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Beitbridge Bureau
Police in Matabeleland South have identified 10 of the 12 people killed when a South African-registered vehicle collided with a haulage truck on Monday night. The Toyota Hilux was travelling to South Africa while the Volvo truck was driving towards
GMB calls on farmers to submit grain projections
Agriculture Reporter
THE Grain Marketing Board has urged farmers to submit their grain projections to enable the parastatal to plan adequately for the marketing season. The grain marketing season begins on April 1 of every year. The farmers are required to forward their
No going back on referendum: Charamba
Beitbridge Bureau
A referendum to decide on a new constitution for Zimbabwe later this year is irreversible even if other
VP Mujuru launches Tele-education programme
Herald Reporter
ACTING President Joice Mujuru yesterday launched the Tele-education programme at the
Woman burnt to death in flat
Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter
A HARARE woman died yesterday morning in a fire that gutted eight flats at a single block in the Avenues.
Deputy Minister Mudzingwa dies
Herald Reporter
TRANSPORT, Communications and Infrastructural Development Deputy Minister and MDC-T non-constituency Senator Tichaona Mudzingwa has died.
He was 69.
MDC-T said in a statement yesterday that Sen Mudzingwa died at The Avenues Clinic in Harare on Tuesday night after a short illness.
“Senator Tichaona Mudzingwa, the Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development and former MDC’s Secretary for Defence and Home Affairs, has died,” the party said.
“A medical doctor and Zimbabwe’s first specialist war surgeon, Dr Mudzingwa died at The Avenues Clinic last night after a short illness.”
Sen Mudzingwa, a close ally of MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, was born on December 23 1942 in Buhera.
A founding member of MDC in 1999, Sen Mudzingwa held a number of positions in the party.
He was the MDC-T secretary for defence and home affairs in 2011.
Editorial Comment: Let’s all rally behind Buy Zimbabwe campaign
THE “Buy Zimbabwe” campaign launched in earnest about a year ago, is a noble concept that requires total support from all stakeholders. Its endeavour to encourage Zimbabweans to buy local products and services as a strategy to help create and retain jobs while contributing towards overall economic growth is worthy of support from Government and every one of us.
TB Joshua: Hated and crazily loved
Patrick Kabwela
If there is one name in Africa that sparks more controversy, heightens emotion both of ardour and anger or breaks up a conversation more than TB Joshua, then tell me. Some express intense hatred towards him, so much so, that you would
Road fund bosses rapped
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration blew over three times what the law allows it to spend on itself in 2010, the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General has said.
The appendix to the draft audit report for 2010 noted that Zinara was allowed, under the Roads Act, to spend 2,5 percent of the money it collected for the roads fund on administration, but it spent 8 percent.
This cut the amount it could spend on roads.
The law expects Zinara to spend at least 97,5 percent of what it collects in tolls, vehicle licence fees, fuel levies, overload fees and transit coupon fees on maintaining and extending Zimbabwe’s road system.
The Auditor-General was particularly concerned that this overspending was done without the written authority of the parent ministry, that of Transport, Communications and Infrastructure Development.
The response of the Zinara management was, in full: “Observation noted. After the economic meltdown and subsequent global recession,
Kasukuwere named junior football patron
Mbachi Mutukula-Maregere Sports ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Junior Football League have roped in Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere as their new patron with the youthful minister pledging to assist in the development of the game.