adminThree co-operatives to get support from Munich
Municipal ReporterThree Harare housing co-operatives have been nominated to receive financial support from the German City of Munich.
Chairman of the education, health, housing and community services, Clr Charles Nyatsuro, said the assistance would be in the
Pomona dump site set to benefit city
Municipal ReporterHarare City Council will benefit 15 percent of profits generated from the extraction of methane gas from the Golden Quarry and Pomona landfills. However, a section of the city councillors feels this is too little. The full council recently approved a joint
Farmers swindled in insurance lure
Freeman Razemba and Elita Chikwati
SOME tobacco farmers say insurance companies are deducting money from their sales without properly explaining to them how they will benefit. The companies are reportedly sending agents to auction floors and rural areas to persuade them to insure
Green Fuel players free to export: Mangoma
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
THERE are no immediate plans by the Government to enact a legal statute compelling fuel companies to blend petrol with
Municipality faces collapse
Takunda Maodza recently in Kariba
KARIBA Municipality is reportedly on the brink of collapse following allegations of looting of council resources by management.
TB Joshua under fire over Bingu’s death
Herald Reporter
Nigerian evangelist Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua has come under fire from clergymen and political analysts who
Fake title deeds flood property market
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
FAKE title deeds have flooded the property market.
The bulk of cases dealt with by the economic crimes courts have something to do with fake documentation and the sale of non-existent stands and houses.
Fraud victims are thronging the police commercial crimes unit to report their cases before they are referred to the CID fraud squad.
The Office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds in the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs has expressed concern
over fake title deeds and the swindling of unsuspecting home seekers.
The office has warned potential property buyers against blindly purchasing properties without verifying the authenticity of the documents.
“Members of the public are hereby warned that there have been cases of potential buyers of immovable property being persuaded to part with their hard-earned income through fraudulent transactions.
US$20m wheat input scheme unveiled
Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT has announced a US$20 million input scheme for this year’s winter wheat cropping season.
More than 26 000 hectares of land are targeted for winter wheat.
At least 75 000 tonnes are expected to be produced, up from the 41 000 tonnes produced from 14 100 hectares planted last season.
The scheme, made up of US$15 million worth of inputs carried over from the past summer season and a fresh US$5 million injection, was announced by Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made and his Finance counterpart Tendai Biti at a joint Press conference yesterday.
“We are proposing that we target 26 280 hectares of winter wheat and the requirement is US$20 million and this targeted hectarage should give us a production of 75 000 metric tonnes,” Dr Made said.
Government, he said, was targeting farmers in the natural wheat growing regions that had enough irrigation facilities.
Zim to slash Mozambique power arrears
Felex Share and Farirai Machivenyika
ZIMBABWE is this week expected to pay about US$36 million to Mozambique’s Hydro Cahora Bassa to reduce Zesa’s power debt.
Zesa owes Hydro Cahora Bassa US$76 million.
It also emerged yesterday that Government owes various parastatals and private companies over US$170 million for services rendered.
Government claims poor revenue collection is affecting its ability to clear the debts.
On Zesa Holdings’ debt clearance strategy, Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma yesterday confirmed the money will be paid this week.
He declined to disclose the amount Government was prepared to pay.
However, Zesa sources said the power utility had raised about US$36 million.
The sources said the response from domestic and commercial consumers following massive disconnections was “quite positive”.
Of newspapers, their mastheads
Knowledge MushohweIn many ways, a newspaper masthead is no different from a logo design. The masthead, typically occupying the top part of a newspaper predominantly introduces the name of the paper and includes vital information. The information includes