adminPresident seeks extension of by-elections deadline
Harare Bureau
President Mugabe yesterday filed an urgent application in the High Court seeking an extension of the deadline to proclaim dates for by-elections in Nkayi South, Bulilima East and Lupane East.
Paralympic Games reps finalise preps
From Fatima Bulla in London
AS the Paralympic Games begin here this evening in the giant Olympic Stadium, excitement has gripped athletes and those from the African continent are no exception.
MP in court on culpable homicide charge
Court Reporter
Draft policy on employment challenges endorsed
Business Reporter
THE Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe (Emcoz) has endorsed a draft policy to improve human capital base through Open Distance Learning to address employment challenges in the economy.Trio steals 37 goats
Beitbridge Reporter
THREE Beitbridge men were yesterday arraigned before the courts for allegedly stealing 37 goats belonging to a local businessman, Mr Salatiel Roy Muleya, worth $2 000 before smuggling some of the animals to South Africa.Poacher gets two-year jail term
Court Reporter
AN unrepentant poacher in Nyamandlovu has been sentenced to 24 months in prison and had a previously suspended sentence brought into effect after he committed a similar offence barely 12 months later.
Bank to disburse $30m line of credit
Harare Bureau
THE Agricultural Bank of Zimbabwe is set to disburse the second tranche of a $30 million line of credit from the Industrial Development Corporation South Africa (IDCSA) by October this year.
UNWTO inspectors expected in Victoria Falls today
Victoria Falls Reporter
Auditors clear Bosso treasurer
Sports Reporter
REINSTATED Highlanders treasurer, Odiel Nkomo, has reportedly been cleared by a Harare-based forensic audit firm hired by the club to investigate financial irregularities.
Air strikes near Damascus kill dozens
Activists say Syrian fighter jets made rare sorties on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, killing at least 60 people in its eastern suburbs, the same day a Syrian military helicopter crashed while under rebel fire.