adminDemand Indigenisation compliance certificates: NIEEB
Business Reporter
THE National Indigenisation Economic and Empowerment Board (NIEEB) has urged licensing authorities to demand indigenisation compliance certificates before granting operating licences to foreign-owned entities in the country.
Stakeholders urged to expedite UNWTO preps
Business Reporter
Tourism stakeholders have been challenged to expedite preparations for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation general assembly scheduled for 2013 in order to meet the deadlines for the event.
The occasion which will be attended by 183 countries in Victoria Falls in one of the biggest gatherings in the country, is expected to benefit the tourism industry in Zimbabwe and Zambia as they will be marketed to 183 countries and beyond.
Councillor, vendor clash over vending stall ownership
Midlands Correspondent
GWERU residents have blasted Gweru city councillors for allegedly grabbing vending stalls in Gweru Central Business District from the owners and allocating them to their relatives.
Woman fakes hubby, son’s death to get insurance money
Court Reporter
A Bulawayo woman faked the death of her son and husband so that she could get money from a funeral assurance company where she was a policy holder.
Efforts to establish Gwanda varsity gather momentum
Chronicle Reporter
EFFORTS to establish Gwanda State University (GSU) in Matabeleland South have gathered momentum amid revelations that the Government is looking for office space for the institution’s administration.
Man dies mysteriously at dumping site
Masvingo Correspondent
IN an incident that has left residents of Runyararo West in Masvingo shell shocked, a 34-year-old man died at a dumping site where he was looking for scrap metal with his friends.
Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tinaye Matake confirmed the incident that happened on Sunday at around 7pm and identified the deceased as Simbarashe Maxwell Mukarara of 21570 Garikai Street, Runyararo West.
Govt lifts ban on temporary teachers
Harare Bureau
The Government has lifted the ban on temporary teacher recruitment across the country in a bid to fill 13 000 vacant posts.
Deputy Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Lazarus Dokora yesterday confirmed the development saying the recruitment began last Friday. “We have a shortfall of between 12 000 and 13 000 teachers across the country, hence we have to recruit temporary teachers to offset the shortage,” he said.
Thousands turn up to register mining syndicates
Midlands Bureau Chief
THOUSANDS of people continue to turn up on a daily basis at the local Zanu-PF offices in Kwekwe for the registration of mining syndicates that are expected to explore the recently discovered gold alluvial deposits in the Sherwood Park farming area.
VP Mujuru pays tribute to ANC
Harare Bureau
ZIMBABWE will always remain grateful to South Africa and the ANC leadership for fostering peace in the country, Vice President Joice Mujuru has said.
Victoria Falls Council disconnects water supplies to defaulting hotel
Victoria Falls Reporter
VICTORIA Falls Municipality has disconnected water supplies to Sprayview Hotel and is threatening to shut down defaulting premises at the busiest shopping centre in the CBD — Sopers Arcade.