adminSA presidency expresses shock at ‘offensive’ painting
JOHANNESBURG. — The South African presidency said yesterday it is “shocked and disgusted” at a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma “in an offensive manner.” “We are amazed at the crude and offensive manner in which this artist denigrates the person and the office of the President of the Republic of South Africa,” Zuma’s spokesperson Mac Maharaj said. He made the
Strange, but true stories of amazing coincidences
Timothy Sexton
Unsettling coincidences are something to which humans seem to be naturally averse. In an effort to make causal connections and create order out of the chaos that is our natural environment, all too often explanations are forwarded
Fake payslip triggers laughter
Court Reporter
A Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment employee stunned the court yesterday when he produced a pay slip showing that he earns US$0,54 in a bid to evade paying maintenance for his two children. Shine Tura sent the gallery
Govt distances self from fights in workers’ unions
Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT says it cannot intervene in internal fights among workers’ unions as this will be an infringement on their labour rights to belong to any union of their choice. Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara on Thursday told Senate that workers
Kereke claims US$2m from Gono
Senior Court Reporter
ROCKFOUNDATION Medical Centre is claiming over US$2 million in damages from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono for failing to pay taxes and loss of business due to cash constraints necessitated by the latter’s alleged fraudulent
President appointed UN tourism ambassador
Isdore Guvamombe in Victoria falls
PRESIDENT Mugabe and his Zambian counterpart Michael Sata have been appointed United Nations international tourism ambassadors in recognition of the promotion and development of tourism. In an interview yesterday on the sidelines of the
Zim capable of hosting 2013 UNWTO summit
Isdore Guvamombe in Victoria Falls
ZIMBABWE has the capacity to put in place the necessary infrastructure ahead of the 2013 United Nations World Tourism
Bleak weekend: No beer, no water, no power
Herald Reporter
HARARE residents could endure a bleak weekend without water, electricity and beer.
Zinara collects US$57m in toll fees
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter
A total of US$57 million in toll fees has been collected since the toll system was started three years ago.
In a statement yesterday on the collection and utilisation of toll fees, Secretary for Transport, Communications and Infrastructural Development Mr Partson Mbiriri said US$57 million was collected from August 18, 2009 to April 2012.
“Since we started collecting on August 18, 2009 to April 10, 2012 the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has collected US$56 552 513,39 and remitted a total of sum of US$47 026 318,83 from toll fees to Zinara after retaining 10 percent for administration purposes and US$49 000 for security each month,” the statement reads.
During the same period, Zinara in turn disbursed US$34 million to the Department of Roads for regional, primary and part of the secondary road network maintenance.
The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Infrastructural Development said US$16,3 million went towards routine road maintenance, US$10,2 million to road dualisation and road
US$5m share ownership trust for Gwanda
Bulawayo Bureau
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday laun-ched the fourth Community Share Ownership Scheme Trust in Gwanda as part of the indigenous economic empowerment programme.
Thousands of people from Matabeleland South Province turned up to witness the launch where 15 mining companies and a cement manufacturer donated US$5 million to kick-start the Gwanda community development fund.
The companies pledged to give 10 percent of their annual profits for community development and ceded 51 percent of their shareholding to indigenous people.
The scheme is a countrywide Government initiative spearheading development and empowering rural communities by giving them 10 percent stake in all businesses that exploit natural resources in their areas.
So far, three platinum mines — Zimplats, Mimosa and Unki — have launched community share ownership schemes.