adminZifa to lobby Caf for player insurance cover
Sports ReporterZIFA will lobby the soccer continental motherbody, Caf, to come up with an insurance scheme that will cover players who will be participating in Caf organised tournaments.
Cattle die as Mat South runs out of pastures
Chronicle Reporter
PANIC has gripped farmers in Matabeleland South Province as cattle have started dying because of lack of pastures.EDITORIAL COMMENT: Where were small-scale miners at Mine Entra?
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Company this week held what has been the most successful mining, engineering and transport exhibition since its inception.Miners call for protection of local industry
Business ReporterTHE Chamber of Mines’ Joint Suppliers and Purchasing Committee has bemoaned the lack of protection of local suppliers and manufacturers of mining equipment saying the move was not creating employment in the country but outside.
New faces at Bosso
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Three coaches fail Caf B licence exam
Ricky Zililo
THIRTY-FOUR of the 37 local soccer coaches who sat for April’s high-level Caf B Licence examinations passed.Nine dance groups vie for place in Chibuku national finals
Entertainment Reporter
The 2007 national Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival winners, Thandanani Women Ensemble, will be part of the nine groups that will battle for honours at this year’s Bulawayo provincial finals to be held at Manor Hotel tomorrow afternoon.Mahama named Ghana ruling party boss
ACCRA — Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has confirmed newly sworn-in President John Dramani Mahama as its leader in a move seen as boosting his chances of becoming the party’s candidate in a presidential election later this year.
Zimbabwe pays Zambia US$15m
George Maponga in Masvingo
Zimbabwe has paid US$15 million to Zambia, part of the US$ 70 million it owes its neighbour as contribution to the construction of Kariba South Power Station.
The 25-year-old debt also includes proceeds of the sale of assets belonging to former Central African Power Corporation disbanded in 1987, where Zimbabwe reportedly benefited more.
CAPCO was running the Kariba power project for the two countries during Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland era.
Speaking during the 16th Zimbabwe/Zambia Joint Permanent Commission meeting in Masvingo on Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, said the payment of the US$15m would unlock more areas of co-operation in the energy sector between the two countries.
“As our population and industries continue to grow, so does the need for energy requirements. The energy sector is a key enabler for the economic growth in both Zimbabwe and Zambia, hence the need for more co-operation in that area.
Potraz clears Makandiwa
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe has cleared United Family International Church leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa for possible breach of the Posts and Telecommunication Act.
The prophet was under probe by the telecommunication regulatory authority for allegedly operating a cellular phone airtime recharge service without lawful authority.
In an interview yesterday, Potraz director general Engineer Charles Sibanda, said their investigations did not establish any breach of the telecommunication legal statutes.
“We checked and found that it was something that did not require us as the telecommunication regulatory authority to intervene. There was no issue of telecommunication’s interest,” said Eng Sibanda.