adminCote d’Ivoire march into quarters
Libreville — Cote d’Ivoire’s quest for a second Africa Cup of Nations 20 years after their lone title received a boost on Thursday when Didier Drogba’s Elephants marched into the quarter-finals.
Skipper Drogba and company faced Burkina Faso in Franceville having scraped a 1-0 win in their opening game against Sudan last Sunday.
Tunisian journalists banned by Caf
Tunisian journalists banned by Caf
Two Tunisian photojournalists have been suspended by Caf for three years after they were found guilty on Thursday of violating stipulated regulations of their accreditations to cover the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
Bulawayo houses condemned . . . More than 1 000 deemed dangerous to occupants
By Temba Dube
ZESA Holdings has condemned more than 1 000 houses in Bulawayo for “dangerous” wiring that could lead to fires that damage household property, and electrocution.
The power utility immediately disconnected electricity to more than 200 of the houses because it considered them extremely dangerous to occupants.
The development comes amid revelations that residents lose thousands of dollars worth of property in the city every year due to fires that are caused by faulty wiring and installations at their homes.
An insurance broker in the city yesterday said in a majority of cases where such fires destroy property, homeowners fail to get compensation from insurance companies because they were considered to have been negligent by not ensuring that the electric wiring in their houses was up to standard.
Residents, mostly from the eastern suburbs, yesterday said the power utility had served them with notices to completely re-wire their houses.
Mujuru family requests court to call in SA forensic expert
Harare Bureau
THE Mujuru family has asked the court to call in a South African forensic expert to question the local pathologist who examined the body of the late General Solomon Mujuru.
The family said if questions arise, they might apply for the exhumation of the body of the late national hero to have the South African expert carry out another examination.
Indigenous people get $1bn shares
By Prosper Ndlovu
SHARES worth about $1 billion have so far been handed over to indigenous people under the Government’s Community Share Ownership Scheme/Trust, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday.
CSOS/T is a countrywide Government initiative to spearhead development and empower rural communities by giving them a 10 percent stake in all businesses that exploit natural resources in their respective areas.
Under the programme the community has a say in how to use the share of the company’s profits in the implementation of developmental programmes in their area.
Addressing the Zanu-PF provincial leadership in Matabeleland South at the party’s offices in Gwanda, Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Saviour Kasukuwere said there was no going back with the community share ownership trusts, meant to ensure that black Zimbabweans own, run and benefit from their natural resources.
BCC defaulters face imprisonment
By Pamela Shumba
HUNDREDS of Bulawayo residents are facing imprisonment for failing to pay their bills to the city council as the local authority intensifies its exercise to recover more than $60 million owed by ratepayers.
The local authority yesterday auctioned property worth $3 300 625 belonging to defaulters in different parts of Bulawayo after issuing summons to 2 200 defaulters.
Civil servants call off strike
Chronicle Reporter
CIVIL servants yesterday called off their five-day strike and urged their members to report for duty on Monday.
President leaves for AU meeting in Addis Ababa
Harare Bureau
PRESIDENT Mugabe arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa yesterday to attend the 18th summit of the Africa Union.
Chombo suspends Mutare mayor for misconduct
Harare Bureau
LOCAL Government Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo has suspended MDC-T Mutare mayor, Councillor Brian James with immediate effect
Bob 88 Super Cup – Dynamos declare war on Hwange
By Sikhumbuzo Moyo and Paul Mundandi
DYNAMOS have declared that they will steamroll past Hwange when the two sides clash in the Bob 88 Super Cup semi-final at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow.