adminMasvingo’s sleeping giant
George Maponga Features Writer
THE piercing sound of droning caterpillars and front-end loaders drowns any other sound and their movement dwarfs
Cracked feet, shattered lives Tawanda Mudimu
Features Writer
Deep in the heart of Nyanga, a mountainous area with a lot of interlocking spurs popularly known for its excellent tea and
Retention allowances for lecturers scrapped
Felex Share Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT has stopped paying retention allowances to lecturers at State-run polytechnics and colleges effective from last month.
The lecturers had been getting US$100 as retention allowance since 2009 which has since been replaced by a “production policy”.
The lecturers claim the new policy requires them to do menial jobs to get extra-payment.
Secretary for Higher and Tertiary Education Dr Washington Mbizvo yesterday said Government had “modified” the retention allowance through the “production policy”.
“We have only modified the allowance and introduced the
Tips for transformational leadership
Dwight Mutonono
In the First Transforming Leadership Seminar held by the International Leadership Foundation and hosted by Africa
New domestic water meters for Harare
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter
HARARE City Council has acquired 5 000 new water meters in a move aimed at curbing the theft of treated water and boost revenue collection.
Harare Water director Engineer Christopher Zvobgo yesterday said the city was losing almost half of its 650 mega litres of potable water through theft, pipe bursts and leakage through corroded water pipes.
“We have acquired 5 000 water meters whose usage will be piloted in Mabvuku as part of our programme to install new water meters to get accurate readings after we discovered that several premises had no water meters and were using water free of charge. We should start installing soon,” Eng
China, India set to boost ties
BEIJING. – Chinese and Indian officials pledged yesterday to step up sub-national co-operation between the two countries.
Iran to exhibit at India International Trade Fair
New Delhi. – The Islamic Republic of Iran will participate in the 31st India International Trade Fair starting on November 14 in
IMF looks East to save Europe
MOSCOW. – Eyes are turning east as the IMF pursues its quest for extra cash with its chief, Christine Lagarde, warning the global
Hunt for violence sponsors hots up
Zvamaida Murwira and Lloyd Gumbo
JOMIC and the Organ on National Healing, Integration and Reconciliation yesterday met representatives of parties in the inclusive Government and chiefs ahead of tomorrow’s indaba on violence.
While acknowledging the police probe into recent cases of violence, Jomic said it was launching its own investigations to establish the forces behind the skirmishes.
Those fingered in the probe will be prosecuted.
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Cde Didymus Mutasa, who is co-ordinating tomorrow’s high-level indaba, said preparations for the meeting were going on well.
He said preliminary meetings were held yesterday.
How culture promotes domestic violence
RURAL women have come out tops in justifying any form of violence perpetrated against them by their husbands, an