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Court Reporter
A JILTED man who attempted to burn his ex-wife and her 11-year-old son in their house in Mbare was last Friday slapped with an eight-year effective jail term for attempted murder. Stanley Matsangure (32) pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and
Dead man robbed
Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Correspondent
TWO policemen based at Zhombe Police Station near Kwekwe appeared in court recently facing charges of stealing US$3 000 from a deceased person at an accident scene. Constables Slindeni Mathew and Byron Kahove, whose ages were not given, were
Court orders ministry to reinstate workers
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
THE Labour Court has ordered the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Infrastructural Development to reinstate seven Chinhoyi vehicle inspectors dismissed in 2010 on allegations of corruption. The seven are depot manager, Mr Carnisius
ZRP concerned with the rate of corruption, indiscipline
Crime Reporter
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is concerned with the rate of corruption and indiscipline, which is costing and
Mnangagwa agrees to step down
Herald Reporter
DEFENCE Minister Emmerson Mna-ngagwa has agreed to step down from a Parliamentary Privileges Committee
New levy for air travellers unveiled
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
PASSENGERS using air transport now have to pay more after the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe introduced an Aviation Infrastructure Development Fund levy to raise money to rehabilitate infrastructure.
The fee, which becomes effective on Wednesday, will see domestic passengers paying US$5 while international travellers fork out US$15 more.
CAAZ is seeking to raise US$400 million to spruce up deteriorating infrastructure.
Air travellers are already paying US$10 and US$25 airport passenger fee per domestic and international flight, respectively.
The new rules are contained in a Statutory Instrument of a Government Gazette published by Transport, Communication and Infrastructural Development Minister Nicholas Goche last Friday.
The regulations, to be cited as the Civil Aviation (Aviation Infrastructure Development Fund Fee) Regulations 2012 were made in terms of section 79 of the Civil Aviation Act.
“Subject to subsection (3) below, no person shall depart from any aerodrome on an aircraft unless he has paid the Aviation Infrastructure Fund fee (a) if he/she is a passenger on a domestic flight, in the sum of five United States dollars (b) if he/she is a
China pledges to support Africa’s ‘just position’
From Munyaradzi Huni in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
CHINA has pledged to support the “just position” of African countries in various international forums saying it was opposed to the “big, strong and rich countries bullying the small, weak and poor” of the world.
In a solidarity speech he delivered at the official opening of the 18th AU Summit here yesterday, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Mr Jia Qinglin, said China did not attach any political strings to its assistance.
“We will firmly support the just position of African countries at various international fora. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China will continue to actively participate in affairs concerning peace and security in Africa with a responsible attitude,” Mr Jia said.
He said China firmly supports African countries in their efforts to uphold their sovereignty and independence.
Mr Qinglin said throughout the development of the China-Africa relations, his country respected the sovereignty and development path of African countries.
“We have always treated African countries on an equal footing and pursued mutually-beneficial and win-win co-operation with them.
Fertiliser shortage hits Zim
AN acute shortage of top dressing fertiliser (Ammonium Nitrate) has hit the market, threatening crop yield.
The fertiliser is only available on the informal market where it is being sold at prohibitive prices.
Early this month, Government turned down an appeal by fertiliser producers who sought to export the commodity, saying domestic demand had to be met first.
Spokesperson for the fertiliser industry, who is also Chemplex Corporation chief executive, Mr Misheck Kachere, last Friday said operational challenges had affected production.
“It is true that there is a shortage of AN fertiliser on the market at the moment and it is due to the liquidity challenges in the economy.
“We cannot buy raw materials and pay utility bills, especially to Zesa,” he said.
“In the past three months we lost about 15 000 tonnes of production due to disruptions.” Mr Kachere said between four and five thousand tonnes of fertiliser were on the market.
He said firms were trying to mitigate shortages by importing the commodity although financial constraints sometimes forced them to cancel orders.
Staff shortages hit border post
Herald Reporter
OPERATIONS at the Chirundu One Stop Border Post are being hampered by shortage of staff accommodation and provision of other basic services, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Investment Promotion heard last Friday.
Veteran journalist Bwititi dies
Herald Reporter
FORMER Chronicle, Manica Post and Southern Times editor Makuwerere Bwititi has died. He was 46. A family spokesperson said Bwititi, who was now one of the editorial managers of the New Era in Namibia, succumbed to renal failure yesterday