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By Temba Dube
MDC-T councillors who were recently ousted from the Bulawayo City Council’s General Purposes (GP) Committee have reportedly started blocking the election of councillors that the party recommended to replace them.
Stop repossessing stands: Chombo
By Leonard Ncube
THE Government yesterday ordered officials at the Hlalani Kuhle/Garikai Housing Project in Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park to stop repossessing housing stands and return those that have been taken away from original beneficiaries.
Disclosure: A difficult road to traverse
DISCLOSURE is a process and some people have found it a difficult road to traverse after testing HIV positive. HIV, unlike other medical conditions, is treated with shame and disdain by society as it is stereotyped as a condition for those with loose morals. Virginia is a female aged 26 who said she will forever regret the day she disclosed her status to her parents. She is
Zambia outgun Ghana
BATA, Equatorial Guinea. – Substitute Emmanuel Mayuka scored 12 minutes from time to give Zambia a shock 1-0 win over four-time champions Ghana last night and a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final. The goal came against the run of play
Gweru hosts ZLGU interprovincial championships
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
ALL is set for the Zimbabwe Ladies Golf Union interprovincial championships, which will tee off in Gweru this weekend.
The tournament will be sponsored by National Eye. Top woman golfers are expected to represent their provinces in a
Mguni to attend Women and Sport conference
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter
Zimbabwe Olympic Committee chief executive Anna Mguni is scheduled to attend the 5th International Olympic Committee Conference on Women and Sport in Los Angeles, United States of America from February 16 to 18. The conference is being
Unemployment blamed on poor resource allocation
Herald Reporters
YOUTH unemployment in Africa is a manifestation of inequitable allocation of resources, President Mugabe has said.
Speaking at celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the African Capacity Building Foundation in Harare yesterday, the Head of State and
Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces said Zimbabwe was addressing the challenge through a number of initiatives.
“For Zimbabwe, we are addressing this cha-llenge in a number of ways as will be seen in the make-up of Government where we have ministries dealing with SMEs,
New pay dates for civil service
Felex Share Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT has changed pension and pay dates for all civil servants with effect from this month to allow it more time to mobilise funds amid liquidity constraints on the market.
The dates have been pushed forward by an average five days.
Public Service Commission secretary Mrs Pretty Sunguro said in a statement yesterday that Treasury had revised the dates due to “liquidity challenges”.
“In a Press statement released on 25 January 2012, on post-budget developments in the economy, the Minister of Finance cited liquidity challenges, adding that these had
60 magistrates reshuffled countrywide
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
AT least 60 magistrates countrywide are being reshuffled to minimise corruption that is reportedly rife at some courts.
The move, according to sources, will ensure the judicial officers do not relax and cause backlogs.
The shake-up was necessitated by allegations that some magistrates were engaging in corrupt activities.
The transfers started in November last year and are expected to end in April this year.
The Herald established that the first group of magistrates moved to their new stations in November last year, while the second batch was transferred last month.
The last group will be moving to new stations in April. This
Tenants: Property value plummets
Albert Nhamoyebonde
While the country has been spared unreasonable calls for devaluation of its currency by the introduction of the multi-currency system, another form of devaluation of property has taken over. The causes of the depreciation of property value are many