adminPenalty for unregistered delivery
Agriculture Reporter
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has introduced a penalty fee of US$40 for farmers who deliver their crop without making prior bookings. Registration fee is US$10 and a farmer who registers at the auction floors will pay US$50. A number of
Lack of funds hampers teacher retraining programme
Lack of funding is scuttling government plans to introduce a retraining programme for all teachers in the country to enhance their skills to match emerging trends, a Cabinet Minister has said. Education, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart said the proposed retraining programme was intended to improve professionalism among teachers, some of who were not trained.
Chinese investor defies EMA order to halt hotel construction
The Chinese investor constructing a five star hotel on a wetland between Belvedere and the National Sports Stadium is defying orders to halt operations and regularise the development, Parliament heard on Wednesday. Environmental Management Agency (EMA) director, Mr Aaron Chigona, said they had written twice to the Chinese investor to stop construction. Mr Chigona
Only ANCYL can fire leaders — Malema
PRETORIA – Only the ANC Youth League has the right to dismiss its leaders, its embattled leader Julius Malema told delegates at the league’s three-day lekgotla in Pretoria yesterday. “If the youth says we must step down and resign, we are prepared to step down.” To applause, Malema said the leadership had effectively been found guilty of abiding by the resolutions of the league’s
US invites Sata for economic bilateral visit
LUSAKA – The United States government has invited Zambian president Michael Sata to pay an economic bilateral visit to that country later this year, Zambia’s official news agency reported on Thursday. The Zambia News and Information Service (ZANIS) quoted Minister of Foreign Affairs Given Lubinda as saying that the Obama administration has invited president
The Interview: Draft constitution almost ready
Fortious Nhambura
The writing of the country’s supreme document has taken longer than was anticipated. The delay has brought lots of anxiety among Zimbabweans. Most people are confused about what is happening to the new constitution. The situation has been
Ghetto Blast: Of rural teachers and village girls
Rosenthal Mutakati
Hardly a minute after a panting Joshua had passed at lightning speed, I saw a group of people carrying a motley of weapons in hot pursuit. When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. But the fleeing mathematics teacher did not think so. He saw it
Beware of sources of typhoid fever
Doctor Timothy Stamps
In Harare recently, there has been a renewed outbreak of typhoid fever. The last major outbreak we had was just before independence in the late 60s and early 70s when I was City Medical Officer of Health. I was closely involved with the
Muzvidzwa ordered to repay Redan 1,6 million litres of diesel
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
BUSINESSMAN Mr Gerald Ashley Muzvidzwa, who is part of the recently appointed five-member resuscitation team for
Kaukonde sets up committee to investigate DCC
Herald Reporter
ZANU-PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson Cde Ray Kaukonde has set up a committee to investigate the party’s