adminSuppliers delay Zesa meter plan
Felex Share Herald Reporter
ZESA Holdings has given two firms contracted to supply pre-paid meters a 14-day ultimatum to deliver or lose the deal.
ZTE Corporation, a Chinese company, and Nyamazela of South Africa were expected to deliver a combined 12 000 pre-paid
Parliament resolves to punish errant ministers
Zvamaida Murwira
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday resolved to set up a committee to punish
Zuma team to meet inclusive Govt reps
Harare Bureau
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team is meeting representatives of political parties in the
Nato has plans to ‘defend’ Turkey
BRUSSELS — The head of Nato said yesterday that the 28-member military alliance had plans in place to defend Turkey against attack from Syria if necessary, but that he hoped the two countries would find a way to stop tensions escalating.
President gets thunderous welcome
Kuda Bwititi recently in Kampala, Uganda
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday received a thunderous welcome from Ugandans on his arrival at the Kololo Grounds in Kampala for that country’s Golden Jubilee celebrations.
The President was greeted with wild cheers and praises by ecstatic Ugandans.
There was a buzz among journalists and guests in the VIP enclosure as President Mugabe disembarked from a vehicle to take his seat alongside several heads of state and government who attended the festivities.
Ugandans from different spheres of life spoke glowingly about President Mugabe, describing him as “Africa’s true statesman”.
Governor of Iyanga Province Mr Shaaban Nkutu described the President as “a true Pan Africanist”.
Fans to win Afcon tickets
Sports ReporterSIX fans from five Castle Premier Soccer League teams are in the running for two tickets to next year’s Afcon finals to be held in South Africa.
Dumaza Dube fired
Lovemore DubeOUTSPOKEN anti-age-cheating campaigner Dumaza Dube has been fired from the national Under-15 soccer team.
Suspected border jumper commits suicide
Beitbridge ReporterA 25-YEAR-OLD suspected border jumper from Zaka area in Masvingo committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree using a rope, police said yesterday.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Peace, tolerance paramount ahead of polls
THE credibility of harmonised elections scheduled for the end of March next year will hinge on the period preceding them and it is crucial that peace is maintained so that the country can have a poll outcome that is indisputable.
Prime Minister snubs Mudenge’s burial
Harare Bureau
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai snubbed the burial of veteran politician and national hero Cde Stan Mudenge on Monday to attend the birthday party of his friend and Nigerian Governor for Imo State, Mr Owelle Rochas Okorocha.