WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP

Monday

All the 15 artisanal miners who were trapped underground at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, near Mutare, when a shaft collapsed last week were rescued on Sunday.

Teams from local mining companies, such as Metallon Corporation, who own Redwing Mine; Freda Rebecca Gold Mine; and others, worked tirelessly with the Government to ensure the miners were rescued, four days after they were trapped.

Tuesday

The Government has called on judicial officers to be exemplary and strictly abide by the Constitution in their conduct, amid a worrying rise in the number of tribunals being set up to investigate officers’ suitability for office.

Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga made the call on Monday when he spoke at the Chief Justice’s Dinner held as part of activities to mark the commencement of the legal year. This year’s legal year will also mark the 10th anniversary of the new Constitution.

Wednesday

As schools opened smoothly on Tuesday with cholera protocols and procedures being observed, the Government warned rogue school administrators against holding parents and guardians to ransom by turning away learners for failure to pay fees or withholding results of public examinations. Turnout for both teachers and learners was 100 percent countrywide.

Thursday

All local authorities must have approved masterplans by the end of June this year as directed by President Mnangagwa, as the Second Republic moves to curb the sprouting of irregular settlements. Illegal settlements have been mushrooming across the country, especially in urban areas where councils like Harare are using outdated masterplans.

Friday

Government is ready to work with the Church to seek peace, which is an enduring tenet for economic development, to benefit the people of Zimbabwe, whose well-being and freedom should come first. This was said by Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga at a requim mass for the late Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus Alexio Muchabaiwa at St Dominics High School in Mutare ahead of his burial later yesterday at Saint Triashill Mission near Rusape.