adminEDITORIAL COMMENT: Councils must urgently solve water problems
Most urban councils are failing to supply adequate water to residents forcing them to rely on alternative sources of water such as boreholes and wells. The worst affected are big towns such as Bulawayo, Harare and Gweru where residents in some suburbs have gone for years without municipal water.Moyo to fight Chingangu
Lovemore Dube
FORMER Zambia heavyweight professional boxing champion Joseph Chingangu will fight Zimbabwe’s Elvis Moyo, a Bulawayo boxer now based in Johannesburg, in a four rounder set for Turffontein in Johannesburg on 4 October.
Firms urged to produce own electricity
Mining and manufacturing companies should invest in developing their own power sources to reduce loss of production during periods of load shedding, a government official has said.Provincial club championships mark end of hockey season
Lovemore Dube
THE Inter-provincial Hockey Club Championships set for tomorrow in Harare will mark the end of the hockey season.
Eight teams from Bulawayo, Harare, Midlands and Masvingo will battle it out at the tournament.
Zimbabwe crash out of T20 World Cup
If Australia’s victory over Ireland can be called routine for a bigger nation against a smaller one, then South Africa’s over Zimbabwe was surgically clinical, almost coldly so.
Bosso board summons treasurer
Sports Reporter
ODIEL Nkomo is expected to appear before the Highlanders disciplinary committee tomorrow over allegations that he took $6 680 owed to his company by the club without authority from the executive.
Rugby League final postponed
Ricky Zililo
THE National Rugby League final which had been set for tomorrow in Harare pitting Harare Sports Club and Matabeleland Warriors has been postponed to 6 October due to players’ commitments with the national teams.
Masomere on Bosso game
From Paul Mundandi in Zvishavane
LUKE Masomere has praised Zambian coaches for taking local soccer to a higher level.
ZOU diplomas latest
Harare Bureau
Teachers who graduated with a diploma in education from the Zimbabwe Open University should appeal against non recognition of their qualification to the Public Service Commission.
In an interview with The Herald yesterday, PSC chairperson Dr Mariyawanda Nzuwa, said the graduates should appeal to his commission for a solution to their grievances.
“If any officer employed under the Public Service Commission Act is aggrieved, the door of the commission is open. They have a right to appeal to the commission. They can come to the commission and find a solution to their grievances,” Dr Nzuwa said.
President arrives in New York for UNGA
Caesar Zvayi in NEW YORK
PRESIDENT Mugabe and his delegation arrived here yesterday to attend the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly that opened at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday.
The President, who is accompanied by the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe, Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and senior Government officials, was met at JFK International Airport by Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to the United Nations Chitsaka Chipaziwa and embassy staff.
The session opened with a call for peaceful solutions to international disputes at a time when the UN host country, the United States, has embarked on a concerted campaign of aggression in the Middle East and Africa.
Washington’s sabre-rattling has been largely held in check by the veto powers of China and Russia in the Security Council.
President Mugabe is scheduled to address the General Assembly during the annual debate that begins on September 25 and runs until October 1.
The Syrian conflict, peaceful resolution of international disputes and an efficient global co-ordinated response to terrorism are among the important issues expected to dominate debate in the 193-member UNGA whose theme this year centres on peaceful resolution of conflicts.
The annual debate will be preceded by a high-level meeting on the rule of law at national and international levels, during which member-states will deliberate on strengthening the rule of law.
Addressing the opening session on Tuesday, UNGA president, Mr Vuk Jeremic, Serbia’s former foreign minister, underscored the importance of peace and security in overcoming the prevailing global economic crisis.
He also outlined the main areas of focus for this year’s session, whose overarching theme is peaceful settlement of international disputes.
Other important high-level meetings and initiatives on energy, women’s health, nutrition and education, peace and security challenges are also expected to