adminCouncil seeks to resume control of thermal power station
Chronicle ReporterTHE Bulawayo City Council is considering the use of alternative energy in the face of a ballooning Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority bill.
Councillors have also called on the Government to return control of electricity generation to the local authority.
The local authority owes the power utility about $20 million.
Bulawayo, Harare highway set for dualisation
Harare Bureau
THE highway linking Plumtree and Mutare is now set for dualisation between Harare and Bulawayo as Government’s Infralink project changes scope from rehabilitation only.
Government calls for policies on waste reduction
Harare BureauGOVERNMENT yesterday called for the adoption of policies that focus on waste reduction and mitigating the effects of climate change for the sustainable development of a green economy.
Zimbabwe to fully exploit ‘minor’ minerals
By Oliver KazungaZIMBABWE has set its sights on fully exploiting “minor” minerals taking advantage of the resources’ markets that are opening up due to technological advancement, a Government official said yesterday.
FC Platinum through
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FC Platinum Football Club put up a spirited show when they dismissed Hwange in an Independence Cup semi-final match played at Mandava Stadium yesterday.
Platinum will now meet Motor Action in the final next week.
4-Min-Mile trials for Hwange
By Ricky ZililoTHE Bulawayo Athletics Board (BAB) will take advantage of the Zimbabwe Paralympic Games in Hwange to hold trials for Matabeleland North athletes who want to compete in the 2012 edition of the ZITF Four-Minute-Mile Challenge race.
Bulawayo derby on
By Ricky ZililoBULAWAYO’S first Castle Lager Premier Soccer League derby is on this weekend with injury-hit Chicken Inn hoping to fly past Quelaton.
The clubs clash tomorrow at Luveve Stadium.
Zimbabwe a land of milk and honey
By Vaidah MashangwaKwame Nkrumah on 6 March 1957 during the Independence Day of Ghana stated that “from now on, there is a new African in the world and that African is ready to fight his own battle and show after all that the black man is capable of managing his own affairs”.
Date set for Minister’s burial
Harare BureauTransport, Communications and Infrastructural Development Deputy Minister Senator Tichaona Mudzingwa who died on Tuesday night from a cardiac arrest will be buried on Sunday.
Weekend Diary
Entertainment ReporterEASTER has come and gone and music lovers are still in a celebratory mood after the few vibrant shows held during the long weekend.