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Tonderai Rutsito Techspot
LAST month I wrote about the ZOL-Jumpstart challenge, a local initiative aimed at exposing and grooming local talent in the field of technology.
The Jumpstart Challenge was sponsored by a local Internet Service Provider — Zimbabwe Online — and carried US$25 000 prize money that was
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Family expresses concern over relative’s safety
Chronicle Reporter The family of Bulawayo teacher and MDC activist, Sindiso Msipha has voiced deep concerns for his safety after he reportedly vanished under unclear circumstances, following a series of…
By-elections for vacant seats to be held in March: Court
Harare BureauPRESIDENT Mugabe’s application for by-elections in all vacant seats in the House of Assembly, Senate and local authorities countrywide to be held in March next year has been granted.
High Court Judge President George Chiweshe yesterday granted the application by the President to extend the deadline for the gazetting of the election dates and the conducting of election to March next year.
P-Square impressed by local talent
Entertainment Correspondent
HIGH flying Nigerian twin-set P-Square who were in the country over the weekend said they were impressed by talent shown by the local acts at the recently held Lion Lager Summer Festival.
The duo made up of Paul and Peter Okoye who put up a feisty performance at the Glamis Arena in Harare, said they were shocked to see that Zimbabwe had such a number of talented musicians who were so greatly appreciated by their fans.
Zifa committed to clean football: Dube
Harare Bureau
Zifa president, Cuthbert Dube, said his association will not budge an inch in their fight against corruption and remained committed to cleaning the domestic Premiership and the lower divisions.
The Zifa boss, welcoming the completion of the report into the Asiagate matchfixing scandals, said they were also ready for the battles that might rise from the contents of the report as they felt that their Independent Ethics Committee had done a thorough job.
UN envoy to Syria urges temporary ceasefire
The UN-Arab League envoy for Syria has called for a ceasefire during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, as the revolt against the Syrian government enters its 20th month with a death toll of more than 33 000.
Lakhdar Brahimi made his call on Monday as he shuttled between Syria’s neighbours, which have been divided by the conflict.
Journalists want Sadc to set regional minimum wage
Michael Chideme recently in Windhoek, Namibia
Southern African journalists want Sadc to set a regional minimum wage for scribes to stop organisations from paying paltry salaries.
There has been widespread concern that regional governments do not create strict conditions for international media companies and also fail to impose local ethical guidelines in these conglomerates to ensure safety for journalists.
Clinton takes responsibility for Libya attack
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she assumes responsibility for last month’s deadly attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, which has become an issue in the hard-fought US presidential campaign.
“I take responsibility” for what happened on 11 September, Clinton said on Monday in an interview with CNN during a visit to Peru, adding that President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden would not be responsible for specific security instructions for US diplomatic facilities.
FEATURE: Council not innovative in dealing with waste management
Factmore Dzobo
GOGO MaKhumalo (78), of Makokoba in Bulawayo grew up in a clean environment, so she used to resent filth. Things however, seem to have changed because the same septuagenarian now tolerates dirt which has become her neighbour.
She is one of the thousands of Bulawayo residents who wake up every morning to be greeted by flowing raw sewage, decomposing filth and an offensive stench emanating from heaps of garbage and human waste.
OPINION: Church has role to play in sex education
Jephiter Tsamwi
THE church is, no doubt one of the most strategic social institutions that not only shapes public opinion and our daily lives, but also defines our being and identity.
Our value systems, especially Christian Zimbabweans, are built upon the golden doctrines of the Bible that I, as a believer of John Wesley’s Methodism, follow.