollar http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ July 5, 2013 in Business Finance minister Tendai Biti is on the verge of gazetting a statutory instrument which will, among other things, seek to demonetise (to withdraw a currency from further use) the Zimbabwe dollar, businessdigest has established. Chris Muronzi Sources this week said Biti wanted to gazette the legal …

Time running out for villagers facing eviction

Time running out for villagers facing eviction http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ July 5, 2013 in News TICK-TOCK goes the clock as villagers and small-scale gold miners in Manzou area in Mazowe wait with bated breath for police to effect a June 15 deadline to evict them to pave way for the expansion of the First Family’s business ventures. Faith Zaba The …

Registration of standby +100KVA generators

Registration of standby +100KVA generators Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) advises as follows: Registration is free. However, inspection of the generator costs US50.00 (see page 703 of the attached Instrument – not) ·         Theregulation is governed by Statutory Instrument 103 of 2008 (attached – not) ·         The purpose of the registration is to establish a …

Constitutional Court Confirms 31st July Election Date

BILL WATCH 28/2013 [4th July 2013] Constitutional Court Confirms 31st July Election Date Late this afternoon the Constitutional Court, in a unanimous decision: ·        dismissed the challenges to the President’s election date proclamation and his Presidential Powers (Amendment of Electoral Act) Regulations and the arguments for an extension of the 31st July election date raised …

Local Authorities: Is their Early Demise and the Ignoring of New Council Boundaries Constitutional?

CONSTITUTION WATCH 31/2013 [4th July 2013]   Local Authorities:  Is their Early Demise and the Ignoring of New Council Boundaries Constitutional? Introduction There has been much controversy about constitutionality of the amendment of the Election Law by Presidential Powers regulation and the subsequent court challenges which are before the Constitutional Court today.  With the welter …

Constitutional Court upholds Mugabe’s July 31st poll date

Constitutional Court upholds Mugabe’s July 31st poll date http://www.swradioafrica.com/ Violet GondaSW Radio Africa4 July 2013 Zimbabwe will hold elections in just over three weeks time after the Constitutional Court dismissed an application by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, MDC leader Welshman Ncube and others for an extension. There was also an application by Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, who told …

Zimbabwe misses tobacco target

Zimbabwe misses tobacco target JOHN KACHEMBERE  •  2 JULY 2013 9:42PM  •  0 COMMENTS SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services1   HARARE – Zimbabwe  has missed the 170 million kg tobacco production target set for the industry this year as the selling season for the …