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Iraq’s vice-president has rejected his death sentence given by a Baghdad criminal court that found him guilty of masterminding the killing of two people.
It’s smiles all the way to the bank
Grace Chingoma Sports Reporter
THE Warriors yesterday received US$1 000 each from Buymore Investments, a company owned by Zifa president Cuthbert Dube, following their sensational 3-1 victory over Angola in a 2013 Nations Cup qualifier on Sunday at Rufaro. The players have now pocketed US$3 000 each from
PM’s wedding: Bishop washes hands off
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
BISHOP Levee Kadenge of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe says he is not going to preside over Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s wedding set for Saturday.
Bishop Kadenge, who was reported to be the presiding marriage officer, said he had nothing to do with the wedding, describing events around the wedding as ‘‘a circus’’.
The Bishop, who had been cited as the third respondent in an urgent application filed by the PM’s estranged wife Ms Locardia Karimatsenga Tembo to stop the wedding, said he had nothing to do with the wedding.
Mr Tsvangirai plans to wed Ms Elizabeth Macheka at Rain Tree Lodge in Umwinsidale, Harare, on Saturday.
Bishop Kadenge filed his opposing papers to the application yesterday, arguing he was wrongly cited.
Through her lawyers, Venturas and Samukange, Ms Karimatsenga, filed her interdict last week.
High Court judge Justice Antonia Guvava is expected to hear the case today in her chambers.
Bishop Kadenge is also seeking an order for cost of suit against Ms Karimatsenga.
“I contend that the applicant has improperly cited me as a respondent. I also did not understand why I have been cited in my personal capacity.
“It has been incorrectly cited that I am set to be the marriage officer on the wedding between the first and second respondents (PM Tsvangirai and Ms Elizabeth Macheka).
Mine strikes spread across SA
Marikana. — Labour unrest spread in South Africa yesterday with a wildcat
strike by more than 10 000 workers halting operations at a gold mine while few workers reported for duty in the fourth week of a violent stoppage over poor pay at the world’s third largest platinum mine.
Strikers have threatened to kill any miners or managers who do not respect their demand for all work to stop until Lonmin agrees to a monthly take-home pay of R12 500 rand, about double their current wages.
Lonmin had hoped many more miners would come to work since a peace accord was signed last week with three major unions.
But it was rejected by a breakaway union and non-union strikers.
The government brokered the peace deal after police shot and killed 34 miners and wounded 78 on August 16 at Marikana.
Ten people were killed in the week before the shootings: two police officers hacked to death by strikers, six union shop stewards and two mine guards burned alive in their car.
Gold Fields said its strike started on Sunday night and that senior managers met yesterday with strikers at the west section of its KDC mine demanding the removal of National Union of Mineworkers’ shop stewards and a minimum monthly wage of R12 500.
About 12 000 miners at east KDC staged a weeklong illegal strike to demand the removal of shop stewards that ended on September 3.
Focus on development
Masvingo BureauJournalists have been challenged to focus more on developmental issues and desist from expending energy on negatives. The Lord Provides director Mr Jonathan Gapare made the call at the weekend in Chivi after his appointment as patron of the newly-formed Masvingo Journalists Development
HIV focal person
Herald ReporterMinistries must have a focal person to co-ordinate HIV and Aids workplace activities, an official has said. Deputy chief secretary in the office of the President and Cabinet Dr Ray Ndhlukula said this recently when he addressed permanent secretaries and principal directors at the HIV and Aids
Develop domestic tourism
Herald ReporterIt is the duty of every Zimbabwean to contribute towards the development of the tourism industry, Zimbabwe National Army Commander Lieutenant General Philip Valerio Sibanda has said. Speaking during the 2012 edition of the Executive Interaction Initiative in Vumba on Saturday, Lt-Gen
MDC-T fails to launch blueprint
Herald ReporterMDC-T yesterday indefinitely postponed the launch of its economic blueprint meant to rival Zanu-PF’s indigenisation and economic empowerment initiatives. Party leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai was expected to officiate at the ceremony. MDC-T organising secretary Mr Nelson Chamisa said the
CSC operating below 10pc capacity
Herald ReporterThe Cold Storage Company is operating at less than 10 percent capacity and slaughters very few cattle owing to capacity constraints. In its report tabled in Parliament recently, CSC board chairperson Professor Lindela Ndlovu said the company incurred a net loss of US$6,2 million in 2010.
Villagers face starvation in Save Valley
Sydney Kawadza Assistant News EditorVillagers resettled in and around the Save Valley Conservancy are in urgent need of food aid after going for five years without proper harvests.
The villagers can, however, be saved by proceeds from the wildlife business in the conservancy although they profess ignorance that they could have