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LISBON – A convicted American killer who once hijacked a plane lived openly under his real name in West Africa during the
‘GMB should be buyer of last resort’
Herald Reporters
FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti says the marketing of maize should be fully liberalised to curb the surge in grain imports by
VP Mujuru meets British, German ambassadors
Herald Reporters
VICE President Joice Mujuru yesterday met the new British and Germany ambassadors
I’m not a Zanu-PF puppet — Kunonga
Tsungirirai Dhambuza Herald Reporter
Anglican Archbishop Nolbert Kunonga says he is not a Zanu-PF puppet and described the intended visit by the Archbishop of
Youths want their budget allocation disbursed
Herald Reporter
YOUTHS in Harare on Wednesday challenged Finance Minister Tendai Biti to expeditiously release money allocated to them in
Legislators won’t get more vehicles, says Biti
Herald Reporter
Finance Minister Tendai Biti, yesterday said Members of Parliament will not get more cars but urged them to use their sitting
Zec needs US$88m for constitutional referendum
Felex Share Herald Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says it needs over US$88 million to bankroll the forthcoming constitutional
CIO boss Thuthani dies
Herald Reporter
DEPUTY director external in the President’s Department, Cde Nothando Thuthani, has died. She was 57 and has been
Sata names white ally vice president
Tendai H Manzvanzvike Foreign Editor
ZAMBIA’S new president Michael Sata yesterday named his 19-member cabinet including a white vice president Guy Scott.
This is the first time a white man has held such a high position in post-independent Zambia.
Under the constitution of Zambia, when a sitting president dies, the vice president automatically becomes president but must run for elections within 90 days.
The Zambian leader has also fired, with immediate effect, the Central Bank Governor Caleb Fundanga, who is believed to have helped curb inflation to below 10 percent for the first time in 30 years.
Sata, who was sworn in last Friday, said the Ten
Zesa’s US$12m bulb tender cancelled
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
THE State Procurement Board has cancelled all tenders for the supply of 5,5 million energy-saving bulbs because bidders failed to meet set requirements.
This will result in Zesa Holdings delaying the distribution of the bulbs worth US$12 million.
Zesa decided to distribute free compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), which will result in the country saving 200 megawatts.
This energy is enough to cater for half of Harare, the whole of Bulawayo or at least four small cities like Gweru, Kwekwe, Masvingo and Mutare.
Twelve bidders that had forwarded their tenders under a special formal tender process are now complaining that the cancellation was done under unclear circumstances.