adminbottled water demand surges in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD —The unavailability of safe and hygienic drinking water has increased the sale of bottled water many times in Pakistan, local media reported yesterday. According to a survey, as many as 60 million Pakistanis out of a population of 180 million do not have access to safe drinking water. With theChina votes against UN Syria resolutions
BEIJING/DAMASCUS — Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun began to engage with Syrian officials and opposition groups on Saturday, on a mission to further expound on China’s stance on the Syria issue. Zhai’s visit came after China voted against a draft resolution on Syria at the UN General1 000 Hatcliffe families spared eviction
Peter Matambanadzo Senior ReporterThe committee appointed by Government to investigate the sale of stands in Hatcliffe by Mr Justine Zvandasara has spared the nearly 1 000 affected families from eviction. This follows an agreement
Parents close school as teachers are sent off
George Maponga Masvingo BureauClose to 1 000 pupils at Shongamiti High School in Chivi were left stranded after the school was briefly closed due to clashes between parents and authorities. The parents — led by the local chief —
EU games in perspective
Tichaona ZindogaThe recent review of European Union sanctions against Zimbabwe, in which six journalists, several politicians and 20 companies were removed, can be read in four major contexts. The first context in
Dealing with worker transfers
At the workplace Wenceslaus Murape
Some workers have been at loggerheads with employers concerning the issue of transfer to other departments or subsidiary companies. This has resulted in protracted disputes that at times spill to the Labour Court, and this week I will examine one such case. Zimtile employed Pawoma Nyawanza
Team studies Chitungwiza’s ability to have own water source
Municipal ReporterCHITUNGWIZA’S resuscitation team is setting up a technical team to look into the feasibility of the municipality having its own water source. The council owes Harare US$8 million in unpaid water bills.
Indian ambassador hails indigenisation laws
Herald ReporterINDIAN Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Jeitendra Tripathi has hailed Harare’s indigenisation and empowerment laws saying they will turn the country into a global economic powerhouse. He was leading
Province to recall divisive top officials
Lloyd Gumbo Herald ReporterZANU-PF’S Mashonaland East pro-vincial leadership will recall senior party officials who cause divisions in the party, provincial chairman Cde Ray Kaukonde has said. He was responding to allegations by
Somaliland’s new laws show intent to fight piracy
HARGEISA — Somaliland’s parliament has passed legislation recognising piracy as a crime and allowing for pirates convicted abroad to be transferred to the breakaway enclave, officials said yesterday.Somaliland, which declared its independence from Somalia in 1991 but is still not recognised