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At the workplace Wenceslaus Murape
The International Labour Organisation was created as a specialised agency of the United Nations in 1919. Its establishment was after the realisation that universal and lasting peace could not be based sorely on the basis of social justice. Among the
Greece lies bankrupt, ablaze: Is cradle of democracy finished?
Helena Smith
Greece got rid of its military dictators in July 1974. But almost four decades later, as the debt-stricken country endures a crisis that some might say is almost as bad as the long dark night of their rule, it is still impossible to protest in the cradle of
What’s behind new mining fees?
Sydney Kawadza
Government’s indigenisation and economic empowerment programme is a welcome development for Zimbabweans. It has provided the platform for those with an insatiable appetite to grow both in business and develop the country. The
Triumphant Zambian players ‘handsomely’ rewarded
LUSAKA – Chipolopolo, the triumphant Zambia national soccer team that lifted the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations title on Sunday have been “handsomely” rewarded as they have now become “instant millionaires”, the Zambia Daily Mail reported yesterday.
Apart from companies pledging funds to appreciate the players for winning the cup after many years of waiting, the government
Nigeria needs US$93b for infrastructure development
ABUJA – Former Nigerian head of state Ernest Shonekan said the overall infrastructure needs of sub-saharan Africa is estimated at US$93 billion annually. Shonekan, who is the chairman of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) made this known yesterday in Abuja, at the African Public Private Partnership (PPP) Network meeting. “According to the World Bank,
World Theatre Day preps on course
Stephen Chifunyise Theatre corridors
The International Theatre Institute (Zimbabwe Centre) has decided to the celebrate World Theatre Day on March 26. The day which falls on March 27 and was first commemorated in 1961, is celebrated the world over by national centres of the
China bans foreign shows at primetime
BEIJING. – China’s media regulator has issued new rules banning foreign television shows from being shown at primetime as the country tries to encourage domestic programming, state media reported on Tuesday. Foreign television series must be capped at a total of 50 episodes and the running time for an imported series must not exceed 25 percent of the total time a given channel
The agony of hot-sitting
Farai Kuvirimirwa Features Correspondent
THE bell rings and Takudzwa jostles with other students while he enters the school gate. Mud squirts from under his shoes as he heads westwards to the assembly point. It’s his first day at a Harare high-density suburb secondary school and he is excited
Tobacco sales open on high note
Agriculture Reporters
THE 2012 tobacco-selling season opened in Harare yesterday with the price averaging US$4 per kilogramme.
The bulk of the crop was bought for more than US$ 4per kg, a price that many farmers feel was fair while the industry expressed satisfaction with the quality of the leaf.
Most farmers at all the four auction floors expressed satisfaction at the state of the infrastructure and the service they were getting.
Boka Tobacco Auction Floors, Millennium Tobacco Floors, Tobacco Sales Floor and Premier Tobacco Floor are the licensed floors.
Farmers said they were happy with the ablution, water and health facilities.
When sanitary wear becomes a luxury
Catherine Masunda Features Correspondent
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Tinashe Magaya’s parents struggle to feed their offspring and for things like sanitary pads and tampons are luxuries she can not dare ask for. She has devised a way of making her own sanitary pads using pieces of cloth during her