adminChitungwiza unveils unchanged budget
Municipal Reporter
Chitungwiza Municipality has unveiled a largely unchanged budget from last year’s, though funding has been set aside for street lighting and servicing of Nyatsime Housing Estate.
SA accepts Ambassador Mphoko
Herald Reporter
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma yesterday accepted Ambassador Phelekezela Mphoko’s credentials as Zimbabwe’s chief envoy to that country.
Junior doctors return to work
Health Reporter
Junior doctors at Harare Central Hospital who downed tools on Tuesday demanding better on-call allowances have returned to work following a meeting with management.
US$10m set aside for winter wheat
By Elita Chikwati
Government has set aside US$10 million to finance this year’s winter wheat crop.
Kingstons’ property attached over US$17,9m debt
By Peter Matambanadzo
Kingstons (Pvt) Ltd has filed an urgent chamber application in the High Court to stop an employee from attaching its property to recover payment of an acting allowance amounting to US$17,9 million.
City needs US$58m to improve roads
Herald Reporters
HARARE City Council needs about US$58 million to improve a municipal road network that has not had any major work done on it since 2002.
DPM Mutambara won’t resign
By Farirai Machivenyika and Mabasa Sasa
DEPUTY Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has communicated to President Mugabe that he is not presently thinking about resigning from the inclusive Government, a source close to the former MDC leader has said.
Time to reassert our Africanness
By Gloria Dulan-Wilson
THE following is an abridged response to an article that appeared in The African Executive magazine entitled “Indices on Africa: Do they Hold Water?”
Warriors brace for Niger
From Petros Kausiyo in NAIROBI, Kenya
WARRIORS caretaker coach Madinda Nd-lovu has bemoaned his team’s travel arra-ngements which has cost them some trai-ning time, but insists his youthful band of home-based players will be ready for their opening African Nations Championships Group B game against Niger in Sudan.
Rugby season kick-off in April
By Paul Munyuki
THE local XV’s rugby season is expected to kick-off on April 2 and clubs have their focus on the National Rugby League while the Zimbabwe Rugby Union believe a pre-season Sevens tournament is the best way to start.