adminState of provincial shrines cause for concern
Nelson Masukume
Zimbabwe’s liberation war heroes buried at the National Heroes’ Acre and other known and unknown sites within and without our boundaries died in a determined quest to dismantle the overt colonial injustices that white settlers had “legalised” through a horde of arbitrary and unilateral laws.
Zahara expected in Zim today
Bongani Ndlovu
ALL is set for the Zahara show that will be held at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo with the songstress expected to jet into the country today.
Cross-border poaching on the increase
Victoria Falls Reporter
THE rhino horn is fetching as much as $70 000 per kilogramme on the illegal market amid revelations that there is an upsurge of cross-border poaching activities.
Companies urged to rightsize operations
Oliver Kazunga
Business Reporter
THE Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe (Emcoz) has urged companies to rightsize their operations to remain operational in light of challenges caused by economic underperformance.
Young Warriors prepare for hostile reception
Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE’S Under-20 football team are bracing for a hostile reception when they travel to Luanda, Angola, for the return leg of the African Youth Championship, first round qualifier set for Sunday.
Govt endorses banks new capital requirements
Harare Bureau
THE Government has endorsed the new minimum capital requirements for banks announced by the Reserve Bank last week, but says the policy should not suffocate and criminalise indigenous banks.
Egypt helicopter gunships kill 20 militants
CAIRO — Egyptian helicopter gunships killed 20 militants in the Sinai yesterday, state media and the army said, days after 16 soldiers were killed in an attack attributed to Islamist extremists.
Asiagate sucks in more
Lovemore Dube
THE Zifa Independent Ethics Committee will today add more names to the list of those they are investigating for possible involvement in match-fixing amid reports that two current Warriors players are among those expected to be investigated.
Closure of Mpilo theatre exposes council’s poor response systems
The situation at Mpilo Central Hospital made sad reading indeed yesterday. A hospital is supposed to be a place of hope, where people go to have their health restored instead of the present situation where patients have to endure bouts of depression over cancellation of operations, some of them so serious that it is a matter of life and death. We are told that the hospital’s theatre was closed after the hospital ran dry following a pipe burst in Mzilikazi.
Syrian govt tanks move on Aleppo rebels
DAMASCUS — Syrian tanks stormed a rebelheld district of Aleppo yesterday, sparking fierce clashes that a security official said marked the start of a long-threatened ground assault on the key battleground city.