admin‘UNWTO preps on track’
Herald Reporter
Preparations for the forthcoming United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly to be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia are on track, UNWTO secretary-general Dr Taleb Rifai has said. The UNWTO general assembly will be held in Victoria Falls in August next year. In his remarks
AfDB seeks way forward on Zim arrears
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterTHE African Development Bank says it awaits a settlement proposal for arrears owed by Zimbabwe for the resumption of funding from its own resources.The country is, however, still benefiting from other funds that the bank oversees. Zimbabwe’s arrears to AfDB are in excess of US$500
New bird in the skies
Assistant Business EditorLAM — Mozambique Airlines yesterday became the 14th airline flying into Zimbabwe after its return to the local skies after a 13-year absence.
The airline’s return was marked by pomp and fanfare as its Bombardier-Q400 aircraft landed at Harare International Airport from Maputo just after
Man needs US$400 for CT scan
Herald ReporterA 21-year-old Murehwa man is seeking US$400 to undergo a CT scan at a local hospital. Godwin Kagwambu of Budiriro 1, Harare, whose left side is paralysed, constantly shivers and has lived with this condition for the past two years. Kagwambu was studying for a diploma in motor mechanics but
Miss Varsities fights cancer
Entertainment Reporter
reigning Miss Universities Melissa Shumba is on cloud nine after striking one-year partnership deal with GreenCard Medical Society as its cancer ambassador.Shumba will receive free medical aid cover during the course of her duties courtesy of GreenCard.Speaking to journalists in Harare last
197 nurses, 47 midwives graduate
Herald ReporterAt least 197 registered general nurses and 47 midwives from the Harare School of Nursing graduated at a colourful ceremony held at a local hotel last week. Speaking at the graduation and prize-giving ceremony, Harare Central Hospital chief executive Ms Peggy Zvavamwe commended her staff for
‘Last Parliamentary session for some’
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter
PRINCIPALS to the inclusive Government should be commended for working together despite their different views on many issues, President Mugabe said yesterday. He said the principals surprised many by working cordially when they were expected to quarrel. The President was speaking
Council losing millions
Municipal ReporterHarare City Council is losing millions of dollars in settling arbitral awards, chairman of the finance and development committee Clr Friday Muleya has said. Clr Muleya was speaking while presenting budget proposals for 2013 to the council. Arbitral awards are paid to employees after they win labour
Sale of expired drugs backfires
Court ReporterA Chitungwiza-based pharmacist was yesterday fined US$50 after she was convicted of selling expired drugs to an ailing woman. The woman’s condition reportedly worsened after taking the medication. Demetria Chari of Caremax Pharmacy sold expired conjugated estrogen tablets to Ms
ECB’s hard crisis exit
Prodigy Chinanga Money in Motion
The European Central Bank’s unlimited cheap bank loans have eased market tensions, particularly — in the words of ECB President Mario Draghi — by removing the “tail risk” of a banking crisis provoked by the euro debt situation. Before the crisis began, the “peripheral” nations accounted for