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Ellina Mhlanga Sports ReporterVICE-PRESIDENT Joice Mujuru has commended Formula Two racing hotshot, Axcil Jefferies, for flying the Zimbabwe flag high on the international stage. Jefferies made his debut appearance in Formula Two this year and competed well. Mujuru said she was impressed with the impact the young driver has made around the
I’m not greedy — Benjani
JOHANNESBURG — Former Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari says his decision not to sign for SuperSport United was not motivated by money. Initially Mwaruwari had agreed in principle to sign for United, after impressing Gavin Hunt at training. However, the coach says his team cannot afford Benjani’s salary.Big match fever
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Senior Sports Reporter
THE blockbuster Battle of the Titans Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match pitting giants Dynamos and Highlanders set for Rufaro Stadium on Sunday will be a “damp squib” if the two teams go ahead and play under conditions set by their principal sponsor, BancABC amid reports that league sponsors Delta Beverages have threatened to pull out.
The move to incentivise the match by the bank has been described as “ambush” and “dirty” marketing by observers.
To cover its back, the PSL has also threatened not to recognise the game as a league match if it is played under the BancABC banner.
GMB moves 170 000t grain to deficit areas
Harare Bureau
The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has moved 170 000 tonnes of grain to deficit areas under the Government’s grain loan scheme.
Millions gather as hajj rituals peak
Mount Arafat — Vast crowds of Muslim pilgrims, all dressed in white, flocked to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia’s west to take part in the main rituals of the annual hajj early yesterday.
Ndumiso Gumede ready to quit Zifa
Lovemore Dube
“MY time is up in football, I think I have done enough for the sport and my country.”
This was the bold message from Ndumiso Gumede, the Zifa vice-president, when Chronicle caught up with him at his home in the Inyathi communal lands yesterday afternoon.
Civil servants to get bonuses
Prosper Ndlovu
THE Minister of Finance, Tendai Biti, yesterday assured civil servants that they will be paid their annual bonuses as usual.
Speaking at a 2013 pre-budget consultative meeting in Bulawayo Minister Biti, who recently caused panic when he indicated that civil servants bonuses were in doubt this year citing suppressed revenue inflows, said the Government was committed to rewarding its workers.
This was after participants during the meeting pressurised him to clarify his position on the issue, saying it was a cause for concern.
Mpilo Central Hospital Clinical Director Dr Wedu Ndebele said uncertainties in the payment of civil servants’ bonuses were demoralising health workers.
Strong winds leave trail of destruction
Chronicle Reporter
Strong winds left a trail of destruction in Esigodini recently.
Legendary Sounds promises reggae explosion
Entertainment Reporter
Legendary Sounds, a collection of DJs from Harare’s Red Fox, are set for another show at Club Forty40 today in a move that the owners of the establishment hope will cement their position as the place where reggae fans can get prime entertainment.Lifting barriers could unlock Africa food trade: World Bank
WASHINGTON — Africa could avoid food shortages if it reduces the tangled web of rules, fees and high costs strangling regional food trade and by putting large swathes of uncultivated land to productive use, a World Bank report said on Wednesday.