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Harare BureauThe European Union should engage Zimbabwe in good faith for the total and unconditional removal of illegal sanctions so that it achieves its aspirations in sustainable, balanced and equitable economic growth and development, President Mugabe has said.
Officially launching the Industrial Development Policy and National Trade Policy in Harare on Thursday, President Mugabe said the illegal sanctions had severely undermined Zimbabwe’s full participation in world trade.
Health and Fitness With Sungano Shingirirai Venge: Minimise aches, pains on your shoulders
It is every man’s idea of weight training by lifting those big weights. It is natural, every man wants to be the strongest. By so doing we expose ourselves to so many strains and serious injuries. There is nothing wrong in aiming to get to the top as long as it is done in a safe way.Existing legislation can be used to punish CDF abusers
By Kennedy MavhumashavaMid last month, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) made probably its first arrest since its swearing-in in September last year.
Its officials arrested Marvelous Khumalo, MDC-T MP for St Mary’s on suspicion that he criminally abused duty and stole $27 000 arising from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Three more arrests followed in quick succession.
Ndlovu to nurture talented pupils in western suburbs
By Tafadzwanashe TseisiONE of Zimbabwe’s trendsetters in the entertainment industry Themba Ndlovu of the Meet Me in Zimbabwe fame is back in the country and is pencilled to give back to the Bulawayo community by nurturing talented pupils from schools in the western suburbs.
Annan urges Syria to lay down arms
GENEVA — UN-Arab League joint envoy Kofi Annan urged the Syrian government to lay down weapons and implement the six-point peace plan immediately, his spokesman said yesterday.US blocks US$20m diamonds deal
Zvamaida Murwira in ChiadzwaANJIN Investment has lost a US$20 million business deal after a European diamond processing firm had its money to buy the diamonds from Anjin intercepted and frozen by the United States. This is part of intensified efforts by the US and the European Union to enforce the embargoes imposed on Zimbabwe as they feel the
Zanu-Pf nullifies Chiyangwa’s election
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
Zanu-PF has nullified the election of Cde Philip Chiyangwa as its vice chairman for Mashonaland West Province. He was elected on March 16 in Chinhoyi, beating former acting chairman Cde Reuben Marumahoko. Zanu-PF spokesperson Cde Rugare Gumbo yesterday said Cde Chiyangwa will remain an ordinary member of the
Poll decision by May, says President
Sydney Kawadza Assistant News Editor
ZIMBABWE will go for a referendum in May, failure which it will revert to the Lancaster House Constitution and hold elections before the end of the year, President Mugabe has said.
He challenged Zanu-PF leaders afraid of elections to join the MDC formations that were trying to stall efforts to hold the polls.
Addressing the 88th Ordinary Session of the Central Committee at the party’s headquarters in Harare yesterday, the President said members of the South African government had no power to interfere in Zimbabwean affairs.
“South Africa are not our facilitators, but President Zuma as was President Mbeki. We cannot be facilitated by the whole of South Africa.
“We are a sovereign State and we cannot be led by the government of South Africa. Let’s not be told that South Africa is our facilitator.”
President Mugabe instructed the party’s Global Political Agreement negotiators to advise their colleagues that the Constitution-making process should be concluded.
Govt owes Zimsec US$1,9m
Felex Share Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT owes the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council US$1,9 million, which has seen the body failing to pay last year’s Ordinary and Advanced Level markers.
Markers say the situation will affect future examinations as a lot of people were “continuously” losing faith in Zimsec.
Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart, yesterday said Treasury did not release money for the running of last year’s Grade Seven examinations, forcing Zimsec to divert “reserved” money to fund the exams.
Zimsec does not charge pupils fees for Grade Seven examinations.
Minister Coltart said this created cash flow problems at the examination body as some of the money Zimsec had budgeted was for paying markers.
Zimsec diverted the money in anticipation that Government would release money for Grade Seven examinations.
The markers were supposed to be paid between 90 cents and US$1,20 per script marked.
Markers were expecting between US$600 and US$700 but only got about US$300.
Said Minister Coltart: “The Government policy is that Grade Seven examinations are for free.
“That cost has to be paid by Government but it is unfortunate the Ministry of Finance did not release US$1,9 million for the running of these examinations.
Minister’s involvement quizzed
Court Reporter
THE trial of Core Mining director Lovemore Kurotwi and former Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation chief executive Dominic Mubaiwa resumed yesterday with the defence questioning why Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu was directly communicating with investors.
Advocate Lewis Uriri, who is representing Mubaiwa, raised this while cross examining ZMDC chairperson Mr Godwills Masimirembwa yesterday at the High Court.
Mr Masimirembwa is the first State witness in the case in which Kurotwi and Mubaiwa are on trial for allegedly defrauding the Government of US$2 billion.
Justice Chinembiri Bhunu is presiding over the trial.
“The minister is communicating directly to a potential investor . . . the minister is personally writing that his ministry received correspondences, ” Adv Uriri said referring to a letter written by Minister Mpofu to BSRG group.
Mr Masimirembwa said the defence was not being honest and accused the lawyer of segmenting the letter.
“It’s simply dishonesty to read the letter partly. He raises a reference to an expression of intent raised by the ministry,” Mr Masimirembwa said.
Adv Uriri insisted that the minister was not ZMDC and communication ought to have been between ZMDC and the potential investor.
“Accused two (Mubaiwa) indicated that there was need for more investors and on May 25, 2009, a day before Minister (Mpofu)