adminMedical aid societies face ban
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
Government has said that it will ban medical aid societies that fail to clear arrears to service providers by December. Those that beat the December deadline would be required to clear future arrears within 60 days or have their licences revoked. The medical aid societies’ licences are
Top judo coach for Zim
Sports ReporterA top British judo coach Densign White is set to visit Zimbabwe next week to conduct an Olympic Solidarity-funded four-day coaching course. The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee will facilitate this Level One coaching course for the Judo Association of Zimbabwe and it is set to run from October 31
Jefferies looks back
LONDON. — Despite joining the series relatively late-on, Axcil Jefferies (AJ) enjoyed a promising debut Formula Two season to finish 12th overall, scoring points in eight of the 12 races he started. Backed by sponsor AfriHype, the 18-year-old Zimbabwean is only the second African driver toWWS scout for talent
Collin Matiza Sports EditorTHE World Wide Scholarships Academy — the country’s leading institution in identifying talented young athletes for sports scholarships overseas — will soon embark on a talent identification programme which will take them around Zimbabwe. In fact, the WWS Academy recently decided to embark “on
‘China will stand by Zim’
The historic 18th National Congress of the Commun-ist Party of China starts on November 8. The Congre-ss will usher in a new leadership. Our Group Foreign Editor, Tendai Hildegarde Manzvanzvike (TM) rece-ntly spoke with the People’s Republic of China ambassador to Zimbabwe, Lin LinWe’re all troubled in a desert
Ghetto Blast Rosenthal Mutakati
Each man is in his own desert! What differs, however, is the degree of aridity. According to Wikipedia, a desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of rainfall, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual rainfall of less than 400 millimetres.
Govt orders Sunway City to stop demolitions
Municipal ReporterGOVERNMENT has ordered Sunway City (Private) Ltd to stop the demolition of houses built on its land until the rainy season is over. Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday described the Industrial Development Corporation, Sunway City’s
Judge claims US$3m from litigant
Fidelis Munyoro Assistant News EditorA High Court judge is claiming US$3 million from a litigant for damages he allegedly suffered as a result of a defamatory letter, affidavit and utterances claming the judge and the person he was suing were related. Justice Francis Bere also wants Mr Bernard Vengai to pay the cost of suit and
Teenager jailed
Court ReporterA BEATRICE teenager will spend the next two months in prison for stealing clothes and groceries from another man’s house. Brighton Ncube (18) of Mewstone Farm pleaded guilty to unlawful entry and theft charges when he appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Mr Kudakwashe Jarabini.
Mozambican intercepted with R40 000 copper cables
Beitbridge BureauA 38-year-old Mozambican man was on Wednesday intercepted with R40 000 worth of copper contraband, which he intended to smuggle into South Africa through the Beitbridge Border Post. Bento Mujujua Muchanja allegedly hid the contraband inside two tyres disguised as spare wheels.