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Senior Court ReporterThe Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation used more than US$3 million which was supposed to be paid to Core Mining, as dividends, the High Court heard yesterday. This emerged during the ongoing trial of Core Mining director Lovemore Kurotwi and former Zimbabwe Mining Development
3 tourists perish in accident
Beitbridge Bureau
Three Mozambican tourists were killed in an accident along the Masvi-ngo-Beitbridge Road last Thursday. The tourists, who are members of the same family, died when their vehicle side-swiped a car they were overtaking. The vehicle overturned killing two people on the spot while the third member
MDC-T supporters blast Tsvangirai
Masvingo Correspondent
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s campaign for people to support the Copac draft Constitution ahead of the Second All-Stakeholders’ conference suffered a blow here last Friday when he was openly told by his supporters that the party was now unpopular. The supporters, predominantly women,
Zanu-PF campaign premised on empowerment
Hebert Zharare Political Editor
Zanu-PF’s campaign strategies ahead of the forthcoming harmonised elections will ride on the success of empowerment programmes the revolutionary party has been implementing over the years. The party argues that over 300 000 beneficiaries of the land reform programme under
Sibanda consoles Mudenge family
Herald Reporter
Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda yesterday sent a message of condolence to the Mudenge family following the death of Dr Isack Stanislaus Gorerazvo Mudenge. The veteran nationalist and Higher and Tertiary Education Minister died on Thursday last week.
Chinese delegation jets in
Elita Chikwati Herald Reporter
A 20-member Chinese delegation jetted into Harare yesterday ahead of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair. The 2012 Tourism Trade Fair, organised by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, will be held in Harare under the theme; “Celebrating Africa’s Tourism Diversity”,
I’m stuck with deadwood: Chombo
Takunda Maodza Senior Reporter
Corruption in mainly MDC-T led councils is continuing unabated as it emerged the amendments made to the Urban Councils Act incapacitated Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo to effectively deal with the local authorities. In a wide ranging interview with The
Analysts hail President
Herald Reporter
Political parties and observers have lauded President Mugabe for promoting peace and reconciliation in his speech at the burial of Dr Isack Stanislaus Mudenge on Monday. They said the President had set the tone for peaceful co-existence ahead of harmonised elections set for March next year.
Posa mandatory: Chihuri
Herald ReporterThe Public Order and Security Act is an important instrument that is there to stay to sustain peace in Zimbabwe, Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has said. Officially opening a Provincial Liaison Officers workshop yesterday, Comm-Gen Chihuri said such a law was mandatory for
Rains expected next month
Agriculture Reporter
Rains for the 2012/13 summer cropping season are expected to begin mid-November, while farmers in most parts of the country have already started land preparations. Meteorological Services Department senior officer Mr Jonathan Chifuna said it was difficult to forecast the exact dates of the onset