adminCensus training officially suspended
Herald Reporters
GOVERNMENT has indefinitely suspended the training of census enumerators to regularise their recruitment. This comes after training centres across the country were thronged by scores of people, some of whom were not qualified to be enumerators.
Acting Finance Minister Gorden Moyo, however, yesterday said the census dates, set for midnight August 17 and 18, remain unchanged.
“No training will take place until further notice, but we would want to assure Zimbabweans that the census will be held according to the Sadc and UN standards.
“We have stayed true to the process. How we have conducted the process in 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2012 is no different. As in the past, the starting date is not changing and we will be loyal to the midnight of 17th August,” he said.
Minister Moyo dismissed allegations that the census had been suspended owing to disturbances caused by security sector personnel who queried the exclusion of their members.
Developmental projects shouldn’t be Harare-oriented — Senators
Herald Reporter
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Gono faces probe
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
PARLIAMENT has resolved to investigate the manner in which Reserve Bank Governor Dr Gideon Gono
ZNA repairs hospital, children’s home
Herald Reporter
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Indigenisation of conservancies starts
Herald Reporters
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Unions boycott Apex council elections
Herald Reporter
College Lecturers Association of Zimbabwe president, Mr David Dzatsunga, was yesterday elected new Apex Council chairperson in an election boycotted by other civil servants unions. Apex Council is a body that brings together all civil servants unions in salary negotiations. Fourteen unions
Civil servants deserve better: Mutambara
Herald Reporter
Civil servants are not properly remunerated and this is compromising service delivery, a Government official said yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara made the remarks while launching the Africa Public Service Day in Harare. “It is not a secret that for a Government to deliver, public
Provinces ready for Heroes Day commemorations
Herald Reporter
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Harare City Council needs to fill 3 500 posts
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Mangwiro confident
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