adminCouncil to conduct job evaluation exercise
Chronicle Reporter
Bulawayo City Council will, before the end of this year, conduct a job evaluation exercise that could result in the scrapping of some posts as the local authority battles to reduce costs.
Safari firm to build two major roads in Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls Reporter
VICTORIA Falls municipality has received a timely boost ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly 2013 following an offer by Khanondo Safaris to construct two major roads in the town.
Artistes make beerhall relaunch unforgettable
Bongani Ndlovu
JEYS Marabini gave a first-rate performance during the relaunch of MaMkhwananzi Beerhall on Saturday evening, leaving his 400-strong audience satisfied entertainment-wise.
DCCs dissolution must not discourage party members — Mpofu
Chronicle Reporter
THE dissolution of Zanu-PF District Coordinating Committees (DCCs) should not discourage party members
Equip pupils with practical skills: President
Bulawayo Bureau
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday challenged schools to adopt a production system in their curriculum to equip pupils with practical skills to produce self-reliant youths.
Addressing thousands of people at the joint launch of the Presidential High Schools e-learning programme for the country’s southern region and the technologically advanced Landa John Nkomo High School at Manqe in Tsholotsho District, President Mugabe said the academically-inclined education system was a disadvantage to the country.
He said the launch of the e-learning programme was a way of creating self-reliance among the youths and of equipping the girl child with survival skills that would prevent exploitation.
40 prophets, traditional healers deregistered
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter
At least 40 faith and traditional healers were de-registered by the Traditional Medical Practitioners Council for improper and disgraceful conduct since 2010.
They were charged and fined up to US$200 each for contravening the Traditional Medical Practitioners Act, which regulates the practice of faith and traditional healers.
Their offences included misrepresenting to the public that they could heal and remove evil spirits and fleeced people of their hard-earned cash, livestock and other valuables.
TMPC registrar Ms Joice Guhwa yesterday confirmed the de-registration of the 40 healers and self-proclaimed prophets.
Unlicensed cars to be impounded
Herald Reporters
Motorists not displaying new licence discs will have their vehicles impounded by the police with immediate effect. The police are working with the Zimbabwe Road Administration Authority on a mechanism that provides for the impounding of the vehicles.
This comes after 317 motorists were arrested in less than six hours at three roadblocks mounted on some major roads this week for failure to licence their vehicles.
The spot check roadblocks were being used to determine the compliance of motorists with the new system.
The impounding of vehicles comes amid reports that only 364 000 vehicles had been licenced by the end of the deadline on June 30 out of an estimated 800 000 cars in the country.
Arubi’s move in limbo
Robson Sharuko in HARARE and Eddie Chikamhi in LUANDAWASHINGTON ARUBI’S proposed move to Super Diski side, Pretoria University, which appeared a done deal just a few days ago, is on the verge of collapsing in the event that he does not get cleared
Warriors date Chipolopolo
Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports EditorZIMBABWE’S Warriors will rekindle their rivalry with African champions Zambia when they date their northern neighbours in an international friendly in Ndola early next month.
Queens meet in grudge match
Augustine Hwata Sports ReporterTHE championship race in the Castle Lager Premiership officially reaches the halfway mark for most teams this weekend with unbeaten Highlanders having the luxury of sitting at the top of the table.