adminSweet victory for Warriors
Robson Sharuko Senior Sports EditorTHE build-up might have been turbulent but, for half-an-hour yesterday, the Warriors exploded into an awesome machine that destroyed the Black Panthers and pushed themselves closer to a third Nations Cup appearance in South Africa next year. A five-star performance by diminutive young forward Khama Billiat and
There is still work to be done: Billiat
Grace Chingoma and Godknows Matarutse Sports ReportersWARRIORS players are not getting carried away by the 3-1 win they posted against Angola in an African Cup of Nations match at Rufaro yesterday. And the players and some coaches who spoke after the match said they believe there is still a lot of work to be done before the return leg in Luanda next month.
It’s advantage Warriors
Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
Zimbabwe………….(3) 3
Angola………………(0) 1
IT’S advantage to the Warriors for now. Ajax Cape Town midfielder Khama Billiat reminded many of the days of a young Peter Ndlovu’s trickery when he provided
CSC in limbo
Bulawayo Bureau
LACK of funds is threatening the Government national restocking programme amid revelations that the Cold Storage Company is broke and is failing to kick start the programme. The company introduced the programme last year where it invited farmers to apply, promising that they would get beasts to keep as part of efforts to
10 years in jail
Court ReporterThe minimum 10-year mandatory jail sentence was last week handed down to a Harare man who stole TelOne copper cables worth US$200. Steven Chitsamba (31) was caught by a security guard who was manning the TelOne poles in Waterfalls. He tried to flee but the guard gave chase and caught up with him. He was charged
Zanu-PF warns against abuse of party regalia
Tendai Rupapa Herald Reporter
The Zanu-PF Harare province has warned people against abusing the party’s regalia in committing offences at commuter ranks in the city. Provincial secretary for information and publicity Cde Claudious Mutero cried foul over people who were harassing commuters while wearing Zanu-PF T-shirts and berets. This followed
Lupane losing US$500 000 annually in rentals
Herald Reporter
Lupane State University is losing almost US$500 000 a year by paying rent while
Universities refuse to register 50 000 cadetship students
Felex Share Herald Reporter
STATE universities are refusing to register more than 50 000 tertiary students who are on the cadetship programme before Government clears outstanding payments.
Zimbabwe has 10 State universities, which are owed close to US$100 million by Government.
Students with outstanding payments have been barred from attending lectures and accessing results.
Government introduced a cadetship programme in which it pays the fees for those who enroll in different programmes.
In return, students must work in Zimbabwe after college for an equal number of years they received funding.
Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Stan Mudenge on Friday said the complaints by the universities were genuine.
He blamed the Government’s non-payment of fees to the universities on the Ministry of Finance, which he described as the “unreasonable partner”.
Government, said Minister Mudenge, had only released US$1 million for the programme this year out of the required US$42 million.
Minister Mudenge said he met Finance Minister Tendai Biti recently over the issue, but no money had been released.
“Treasury is not paying the money it promised in the budget,” he said.
“The unreasonable partner is Treasury not the universities. I met him (Minister Biti) two weeks ago and he said he would release something straightaway but he has not done anything.
Another water chemical flub
Michael Chideme Municipal Reporter
Harare City Council has rejected 25 tonnes of sulphuric acid delivered to Morton Jaffray Water Plant by Zimphos arguing the chemical was substandard and dangerous to residents.
The chemical was dark purple in colour while the tender specifications indicate the chemical should be a clear oily corrosive liquid.
There is also suspicion the chemical contained toxic substances such as lead and arsenic.
Sulphuric acid is used to correct the pH (acidity and/or alkalinity) of raw water.
According to information from city sources, Zimphos delivered bulk sulphuric acid on September 3 this year “which did not meet our specification and hence the acid was rejected”.
Officers manning the water treatment plant tested the chemical as required and established it was inferior.
The chemical was taken to the Standards Association of Zimbabwe for further analysis where it showed deterioration on the strength of the acid from 98 percent to 87,24 percent.
Sources indicated that the same laboratory was now testing the sediments in the acid to check whether there were traces of toxic metals such as lead or arsenic.
Chemplex Corporation chief executive officer Mr Misheck Kachere yesterday confirmed that the consignment was rejected but he disputed allegations that the chemical was substandard.
Kirsty Coventry meets Warriors
Grace Chingoma Sports ReporterZIMBABWE registered one of their biggest victories at Rufaro in the African Cup of Nations soccer qualifiers in a long time when they beat Angola 3-1 yesterday and what a befitting occasion it was, as our “Golden Girl” Kirsty Coventry also cheered the boys from the terraces. Coventry was part of the invited guests in the VVIP