adminZim loses 71 elephants to poachers
Patrick Chitumba Victoria Falls Reporter
Zimbabwe has 71 elephants, 11 rhinos, 24 impala and seven buffaloes between January and April this year to poaching, thereby prejudicing the economy of about $4 million in potential revenue, an official has said.
Tour operators in ‘sabotage’ attempt
Victoria Falls Reporter
Some tour and adventure companies allegedly wanted to sabotage the visit by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary-General, Mr Taleb Rifai to the country last week by peddling damaging information.
Iran vows ‘proportionate’ response
Tehran — Iran will respond to any Israeli or US attack against its nuclear sites with a “proportionate” reaction, the military adviser to the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday.
Telecel eyes two million subscribers
Business Reporter
Mobile telecommunication operator Telecel Zimbabwe says it expects its subscriber base to hit the two million mark next month.
Zimsec records rise in O, A-Level exam candidates
Chronicle Correspondent
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has recorded an increase in the number of candidates sitting for this year’s June Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations, with the body having beefed up security to avoid paper leaks.
Kwekwe records success in TB treatment
Pamela Shumba
THE City of Kwekwe has registered an 85 percent treatment success rate of tuberculosis (TB) in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines.
ZEC steps up harmonised elections preparations
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will this week conduct pilot tests of the Voter Education Guide as it steps up preparations for the harmonised elections scheduled for this year.
State EDITORIAL COMMENT:Procurement Board must decentralise
The awarding of Government tenders is an emotive issue in Matabeleland. Many business people in the region feel they are being sidelined from doing lucrative business with the Government and other state bodies such as parastatals because of the location of the State Procurement Board (SPB), the Government agency charged with awarding tenders.
Mamabolo’s pace too much for Muzhingi
STEPHEN Muzhingi failed in his bid to make it four in a row when he finished sixth in the Comrades Marathon run between Pietrmaritzburg and Durban yesterday.
Germany Left badly split after troubled congress
GOETTINGEN (Germany) — Germany’s troubled Left party picked two unknown newcomers at a party congress to try to lead it out of a crisis while spurning a popular eastern pragmatist in a move that may accelerate its demise and hurt Chancellor Angela Merkel’s re-election hopes.