adminNew rules on exam entrance tests introduced
Harare Bureau
GOVERNMENT has come up with a raft of measures to ensure mission and private boarding schools do not “fleece” parents and guardians through Form One entrance tests.
‘Dozens killed’ in northern Mali fighting
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have taken control of the headquarters of the local separatist rebels in the north Mali town of Gao after a bloody battle that has killed at least 20 people, residents said.
Tsholotsho needs 100 boreholes to alleviate water shortage
Pamela Shumba in Tsholotsho
TSHOLOTSHO needs about 100 boreholes to alleviate the critical shortage of water, which the district is facing, an official said.
Indigenisation moves to banks
From Arnold Mutemi in Victoria Falls
All sectors of the economy including banks, will be required to indigenise ownership within the next 12 months, the chairman of the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board, Mr David Chapfika said yesterday.
Chapungu face disciplinary action over ref assault
Lovemore Zigara
CHAPUNGU and Blanket Mine are set to appear before the Reginald Chidawanyika-led ZIFA Central Region disciplinary committee following skirmishes that characterised the two sides’ Week Seven encounter, in which the referee was allegedly assaulted by some Chapungu players.
Tsvangirai calls for emergency meeting over defections
Temba Dube
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has reportedly called an emergency Bulawayo provincial assembly meeting to address escalating defections from his party to the rival Professor Welshman Ncube-led MDC.
Bosso’s injured players recover
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Highlanders’ injured quartet started training with the rest of the squad and will be available for selection for the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash against Harare City at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday.
SRC told to spread national teams’ games
Sports Reporter
THE country’s supreme sports body, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has been ordered to make sure that all international games involving national representative sides are spread across the country instead of confining them to the capital.
Egypt ex-minister jailed 15 years for Israel gas deal
CAIRO — A criminal court yesterday jailed for 15 years each a former Mubarak-era cabinet minister and a businessman for selling natural gas to Israel below market value, a judicial source said.
4Ps fall on deaf ears
MOST experts have linked domestic violence to inequalities that exist between men and women.