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Masvingo Bureau
Government has urged the GMB to open satellites depots in remote areas in southern parts of Masvingo where more than 150 000 households are in urgent need of food relief. Masvingo Governor and Resident Minister Titus Maluleke last week said there was urgent need to open more than 40 new
Inaugural ManWorld Convention ends on high note
Lovemore Chikova Deputy News Editor
The inaugural four-day ManWorld Convention, which attracted nearly 20 000 men from different countries, ended in Harare on Saturday, with delegates wishing Zimbabwe prosperity. The convention organised by Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa’s United Family International Church and Prophet
Govt, private sector must provide basic housing
From Walter Nyamukondiwa in KARIBA
PROVISION of adequate housing and access to basic social services should be the priority of Government and the private sector, a Cabinet Minister has said. Small and Medium Enterprises and Co-operative Development Minister Sithembiso Nyoni said the two should work with co-operatives to
Angolan poll was credible, say foreign observers
LUANDA — Foreign observer missions monitoring the Angolan election, which is set to return long-ruling Jose Eduardo dos Santos to power, said yesterday the vote was credible. “The general elections in Angola were free, fair, transparent and credible,” said Pedro Verona Pires, who headed the
10 suspected Al-Qaeda extremists killed
SANAA — An air strike in central Yemen yesterday killed 10 suspected Al-Qaeda extremists and three women companions, but a militant leader escaped unharmed, a tribal chief said. The raid that targeted two vehicles in the Radaa area “killed five of the guards of Abdulraouf al-Dahab andAU pays tribute to late PM Zenawi
ADDIS ABABA — The 54-member Pan-African Institution, the African Union, on Saturday paid tribute to the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi by organising a memorial service at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. The ceremony held with motto, “Africa Recognising a GreatMursi ‘did not discuss boosting ties with Iran’
CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi made no mention of resuming ties with Iran during his visit to Tehran last week, his spokesman Yassir Ali said yesterday, denying statements by Iranian officials. “The meeting between President Mohamed Mursi and his Iranian counterpart (Mahmoud)Zanu-PF-approved amendments to Copac Draft Constitution
Chapter 7Elections
127. 7.3.1(f) Remove “provincial and metropolitan councils”
128. 7.4(1)(b) Delete the clause
129. 7.4(3) Delete and substitute with:
“(3) Polling in by-elections to Parliament and local authorities must take place within ninety days after the vacancies occurred.”
Editorial Comment: GMB’s success restores farmers’ confidence
Reports that the Grain Marketing Board is now on the path towards recovery are most welcome and should help the parastatal restore confidence in the farming sector. At its annual general meeting last week the board reported making a profit and assured the nation of adequate grain for the nextWhy Zanu-PF had to amend draft
Tendai MoyoPolitical parties in the inclusive Government should not simply dismiss the amendments made by Zanu-PF to the Copac Constitutional draft without appreciating the historical context that guided the revolutionary party to meticulously make those changes. Unlike other parties in the inclusive