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Harare Bureau
PARTIES in the case in which President Mugabe is seeking extension of by-election deadline will today address the court on the merits of the case.
Judge President George Chiweshe yesterday said the presentation of the merits would enable him to make a decision on the application.
Title race in home stretch
Ricky Zililo
THE Castle Lager Premier Soccer League management has said it is too early to have matches of teams gunning for the championship and those battling relegation played at the same date and time.
The championship battle is approaching its home stretch and it is at times like these where league bosses should be prudent about matchfixing.
The country’s most followed clubs Highlanders and Dynamos look set to take the title fight to the wire with third placed Monomotapa having an outside chance of landing the most coveted silverware in Zimbabwean football.
Gweru men hospitalised after reaction to circumcision
Midlands Correspondent
THREE Gweru men, among them a father and son, were reportedly admitted to Gweru Provincial Hospital after they reacted by bleeding profusely after being circumcised at the hospital’s circumcision clinic.
In an interview, one of the men said he had taken his son, aged 16, to the hospital circumcision clinic when they suffered the complications.
He said he was hospitalised in the same ward with his son for three days following the anomaly.
Govt launches survey on SMEs
Harare Bureau
GOVERNMENT has launched a national survey on small and medium enterprises to help come up with effective policies for the sector.
The surveys started last week and would run until December.
Enumerators for the survey who completed their training recently have been deployed in the field.Church messenger on $27 000 theft charges
Court Reporter
A MESSENGER employed by a church appeared in court yesterday facing charges of theft involving more than $27 000.
Wheat production declines, high costs cited
Harare Bureau
ZIMBABWE’S wheat production has declined since it costs more to grow it than import, even when transport costs are factored in.
The country only started growing wheat after the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965 when the illegal Ian Smith regime was hit by sanctions.
It was never an economic decision to grow the crop.
MDC-T members in surprise appearance at Zanu-PF rally
Victoria Falls Reporter
TWO MDC-T members on Sunday surprised many when they turned up at a Zanu-PF rally which was being addressed by the Member of Parliament for Umguza, Dr Obert Mpofu.
The two are the Member of Parliament for Hwange Central, Mr Brian Tshuma and the Hwange Rural District Council chairperson, Councillor Cosmas Kaboloma Ndlovu.
The rally was held at Dinde Shopping Centre in Hwange Central Constituency.EDITORIAL COMMENT: Speed up setting of one-stop border post
CONGESTION at Beitbridge Border Post, the busiest inland port of entry in Sub-Saharan Africa, has over the years been a cause for concern especially during peak periods such as public…
Modu Engineering in expansion drive
Business Reporter
A BULAWAYO company, Modu Engineering, has purchased a high volume vacuum and jetting truck to expand its operations of emptying septic tanks in the city.Companies seek ISO certification
Business ReporterTHE Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) says more local companies are seeking International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certification as they seek to penetrate regional and international markets.