The amendments intend to change the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act to subject such information to copyright protection, with serious implications for the rights of citizens to access public information.Currently Section 10 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, official texts of statutes, official texts of judicial proceedings…

Chipinge magistrate, Samuel Zuze, on Tuesday granted bail to Gift Mafuka, the man he had earlier convicted and jailed for belittling the authority of the President.Zuze convicted Mafuka for contravening Section 33 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act and sentenced him on August 26, 2010 to…

According to party insiders, villagers in Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland West, Mashonaland East and parts of Masvingo are being threatened with unspecified action if they declined to buy the party’s membership cards, which used to sell like hot cakes during the first two decades following the country’s independence from…

A spokesperson for Scotia Holdings confirmed this week that the diversified non-listed conglomerated in which Kaukonde enjoys total control has landed the entire shareholding in Mike Harris, which used to operate as a family business, for an undisclosed amount.“I can confirm that Mike Harris — an exciting business…

This projected growth is about 2,7 percentage points higher than the initial target of 5,4 percent announced by Biti during the 2010 Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review Statement in July, and is seen as a strong indication of the direction Zimbabwe’s economy would take in the next 12 months.…

In a position paper made available to The Financial Gazette, the Apex Council is also demanding that a rural allowance be introduced at 20 percent of one’s monthly salary for the benefit of civil servants in remote parts of the country where the working conditions are harsh.A non-monetary…

The payment of the 13th cheque came as both protagonists in the government of national unity held discussions with South African President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team in which they indicated that fresh elections were the only panacea to the gridlock frustrating the coalition’s operations.Despite the coalition failing to…

It emerged this week that the MDC-M has been rocked by a fresh wave of defections in Matabeleland province ahead of the party’s elective congress to be held before the next general and presidential elections. Three councillors from the troubled party, reportedly rocked by a leadership battle between…

President Robert Mugabe has previously stated that foreigners should not own more than 51 percent shareholding in local companies in line with the country’s quota system, a policy that culminated in the enactment of the Indigenisation and Empowerment Act.But last week, Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister, Mike Bimha,…

The budget is expected to lay the foundation to accelerate the sluggish recovery that has taken place in the country since the consummation of the government of national unity in February last year.A statement from the Parliament of Zimbabwe said yesterday confirmed Biti’s presentation to the nation on…