adminI’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.
137 firms defy Govt directive
Herald Reporter
AT least 137 mining firms risk losing operating licences for refusing to comply with indigenisation regulations. Firms likely to be affected if they do not comply in the next 14 days include Murowa Diamonds, Metallon Gold, and Anglo-American.
Youth, Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere yesterday said 38 mining companies have complied while others have agreed to the indigenisation framework.
Minister Kasukuwere said discussions were underway with some of the companies hoping that a common ground would be reached in the next 14 days.
He, however, said defiant companies will face the full wrath
Tsvangirai attacks indigenisation programme
Herald Reporter
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has attacked the indigenisation programme saying it has eroded investor confidence and damaged the country’s image.
Addressing a media briefing following his recent visit to the United States, PM Tsvangirai described the policy as toxic and controversial.
He said during his visit to the US investors had assured him that they were ready to do business with Zimbabwe provided that the country comes up with clear strategies that restore investor confidence.
Government pegs domestic workers’ wages
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter
GOVERNMENT has set wages and conditions of service for domestic workers in a move that will result in the highest-paid such worker earning US$100 per month.
The new wages and working conditions were approved by Cabinet recently and are with effect from October 1.
Domestic workers – including child mi-nders, cooks and gardeners – will now be paid between US$85 and US$100.
Workers not residing with their employers are now entitled to accommodation, transport, electricity and fuel or cooking allowances.
A yard worker or gardener will now get US$85 per month or a weekly wage of US$19,60, while a cook or housekeeper is