adminHippo replants 7 000ha of sugarcane
Business ReporterHIPPO Valley Estates has replanted about 7 000 hectares of sugarcane out of the targeted 16 000ha under its US$30 million accelerated replanting programme, the company has said. The programme is aimed at boosting production and re-establishing a successful and sustainable private cane-farmer sector in the country
Nestle poised to increase exports
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
NESTLE Zimbabwe will increase exports into Southern Africa following the commissioning last Friday of an upgraded US$12 million plant to boost capacity.
The Swiss-headquartered firm had been exporting negligible quantities due to limited capacity. Nestle country manager Mr Kumbirai Katsande said the plant upgrade
UTC business showcase on today
Business ReporterBusiness leaders and entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe will have the opportunity to see what the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business is offering at an open day in Harare tomorrow. The UCT Graduate School of Business will be showcasing its leading business programmes at the Meikles Hotel, including the Masters
Sweet 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
MDC-T factional politics creep into constitution-making: Analysts
Farirai Machivenyika Herald Reporter
THE MDC-T wants to collapse the constitution-making process by declaring a premature deadlock and launching a rash “Yes Vote” campaign before the adoption of a final draft, analysts said yesterday.
Sources close to developments at Harvest House say the move by MDC-T secretary general Tendai Biti and his faction to prevent party leader Morgan Tsvangirai from negotiating the draft with other principals was a vote of no confidence in Mr Tsvangirai’s leadership.
Mr Tsvangirai, they said, was riled when his Kitchen Cabinet alerted him to Mr Biti’s strategy prompting him to launch a premature “Yes Vote” campaign over the weekend that sources say is aimed at collapsing the process.
Despite the fact that there are clear stages that the draft constitution has to go through before being put to a referendum, the MDC-T launched a “Yes Vote” campaign on Saturday urging its supporters to endorse the draft.
Political analysts yesterday said it was unfortunate that the MDC-T had taken its factional fighting to important national programmes. Political scientist and Zanu-PF legislator Professor Jonathan Moyo said Mr Biti wanted to use the constitution-making process to secure more senior positions in Government.“The MDC-T is now using the constitution-making process to settle the power struggle between Biti and Tsvangirai which has taken an ugly turn,” said Prof Moyo.
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