adminBiti 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tanzanian nabbed over rice fraud
Court ReporterA Tanzanian businessman, who was allegedly caught re-packing Oriental and Zam Zam rice into branded packaging belonging to another company, has appeared in court charged with fraud.
Blind man assaults school head
Masvingo BureauA 37-year-old visually impaired Gutu man assaulted a primary school head he accused of excluding his brother’s children from getting school fees assistance under the government’s Basic Education Assistance Model (Beam) programme.
Duo up for stealing copper cables
Court ReporterTWO men, who allegedly stormed Chitungwiza Sewerage Works’ Industrial Area and siphoned transformer oil before stealing 33kg of copper cables worth US$ 11 080, have been arrested.