Fifa speak on Asiagate
Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor
FIFA have requested Zifa to furnish them with more details regarding the process that led them to slap life bans on 15 individuals before the world football governing body can endorse the sanctions to take effect around the world. Zifa banned 15 individuals the association claims were the
Biti under fire over foreign funding
Hebert Zharare Political Editor
Finance Minister Tendai Biti has come under fire for proposing to borrow money from Western countries and other world bodies to finance the constitutional referendum and harmonised polls next year. Political party officials and analysts say opening the country’s electoral processes to
Medical 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
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
One-way benefits still to be seen
Michael Chideme Municipal ReporterHARARE motorists are yet to fully enjoy the benefits of the city’s new one ways because of poor traffic lights sequencing. The situation has been compounded by motorists who flout road regulations. A survey of traffic flows has shown that movement is very smooth during off-peak hours, but
One day the source will run dry
JokomoWhen I was young my mother used to tell us a story of a man who wanted to have a hot glass of milk. So he put milk in a pot to heat it up. After a few minutes the milk started to foam and boil threatening to fill up the pot. The man was overwhelmed, because he thought that the quantity of
Cash-strapped Zesa losing plot on free bulbs
Zesa appears to be spending around US$6,1 million on free light bulbs for consumers, most of whom do not pay their inflated bills, while it slows down on the spread of pre-paid meters. It all seems very odd. Of course energy saving fluorescent bulbs will save a lot of energy. Zesa reckons itMutasa speaks on award
Agriculture ReporterZimpapers chief executive Mr Justin Mutasa, who on Thursday scooped the Tobacco Sales Floor 2012 Tobacco Grower of the Year Award coming third in the commercial farming competition, has attributed his success to proper planning. Such success, he said, testified to the nobleness of black




