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.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Churches should consider council proposal
Churches conducting prayer services in the open should seriously consider the Bulawayo City Council’s proposal for them to use idle beerhalls for their church meetings. Most council beerhalls were closed a long time ago because of loss of business and have therefore become white elephants.SMEs have potential to drive country’s economic growth
Business ReporterSMALL to Medium Enterprises have the ability to drive the growth and development of the country’s economy if fully supported.
In an interview, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Corporation (Sedco) general manager Ms Gladys Kanyongo said there was room for growth of small businesses even though the economy was yet to fully recover.
Asiagate hearings to start
By Lovemore DubeTHE Justice Ebrahim Independent Ethics Committee will start conducting hearings on those fingered in the Asiagate scandal next week.
Industry faces stiff competition from unregulated imports
Harare — There is an urgent need to reverse the tide of imports which the country is facing before they cripple local industries, a senior Government official said on Wednesday.Zimra introduces e-Customs
Beitbridge Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has introduced e-Customs, a new system aimed at speeding up the payment of duty and customs clearance of imported goods.Zimbabwe to have huge maize deficit
Harare Bureau
ZIMBABWE is expecting to harvest one million tonnes of maize from the 2011/12 summer cropping season.
Teachers demand share in empowerment drive
Chronicle Reporter
THE 2012 Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (Zimta) annual conference began in Bulawayo
Croc meat exports resumption deferred
Business ReporterBINGA Crocodile Farm has postponed the resumption of crocodile meat exports to next month because the documentation to penetrate foreign markets is yet to be finalised.
Nust reintroduces suspended doctorate programmes
Chronicle ReporterTHE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has re-introduced its doctorate degree programmes in Business Administration and African Leadership Development, which were suspended by Government last year.

