adminTeachers to form bulk of census enumerators
Harare Bureau
THE bulk of enumerators for this year’s national population census will be recruited from the teaching fraternity, the Acting Minister of Finance Gorden Moyo said yesterday.
Swazi king laughs off uprising hopes
Mbabane — King Mswati III of Swaziland taunted the West and his domestic political opponents on Monday, saying their dreams of a popular uprising in Africa’s last absolute monarchy would not be realised.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Digitalisation of passport offices to improve efficiency
REPORTS that the Registrar General’s Office has digitalised its operations to speed up the processing of passports and temporary travel documents are welcome as they align the country with the rest of the world and ensure that the huge backlog at that department is cleared. We hope the new system kicks in as soon as possible so that ordinary people can access the travel documents quickly and the RG’s office’s efficiency can be enhanced.
Drama as funeral parlour abandons mourners
Chronicle Reporter
SCORES of mourners were left stranded at a funeral parlour in Bulawayo when undertakers reportedly abandoned them following a misunderstanding over a coffin.
Going gets tough for Harare in Youth Games
From Godknows Matarutse in Bindura
TAWANDA Washaya scooped a gold and a silver in triple jump and high jump as Harare Metropolitan Province picked their first set of silverware at this year’s National Youth Games at Chipadze High School here yesterday.
Mighty Warriors date Shepolopolo
Harare Bureau
THE Mighty Warriors left yesterday for Zambia where they will take on Shepolopolo in an international friendly.
Man killed in beer brawl
Gwanda Correspondent
A man from Kezi died from injuries sustained during a fight over who was supposed to buy beer. The man died two days after sustaining the injuries.US seeks to deepen partnerships with SA
PRETORIA — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks with South Africa’s top diplomat yesterday to map out strategy on global issues and press the country to play a stronger regional role.
Parliament ratifies protocols of $380m loan facility
Harare Bureau
PARLIAMENT yesterday ratified three protocols of a loan facility worth $380 million from the Export-Import Bank of China.
Politburo to finalise audit of draft
Harare Bureau
THE Zanu-PF Politburo meets today to finalise its audit of the draft constitution that will determine whether the party endorses or rejects the document.