News Headlines Justice, legal and parliamentary affairs minister, Cde Emerson Mnangagwa, says cabinet will next week review and assess the appropriateness of death penalty sentences imposed on 97 inmates who had been awaiting execution, for years. Presenting a paper at the commemorations of world day of the anti-death penalty campaign in Harare, Minister Mnangagwa said each of the condemned murderers would be assessed based on their respective circumstances starting on Tuesday. Presenting a paper at the commemorations, Minister Mnangagwa called for the removal of the death penalty from the statutes describing it as barbaric and inhuman. Speaking at the same function, Chief Nyakunhuwa of Zaka, said the chief’s council is against the death penalty, adding that it was brought about by colonialism in the country. === First lady Amai Grace Mugabe has criticised Zanu PF leaders who continue to promote factionalism. Speaking at a rally in Sakubva stadium in Mutare, Amai Mugabe said factionalism must be dealt with as a matter of urgency. === Today is International Day of the Girl Child - a day which was set aside by the United Nations to recognize girls rights and the unique challenges that girls face around the world. Katswe Sistahood, a local organisation dealing with the rights of women says Zimbabwe should take advantage of the rights offered in the new constitution, to improve the lives of the girl child. Talent Juma, director of the organisation was speaking to Star FM. The theme of the international day of the girl child for 2014 is empowering adolescent girls: ending the cycle of violence. === Harare city health director, Dr Prosper Chonzi says specimens for a Congolese patient who has been admitted at Wilkins hospital after an ebola scare are still at the national reference laboratory and have not been sent to South Africa for testing. Dr Chonzi told Star FM that the patient suspected of suffering from malaria has been put on quinine and is recovering. Meanwhile, Dr Chonzi also said normal operations at Wilkins hospital will resume on Monday. === Police in Beitbridge have arrested 3 men who have been on the police wanted list for 10 years, linked to several cases of unlawful entry and theft in the border town. The trio; Patrick Mulambo (36), Farai Mutomba (29) and Cheeseman Vutete (39), all of no fixed abode are accused of breaking into 24 houses and stealing electrical gadgets between March and October this year alone. They were all not asked to plead to the 24 counts of unlawful entry and theft, when they appeared before, Ms Gwineth Drawo yesterday. Mulambo and associates were remanded in custody to 24 October in the interim. === The Zimbabwe Power Company has signed the $1,1 billion agreement with Chinese firm, Sinohydro, for expansion of Hwange power station, in yet another milestone following President Mugabes visit to China where several deals were sealed in various sectors. The expansion of Hwange thermal power station units 7 and 8 will add 600 megawatts to the national power grid. The project will take 42 months to complete , with ZPC and government wanting financial closure concluded in the next six to 12 months. Energy and power development minister, Cde Dzikamai Mavhaire said the project showed government’s resilience in the face of challenges, adding that benefits will be felt by generations to come. === Zimbabwe sugar milling workers union says unions must help the Zimbabwe republic police by equipping them with modern gadgets to improve their operations. Speaking to Star FM the unions secretary general, Mr Admore Hwarare said Zimbabweans must work towards equipping the police force so that it executes its duties diligently. === One of Zimbabwes struggling sungura musicians, Taruvinga Majokoto popularly known as sugar sugar has finally relocated to Chiredzi after a long search for greener pastures. Speaking to Star FM, sugar sugar said he left Harare due to stiff competition and is content to play his sugar music in the sugar growing town. === In regional and international news Namibian prime minister, Dr Hage Geingob has expressed shock at the death of deputy mines and energy minister Willem Isaacks in a road accident. 45 year old Isaacks, died in hospital at Keetmanshoop on Wednesday night from injuries sustained after the official car he was driving overturned about 40 kilometres north of the southern town on the same day. Starafrica says the prime minister described the late deputy minister as one of the young and brightest minds the country had and that his departure is saddening. Isaacks was appointed to the national assembly by President Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2009 and served as deputy minister of energy from March 2010. === An international campaign to support work to end female genital mutilation (FGM) has been launched in Kenya. The girl generation: together to end FGM, is a five-year program that will support advocacy campaigns to drive social and behavioural change, in 10 countries, starting with Kenya, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. Speaking at the launch, Christine Nanjala of the principal prosecution council said politicians are not doing enough. NTV Kenya reports that the campaign hopes to end FGM within a generation with a strong focus on youth. === United States scientists are saying advances in bionic hands have restored a sense of touch to two patients for more than a year. The BBC says the mens sense of touch is such they can delicately pluck the stalks off cherries. One of the beneficiaries of the scientific breakthrough lost his right hand in an accident, four years ago and he was fitted with a bionic replacement, but was incapable of feeling the world around him. Meanwhile, A Swedish team has made a separate breakthrough - attaching bionic arms directly on to the bone to improve control of the artificial limb. === The Palestinian unity government has held its first meeting in war-torn gaza, the first cabinet session since 2007, when a brief armed confrontation soured relations between hamas and the fatah faction. Aljazeera says Thursdays meeting is the first in the besieged enclave, and the first that Gaza-based ministers could attend, after Israel blocked their travel to the west bank, to be sworn in. Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah told the meeting, that his government belongs to all Palestinians. === Pakistani child education activist, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights campaigner, have jointly won the nobel peace prize. At the age of just 17, Malala is the youngest ever recipient of the prize. The teenager was shot in the head by taliban gunmen in October 2012, for campaigning for girls education. Malala said she is honoured to receive the award, saying it made her feel more powerful and courageous. The nobel committee praised the pairs struggle against the suppression of children and young people.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:29:28 +0000
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