adminMPs demand $8m in allowances
Harare Bureau
LEGISLATORS are demanding about $8 million from Copac which they claim is owed for the 90 days they undertook the constitution outreach during which they were underpaid.
Bosso tame Bulls
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
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MOTOR Action coach Joey Antipas became the third Premiership coach to publicly declare that Highlanders could go all the way to lift the 2012 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title after watching his charges fall to Bosso in a closely fought encounter at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday.
Hardbody edge Quelaton
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A relieved Godfrey Tamirepi was all smiles after collecting his first set of maximum points at home since taking over the reins as coach at Hardbody when Jacob Muzokomba’s strike in the 36th minute settled matters against Quelaton at Ascot Stadium in a Castle Premiership encounter yesterday.
Warriors under 24-hour surveillance
Lovemore Dube
The Warriors camp in Harare will be under 24-hour surveillance ahead of their clash with Angola in an Afcon final qualifying match first leg at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday.
Tutu calls for ‘lying’ Blair, Bush to face ICC trial over Iraq
Archbishop Desmond Tutu called today for Tony Blair and George Bush to be tried at the International Criminal Court in The Hague for their role in the Iraq war.
Dos Santos takes big lead
Luanda — President Jose Eduardo dos Santos yesterday held a massive lead in Angola’s general elections with more than 70 percent of the vote counted, but the opposition said it was gathering evidence of fraud.
Time for a new world order
LAST week’s gathering of the Non-Aligned Movement in Iran demonstrated the urgent need for a new world order in which the United Nations has a strong voice and is shielded from abuse and domination by powerful Western nations led by the United States. The 16th Nam summit also brought to the fore the need for the organisation to draw from its sheer strength of numbers to create a new world order.
Ethiopians mourn at funeral of Meles Zenawi
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians mourned yesterday the late strongman Meles Zenawi, in the first state funeral staged for a leader of the Horn of Africa nation in more than 80 years.
Followed by giant crowds, Meles’ flag-draped coffin slowly processed through the capital from the National Palace to the vast Meskel Square, his family dressed in black following behind, many in tears.
Pregnant women appeal on maternity fees
Chronicle Reporter
PREGNANT women in the country’s rural areas have appealed to the Government to implement the scrapping of maternity fees in district hospitals amid reports they were still being charged to deliver in such hospitals.
Gilbert Zulu saves day for Hwange
From Tobias Mandoreba in Hwange
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