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Rosenthal Mutakati
A PREACHER shouted messages of hope and deliverance on one end, while on the other a woman donning dingy and sun-baked clothes used her piercing voice to draw customers to her cellphone recharge cards and lines. Underneath, a baby
DeMbare strike ends
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
AFTER a week of turmoil, which has wrecked havoc on Dynamos’ Champions League preparations, life is finally expected to return to normal in the Glamour Boys’ camp with the crippling strike set to be put on hold. The Harare giants are set to resume
A Warrior who became a Leopard
Zimbabwe international striker Kingston Nkhata is excited by the prospect of playing in the African safari for the first time with his South African club Black Leopards. Lidoda Duvha have a preliminary round date against Motor Action this month and have stepped up preparations for the contest. Nkhata believes the Polokwane-based outfit is geared for the challenge as they
Body Fitness Centre owner dismisses rumour
Sports Reporter
BODY Fitness Centre owner Knox Mapfungautsi has dismissed the rumour spreading in the city that his gym is closing. Mapfungautsi said the gym is still operating and encouraged its members to come for their training schedules as usual.
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Mberengwa man fatally stabbed by rival suitor
Midlands Bureau A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Mberengwa was allegedly fatally stabbed by a rival suitor while seeking shelter from the rain at Rengwe Business Centre in Mberengwa District. Midlands provincial…
The Warriors and the ZIFA curse
If we go by Zifa’s formula of handling Asiagate, then Pakistan would not have a cricket team today simply because there was match-fixing when they last toured England. But, in the Pakistan case, it’s the three culprits who were getting the corrupt payments who were punished . . .In Zimbabwe football we are used to drama, usually not on the field of play, but
28 firms apply for Dimaf
Chronicle Reporter
ONLY 28 companies in Bulawayo have applied for the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf), which is being disbursed through CABS, a Government official said yesterday.
Last week the Government shortlisted 58 Bulawayo companies earmarked to benefit from the $40 million fund.
In an interview yesterday the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Mr Willard Manungo, said the fund was being disbursed and the 28 companies would share $15 million, of which $2 million has already been given out.
“We have started disbursing the funds through CABS and only 28 companies have applied for the fund so far. The 28 companies will share $15 million and we have so far disbursed $2 million,” said Mr Manungo.
“The bank is going through the logistics of sharing the remaining $13 million. Although the Government had shortlisted 58 companies, only 28 applied to the bank while the rest have not done so as we speak.”
He said the fund took a long time to be disbursed because of the annual shutting down of companies between December and January.
“Companies must take into account that the process took a bit long because we were disturbed by the annual shutdown by most companies, which re-opened on 18 January this year.
“However, we are progressing well and the bank would disburse the fund accordingly,” said Mr Manungo.
Council water unaccounted for
Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council has failed to account for about 33 percent of the water that was pumped from the city’s supply dams between March 2010 and September last year.
The latest council report shows that only about 67 percent of water from the supply dams was billed to residents and companies during the period.
‘Debris packaging could have affected forensic results’
Harare Bureau
A SOUTH African Police Service (SAPS) forensic expert yesterday said the packaging used by local policemen to keep the debris collected from the scene of the fire in which General Solomon Mujuru died could have affected forensic results.
Woman in court over $137 000 fraud
Court Reporter
A 36-year-old Bulawayo woman has been arrested for allegedly defrauding her employer of $137 000 belonging to clients.