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Sexual harassment case takes another twist

The Labour Court has overturned the dismissal of former Immigration Department officer Herbert Admire Makani, ruling that the Civil Service Commission (CSC) mishandled the disciplinary process and misapplied the law.Makani was dismissed in…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 13:31hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa appoints Health Service Commission

The new Health Service Commission, which assumes full control of the staff in the State health services, has become active with the appointment of Civil Service Commission chair Dr Vincent Hungwe as chairperson of the new seven-member Heal…

Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 08:41hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Politics of ethnicity: Jumping from the pan into the fire

BELOW is a book excerpt from In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas and Solutions) by Professor Arthur Mutambara.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet shocked many because of the crass ethnicity and primitive cla…

Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 08:31hrs | 22 | by Arthur Mutambara

Teacher given ultimatum to resign from CSC over Zanu-PF links

A PROSPECTIVE voter has given the Civil Service Commission (CSC) a five-day ultimatum to urgently institute measures to effect the automatic resignation of a school teacher after he was recently nominated to contest as a Zanu-PF political …

Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 15:57hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution

ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is on the mistakes we made when we crafte…

Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Musa Kika

Zanu-PF congress grounds govt business

THE Zanu-PF elective congress, which kicked off in Harare on Thursday and ends today, has virtually grounded government business as all Cabinet ministers, secretaries, heads of department and parastatals have been railroaded to the indaba.…

Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bill outlaws strike action for health workers

THE Health Services Amendment Bill, which will outlaw industrial action by health workers lasting more than three days and upgrade the Health Services Board to a Commission is now before Parliament.With the proposed law, health workers wil…

Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Church loses bid to dismiss school head, deputy

The Mutare High Court has ruled against the Anglican Church's Manicaland Diocese decision to remove St Faith's High School headmaster Mr Arnold Makamba and his deputy from their positions.Mr Makamba and his deputy Mr Irvine Mudangwe, had c…

Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:36hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa pleads with civil servants

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pleaded with the restive civil servants to be more patriotic and drive government's devolution and decentralisation programmes to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.The Zanu-PF leader made the call…

Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Nzuwah's burial on today, Mnangagwa to preside

THE late former Public Service Commission (PSC) chairman and national hero, Dr Mariyawanda Nzuwah, will be buried today at the National Heroes Acre in Harare under Covid-19 protocols, with President Mnangagwa expected to preside over the c…

Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Nzuwah declared national hero

The former Public Service Commission chairman, Dr Mariyawanda Nzuwah, who died after a short illness on Tuesday, has been declared a national hero. Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe last night confirmed the confer…

Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa mourns ex-PSC chair Nzuwah

President Mnangagwa has sent a condolence message to the Nzuwah family following the death of former Public Service Commission chairman Dr Mariyawanda Nzuwah yesterday. The cause of his death was not immediately known. Dr Nzuwah, who was 6…

Published: 22 Sep 2021 at 06:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mariyawanda Nzuwah dies

Long-time Public Service Commission (PSC)  chairman Mariyawanda Nzuwah has died.He was 68.President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he was a "rare crop of leader in the public service" as he announced his death on Tuesday morning.Nzuwah heade…

Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 20:55hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Doctors, nurses banned from striking

DOCTORS and nurses working in public health institutions will no longer be allowed to go on strike for an uninterrupted period spanning more than three days under proposed changes to the Health Services Act.Amendments to the Act, which wer…

Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

President Mnangagwa makes history as Chief Justice Malaba is saved by the bell

The present Constitution of Zimbabwe became fully operational on the 22nd August, 2013, having been assented to on the 22nd May, 2013, by the President as the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, and published on that same day.…

Published: 09 May 2021 at 00:31hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

7 Zimbabweans on Interpol Red Notice

SEVEN Zimbabweans, including a man from Gweru who brutally murdered his wife and left their six-month-old son suckling from the corpse, have been placed on the International Police Organisation (Interpol) most wanted list for evading arres…

Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Amnesty to decongest prisons

Cabinet received an update on the Covid-19 Outbreak, which was presented by the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs as chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Task Force on the Covid-19 Outbreak. Cabinet was informed that as of 12 March…

Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Pay rise for public, private sector imminent

WORKERS in the public and private sectors have benefited from a steady increase of basic salaries between January 2020 and January this year due to a stable economic environment engendered by good Government policies, a national salaries s…

Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

War vets demand US$370,000, $78,000 in pension arrears

VETERANS of the liberation struggle have approached the High Court demanding US$364 000 and $78 000 each in pension arrears.The demand dates back to 2008 when they claimed to have been denied their dues despite government's undertaking to …

Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mugabe will not be buried at Heroes Acre

FORMER president Robert Mugabe, one of the luminaries of the liberation struggle and the architect of the National Heroes' Acre Monument, which was supposed to symbolise sacrifice, bravery and triumph of good over evil, has told his family…

Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Civil service undergoing massive overhaul

Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson Vincent Hungwe has revealed that the civil service is under massive transformation to improve professionalism and efficiencies.In an exclusive interview with Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trevor …

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mugabe will not be buried at same grave yard with Sally and Sabina

FORMER president Robert Mugabe, one of the luminaries of the liberation struggle and the architect of the National Heroes' Acre Monument, which was supposed to symbolise sacrifice, bravery and triumph of good over evil, has told his family…

Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mugabe will not be buried at Zimbabwe Heroes Acre

FORMER president Robert Mugabe, one of the luminaries of the liberation struggle and the architect of the National Heroes' Acre Monument, which was supposed to symbolise sacrifice, bravery and triumph of good over evil, has told his family…

Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Legislative reform agenda buttresses Mnangagwa's sincerity

This is the second part of a trilogy of articles that I am writing outlining the reform agenda being pursued by President Mnangagwa in the Second Republic. In the previous article I dwelt on political reforms that spelled out change of pol…

Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:16hrs | 3 | by Nick Mangwana

No more excuses in fighting graft

PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Kumbirai Hodzi yesterday said the public no longer tolerated excuses in the fight against the scourge of corruption which is contributing to the economic woes facing the country.Speaking at the official opening of an ant…

Published: 25 May 2019 at 15:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Nothing new about the 'new dispensation'

Grace Mugabe is like a civet cat's stench. It's so strong it will burn your nostrils. And it doesn't go away in a hurry. Now, that disgraceful smell is hanging around President Emmerson Mnangagwa's self-christened "new dispensation" and te…

Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni

Mnangagwa swears in uniformed forces commissioners

President Mnangagwa yesterday swore-in three six-member commissions for the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) at State House in Harare.The swearing-in of the …

Published: 15 May 2019 at 23:53hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt gears for winter of discontent

PRESSURE continues to mount on President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country faces the prospect of crippling power cuts and looming work stoppages by doctors and teachers over poor salaries.Power utility Zesa Holdings on Monday imposed rolli…

Published: 14 May 2019 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Pressure mounts on Mnangagwa

PRESSURE continues to mount on President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country faces the prospect of crippling power cuts and looming work stoppages by doctors and teachers over poor salaries.Power utility Zesa Holdings on Monday imposed rolli…

Published: 14 May 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Grace Mugabe assaults housekeeper with fists

FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe allegedly assaulted a housekeeper at her Blue Roof mansion with fists and a shoe after she accepted a cash gift as a wedding present from former president Robert Mugabe, according to a High court application …

Published: 13 May 2019 at 16:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe teachers threaten a national strike, want to be paid in US$

Zimbabwe teachers have threatened a national strike if the Mnangagwa leg government shoots down their demand to be paid in United States dollars.In February this year, unions suspended a national strike but warned that they could walk out …

Published: 12 May 2019 at 23:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe war veterans demand more money

War veterans, who in the late 1990s demanded and received gratuities, have filed a High Court application to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to honour other monetary promises dating back to 1998.The War Veterans Pressure Gro…

Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 16:01hrs | 1 | by ZimLive

Govt clips civil servants' wings

Government has started to change laws that govern civil servants, including clipping their political wings so that they may be apolitical as required by the Constitution.Briefing journalists at a post-Cabinet meeting yesterday, Information…

Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Civil servants to declare assets

In a first for public administration in the country, Cabinet has approved values and principles of a framework that will see public servants declare assets to ensure accountability. Additionally, a code of conduct will be adopted in the ci…

Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Teachers question TPC source of funding

THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has welcomed the proposed Teachers Professional Council (TPC), but questioned how the body would be funded and operationalised.The establishment of the TPC will, among others, see te…

Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Proposed teachers' council faces challenge

THE combative Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has warned that it will take government head on on the proposed Teaching Profession Council (TPC), which seeks to regulate and set standards for teachers in the country.In …

Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 14:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gudyanga, Chidakwa's separation of trial rejected

The State has objected to the separation of former Mines minister Walter Chidakwa and Civil Service Commission permanent secretary Francis Pedzana Gudyanga's trials in a case they are alleged to have misappropriated $29 000 in board sittin…

Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 12:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Government implements vehicle loan scheme

GOVERNMENT has started implementing a vehicle loan scheme for senior officials replacing personal issue vehicles as part of an expenditure management strategy meant to curtail wasteful spending. The loan will be extended to principal direc…

Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa shells out millions on cars

THE broke government is shelling out millions of dollars on vehicles for senior bureaucrats despite pledging to significantly cut expenditure under its much-publicised austerity plan, it has emerged.Through a loan facility, senior civil se…

Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt refuses to meet teachers

GOVERNMENT has snubbed further salary talks with teachers' unions, saying it had no plans to directly engage the combative unions.In a response dated February 18, addressed to the Progressive Teachers' Union (PTUZ), Civil Service Commissio…

Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:02hrs | 4 | by Staf reporter

Government shows teachers the middle finger

The Civil Service Commission (CSC)  has refused to meet up with teachers' unions to discuss the salaries of the educators as requested this In a letter to the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe Secretary General Raymond Majongwe C…

Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 13:43hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu

$60m housing deal for civil servants

Government will tomorrow unveil a $60 million housing facility for civil servants as part of non-monetary incentives to its workers. Tomorrow's event will see the Government signing a Memorandum of Agreement with the National Building Soci…

Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's $41 pay rise offer a mockery

THE 10% salary increment government offered to civil servants is ludicrous, unfortunate and shows that government does not consider its workers a key component in its transformation.Whether Treasury does not have ways to raise enough cash …

Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:19hrs | 4 | by Editorial - newsday

'Zimbabwe has enough USD to pay civil servants'

The government has enough foreign currency to pay civil servants in United States Dollars, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change has said.In a statement released by Party Spokesperson Jacob Mafume MDC said, "Mthuli Ncube has effect…

Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 14:28hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu

Govt, civil servants crunch meeting on today

GOVERNMENT is today expected to table the cost of living adjustment it is offering to civil servants when it meets their representatives in Harare. The meeting, to be held under the auspices of the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC)…

Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Early pay for civil servants

Government has brought forward January pay dates for civil servants to cushion them from the prevailing economic challenges emanating from price distortions in the market. This comes as Government today meets civil servants' representative…

Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Teachers' update on talks with government

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) notes that the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has convened a National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting for Thursday 10 January 2019 at Meikles Hotel in Harare. Cognisant that…

Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by ARTUZ

Mnangagwa running out of time

Political analysts have warned President Emmerson Mnangangwa that his government is running out of time to fix the countryâ€™s worsening economic rot- which has triggered strikes and growing unrest hurting civil servants.Mnangagwa yesterda…

Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa commends civil servants

President Mnangagwa yesterday paid tribute to civil servants unions for displaying "maturity" during a consultative meeting on salaries and conditions of service the workers held with Government representatives on Monday. Acting Chief Secr…

Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Government has offer for civil servants

GOVERNMENT has a salary increment offer for civil servants to cushion them from the prevailing economic challenges set to be tabled before a National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) soon, acting Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare M…

Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

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