adminStarafrica asset disposal hits snag
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
DISPOSAL of starafrica’s non-core assets has been hamstrung by acute liquidity conditions pervading the economy, chief executive Dr Sam Mushiri has said. starafrica has resolved to engage an independent professional adviser to speed up the disposals. The firm seeks to raise US$20 million to
Coal production set to decline
Coal production is set to decline this year by at least 600 000 tonnes from 2, 56 million tonnes produced in 2011, an industry official has said.
Man jailed for fatally stabbing villager over woman
Court ReporterA man from Ward 1 Esigodini in Umzingwane District who fatally stabbed another villager during a misunderstanding over a woman has been jailed for seven years.
Computer Society appeals for legislation
Hillary MarizaniThe Computer Society of Zimbabwe (CSZ) has called for the International Computer Driver’s Licence (ICDL) to be made compulsory for every employee who works using computers so that their IT proficiency levels and skills are raised.
Service stations urged to go rural
Oil companies should build more fuel service stations in rural areas to meet the growing demand for the commodity, Zimbabwe Energy Council (ZEC) director Mr Panganai Sithole has said.Somali MP shot dead in Mogadishu
A member of Somalia’s new parliament has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen, the speaker of parliament has said.
UN grand debate opens amid storm over US violations
Caesar Zvayi at the UN, New York
The grand debate of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly begins here today amid a storm over the US’s continued violation of its host agreement in the wake of Washington’s denial of visas to 20 members of the Iranian delegation including two ministers.
Some members of the Zimbabwean delegation, among them ZBC chief correspondent Reuben Barwe, have been denied visas by the US embassy in Harare in recent years preventing them from covering the General Assembly without impediments as stipulated in the UN Host Agreement. Zimbabwe officially lodged a complaint with the office of the secretary general.
President Mugabe, who arrived here Thursday last week, is set to address the General Assembly on Wednesday afternoon.
His speech is highly anticipated as he has traditionally set the tone for the concerns of the developing world.
The Grand Debate, whose theme this year is peaceful resolution of international disputes, affords member states the platform to contribute on pressing global issues.Australian Catholic Church admits child abuse
Australia’s Roman Catholic Church has confirmed that more than 600 children have been sexually abused by its priests since the 1930s in the state of Victoria.
Teachers urged to appeal against Zou diplomas ban
Harare Bureau
Businesses, residents call on utilities to suspend payment demands
Chronicle CorrespondentTHE Bulawayo business community and residents have demanded that public utilities suspend demanding payment of arrears