adminTobacco mop-up sales fetch 2 000 bales
Oliver Kazunga
Business Reporter
THE one-day tobacco clean-up sales for the just-ended marketing season closed with more than 2 000 bales being sold, Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) chief executive officer Dr Andrew Matibiri said yesterday.
Zim’s funniest take on City of Kings
Bongani Ndlovu
Four of Zimbabwe’s best comedians will next week descend on Bulawayo for a two day stand up comedy show dubbed, LMFAO.Age cheating mars Copa Coca-Cola
Sports Reporter
MASSIVE age cheating at the Copa Coca-cola Under-17 girls soccer finals held in Victoria Falls ealier this month has seen a delay in the release of the squad that will be going to the regional Confederation of Schools Sports Association of Southern Africa (Cossasa), a source said yesterday.Two gold panners killed in separate mishaps
Midlands Reporter
TWO illegal gold panners died in two separate mine mishaps, which occurred this week in Shurugwi and Gokwe North, bringing to the fore the dangers associated with illegal mining operations, police confirmed.
Tuku billed for Byo, Esigodini
Bruce Ndlovu
Bantu Rovers out to get maximum points
Mbonisi Mabhena
BANTU Rovers return to the field of play after a two- week absence with a home game against bottom-placed Projects of Hwange at Luveve Stadium tomorrow.Comesa to roll out investment monitoring platform to member states
Oliver Kazunga
Business Reporter
THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) is working on rolling out an investment monitoring platform in member states to provide potential investors with information on investment decisions in the region.
Econet, NetOne feud over interconnection fees
Chronicle Reporters
TWO of the country’s mobile phone operators, Econet Wireless and NetOne, are locked in a feud over US$20 million interconnection fees the latter owes the former.
Kombis, council lose millions
Michael Chideme and Peter Matambanadzo
HARARE City Council and kombi operators are losing millions in potential revenue to thugs who claim to be from Zanu-PF who are extorting funds from transporters.
The thugs, who have become rich overnight, have runners who collect the cash on their behalf.
Known as “Mandimbandimba”, the thugs operate “mafia” style and collect over US$1 000 daily.
Rank marshals also play a role in the illicit deals.
A kombi which carries 18 passengers pays US$1, while a 75 seater forks out US$6 per trip.
But, Zanu-PF Harare provincial secretary for information and publicity Cde Claudious Mutero on Tuesday distanced the party from the gang’s activities.
“These are people trying to soil the name of the party. They are just using the name of our party. We do not get money as a party from the ranks.”
Cde Mutero said it was wrong for anyone to suggest that Zanu-PF survives on rank collections.
Harare has over 10 ranks that are reportedly under the control of different leaders who at times use their “runners” to threaten defiant kombi crews.
At each rank, over five groups share different routes.
The big guns have since ditched high-density suburbs for the tranquil low-density areas and are driven around in taxis and sleek cars.
The Herald remains in pole position — survey
Herald Reporter
THE Herald remains the leading newspaper in Zimbabwe, widely-read by people from across the political divide, a survey commissioned by Freedom House, a US non-governmental organisation has revealed.
According to the survey, the other dailies and weeklies trail by a huge margin. The survey results are contained in a report titled “Change and ‘New’ Politics in Zimbabwe” released recently.
A local research institute, Mass Public Opinion Institute, conducted the research on behalf of Freedom House.
The survey noted that newspapers constitute an important source of news on politics and public life for 50 percent of the population, although readership has been affected by financial constraints.
The results reveal that this year, The Herald leads the way with 23 percent followed by Daily News with seven percent, NewsDay and Chronicle with five percent each and The Sunday Mail with four percent.
Another survey conducted in 2010 showed a similar trend with The Herald at the top with 17 percent, NewsDay 7 percent, Chronicle 6 percent, Zimbabwe Independent 3 percent and Sunday Mail 2 percent.