adminNIEEB pushes for 51pc equity in mines
By Golden Sibanda
THE National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board has proposed a 51 percent direct equity holding by locals in foreign mining firms in contrast to the 26 percent suggested by the sectoral committee on mining.
Civil servants: Govt offers additional pay rise
Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT has offered an additional US$25 in allowances to its lowest-paid worker after protracted negotiations with civil servants’ representatives in Harare yesterday.
Copac data disappears
By Takunda Maodza
CONTRIBUTIONS made by citizens on land, natural resources and the environment during the constitution-making outreach phase have disappeared from Copac’s main computer server at a Harare hotel in as yet unclear circumstances.
Egypt protesters torch govt building: witnesses
CAIRO- Egyptian protesters threw Molotov cocktails at a government building in the port city of Suez on Wednesday, setting parts of it on fire, witnesses said, on the second day…
Let the people protest, US tells Egypt
MANITOWOC – The White House on Wednesday urged its key ally Egypt to lift a ban on protests after security forces arrested at least 500 people and threatened a crackdown on widespread demonstrations.
Zim’s defence policy non-hostile, says Mnangagwa
Herald Reporter
Zimbabwe does not harbour aggressive intentions and will not interfere in the internal affairs of any other country, including its neighbours, a Cabinet minister has said.
Mighty Warriors set to train in Germany
By Grace Chingoma
ZIMBABWE’S Mighty Warriors will scale new heights in July when they undertake a two-week training camp in Germany at the invitation of the Europeans.
Time for Zim to reclaim its rightful place
By Kenias Mafukidze
Ground to be covered . . .
In 1980 The Economist listed Zimbabwe which had a GDP of US$6 billion as South Africa’s (RSA) leading African trading partner with the Zimbabwean economy being 7,4 percent of the size of its southern neighbour whose GDP was US$81 billion.
MDC seeks to discredit referendum: Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF on Tuesday accused MDC-T of feeding the international community with false information to discredit a referendum and general elections likely to be held this year.
Parastatal reforms: So little done
by Victoria Ruzvidzo
“Tot facienda parum factum” is Latin, meaning so much to do, yet so little done.