adminEmpowerment council leaders meet Mathema
Chronicle Reporter
THE leaders of the newly formed Zimbabwe Economic Empowerment Council (ZEEC) on Tuesday met Bulawayo Governor Cain Mathema at his Mhlahlandlela Government Complex offices where they presented their plans to set up the organisation’s structures in the city.
City businessman Mguni dies
Chronicle Reporter
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman, former radio actor and soccer referee Mr Agrippa Mguni has died.
Concern over Mutirikwi water level
Masvingo Correspondent
MASVINGO’S main dam, Mutirikwi’s water level has dropped to 35 percent, raising fears that the city could run dry anytime.
Biti dismisses Timba appeal
Daniel NemukuyuSenior Court Reporter
FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti has dismissed an appeal by Bethel Trust, in which it was challenging the decision by the Reserve Bank compelling the firm to relinquish 36 percent of its shareholding in Renaissance Merchant Bank
Unicef pulls out of Beam programme
Harare Bureau
THOUSANDS of orphans and underprivileged primary school pupils under the Basic Education Assistance Module are likely to be stranded after Unicef pulled out of the programme.
Extend black empowerment to broadcasting industry
Emmanuel Ndlovu
Zimbabwe is one of the few countries in Africa that has risen in championing the empowerment of indigenous blacks.
Zimplats chairman resigns
Business Reporter
The chairman of Zimbabwe’s largest platinum miner, Zimplats, Mr David Brown, has resigned.
Mr Brown ceased being a director of Zimplats on 30 June.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: US sweet talk shall not fool us Mr Ray
With a few days togo on his three-year tenure, United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Charles Ray has apparently struck what some quarters might read as a conciliatory, even complimentary tone.
Legislators urged to be hands-on
Chronicle Reporter
ACTING President Joice Mujuru yesterday called on Members of Parliament to be always on the ground initiating development projects for the electorate.
Man allegedly points gun at immigration officials
Crime ReporterA CHINESE national has been arrested for allegedly attempting to shoot at four immigration officers who wanted to arrest him for staying in the country illegally.
The incident occurred at a flat along Josiah Tongogara Avenue in Harare yesterday morning.