adminCuban sugar to sweeten meals of Lao students
VIENTIANE. — Cuban Ambassador to Laos Waldo Reyes Sardinas officially handed over 180 metric tonnes of sugar to Lao Vice Minister of Education and Sports Lytou Bouapao at a ceremony yesterday, in a bid to enrich the meals of more than 150 000 students in Laos. The sugar will be cooked into a mid-morning snack for primary and pre-primary school pupils in the poorestSyrian opposition trying to derail peace plan: Russian FM
MOSCOW. — Russia accused the Syrian opposition yesterday of trying to derail UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan.“Recently, mass media reports have proved that the armed opposition is making attempts to organise provocations in order to wreck reconciliation,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency as saying. Lavrov said
Innocent Mugabe doing wonders
Collin Matiza Sports EditorFORMER CAPS United striker Innocent Mugabe is slowly making a name for himself in England where he is in charge of a junior soccer team. Mugabe, young brother of former CAPS United midfield dynamo Joe “Kode” Mugabe, has been coaching
Have something to fall back on: Timmy
Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent
“TELEVISION has helped me in many areas. The exposure it has given me, coupled with my academic qualifications, has worked well for me.” These are the words of talented actor Timothy Tapfumaneyi (44) acclaimed for his role as Timmy in the
Rest in peace, Walter
Stephen Chifunyise Theatre CorridorsIn the evening of Thursday April 12, Walter Lambert Dehwe Muparutsa departed from this world. May his soul rest in peace.
Since Friday the 13th April a lot has been written and said about the sudden passing on of this grandfather of Zimbabwean
Too Open remember Paul Matavire
Richmore Tera Music ReviewToo Open — Handirambi (Tribute to Paul Matavire)
TALENTED Jazz outfit Too Open are always striving to find novel ways of making music appealing to the ear. Their shows are something not to miss if you are one of those people who love renditions and remixes of songs by popular musicians.
Sponsors pull plug on Chante Moore
Johannesburg. — The organisers of the Chante Moore South African concert and women’s mentorship conference failed because sponsors had pulled out. The American singer was supposed to lead a conference and perform at the weekend, but fans were disappointed when it was cancelled. The organisers cancelled the show two days before the concert was supposed to
Vic Falls gets offshore financial zone status
Bright Madera Senior Business Reporter
VICTORIA Falls will assume offshore financial zone status in the second half of the year to harness foreign direct investment in the country. An offshore financial zone is a jurisdiction that provides financial services to non-residents on a scale that is
Property still undeveloped — analysts
Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S property market remains largely unexploited, presenting a platform for unlocking value in the existing competencies. A report by Invictus Securities has noted that there is potential but liquidity constraints have continued to
Canadian firm starts gold exploration project
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterCANADIAN gold producer New Dawn Mining Corporation has initiated an 8 000-metre exploration project at its Camperdown Mine Gold project in Zimbabwe. The Camperdown Mine is part of the firm’s Gweru gold camp located in the Shurugwi District.