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By Augustine Moyo and Darlington Musarurwa
IN what could prove to be a very costly boob, the Minister of Energy and Power Development, Mr Elton Mangoma, has suspended Rural Electrification Agency chairman Mr Jericho Gotora and sent, on forced leave, the chief executive officer, Mr Vurayayi Guvakuva, over US$650 000 issued in loans by management in 2009.
Telecel in tender scandal
By Augustine Moyo
TELECEL Zimbabwe has come under the spotlight for allegedly trying to legitimise a flawed tender process which it flighted in the Press last week after revelations that the country’s second largest mobile operator by subscribers has awarded tenders for its rollout programme to South African companies.
All-Africa Games: Young Warriors through
By Eddie Chikamhi
Zimbabwe Under-23 …………………………………………….(1) 1 Zambia Under-23 …………………………………………………(0) 1
(Zimbabwe win 4-3 on aggregate)
Gvt urged to review duty on agro inputs
Government should remove duty on all agricultural inputs and raw materials for agrofirms to charge reasonable prices, an official said last week Thursday.
Dhewa is alive-wife
By Ruth Butaumocho
Harare’s rumour mill can surely make even the hardiest Hollywood gossip columnists green with envy.
Milk production on the increase
Milk production has increased steadily over the past two years with farmers saying adequate power supply will sustain growth.
Mother of child born with 2 faces, 4 legs, 4 arms in stable condition
Chinhoyi Bureau
The mother of the child who was born with two faces, four legs and four hands was on Saturday still admitted at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital where her condition was reportedly stable.
Farmers urged to pay up
Sunday Mail Reporters
ZESA HOLDINGS has urged tobacco farmers to pay up 50 percent of their electricity bills to ensure adequate power supplies for tobacco curing which has started in some parts of the country.
Families benefit from Presidential inputs scheme
Herald Reporter
About 1 500 households in Mhondoro-Ngezi constituency have benefited from President Mugabe’s US$33 million agricultural inputs scheme, which was launched last year.
Government hails new producer price
Agriculture Reporter
Government has expressed satisfaction with the new international cotton producer price of US$1,40 per kilogramme, describing it as viable and a “tonic for increased production”.