adminCivil servants’ strike unlikely to take off
Herald Reporters
A proposed civil servants’ strike over low salaries is unlikely to take off as divisions among their representatives have emerged.
Brazil keen to widen relations with Zim
Herald Reporter
BRAZILIAN envoy Senator Marcello Crivella yesterday paid a courtesy call on Acting President Joice Mujuru and delivered a special message from President Dilma Rou-sseff.
Morocco, South Africa top 2015 AFCON bid
JOHANNESBURG.
South Africa and Morocco went head to head seven years ago for the right to stage the first World Cup in Africa and the former emerged 14-10 winners after a Fifa executive vote.
Attacked for supporting Zanu-PF
An MDC-T councillor and youth chairman for Epworth allegedly assaulted a Zanu-PF official in a suspected politically-motivated attack.
Firming lint price boon for cotton growers
FARMERS who grew cotton this year should start counting their gains following the firming of the lint price on the world market, with local merchants promising to increase the producer price by over 100 percent this season.
City fraudster targets ATM users
A HARARE man has allegedly been taking advantage of unsuspecting members of the public with problems using ATM facilities by offering them assistance before stealing their debit cards and personal identification numbers.
Commuter omnibus operators bow to pressure
By Fortious Nhambura
A COMBINATION of improved fuel supplies and public anger at being taken for granted by service providers Tuesday saw public transport costs largely reverting to normal.
Local investor swoops on RTG shares
By Bright Madera
A LOCAL investor snapped up 10 million RTG shares valued at US$150 000 on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange on Monday in a special bargain deal executed at US1,50c a share.
Drug mules jailed
TWO Tanzanian drug mules, who were last week convicted of swallowing cocaine capsules worth over US$200 000, were yesterday slapped with effective four-year jail terms.
Chinese firms to invest in Zim hotels
By Isdore Guvamombe
ZIMBABWE has entered into a tourism promotion, marketing and development agreement with 80 Chinese tourist wholesale companies, after marathon meetings held at the China Foreign Tourism Investor Conference held in Shanghai recently.