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Victoria Falls Reporter
VICE-President Joice Mujuru yesterday urged the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) to establish a continental meteorological satellite to monitor weather activities so that member states would be warned of imminent climate disasters on time.
President launches Mat North share scheme
Prosper Ndlovu in Hwange
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday officially launched the Matabeleland North Community Share Ownership Trust/Scheme with mining companies operating in the province coming up with a combined $16,5 million in pledges for community development.
The companies, which include Hwange Colliery Company, Makomo Resources, Chibondo Mine, South Mining, Hwange Coal Gassification, China Sunlight Africa, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), Liberation Mining and New Dawn Mining agreed to cede 10 percent shares to the communities they are operating in.
Asiagate splits Zifa
Augustine Hwata Sports ReporterSERIOUS cracks have emerged within the Zifa board over how to deal with punishments to be meted out to those found guilty in the Asiagate scandal amid revelations that a militant section of the football leadership is resisting calls for reprimands and wants total banishments. Zifa are expected to drop their
Dube faces fans
Sports ReporterZIFA president Cuthbert Dube revealed yesterday there was a strong possibility his board will pardon some of the players who were caught in the Asiagate match-fixing net. The Harare business executive made the revelations after meeting representatives of the Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters Association at his
Chikuni expects tough match
From Paul Mundandi in ZvishavaneFC Platinum coach Tendai Chikuni has conceded that Shabanie Mine will not be pushovers when the two rivals meet in an explosive Mbada Diamonds Cup quarter-final clash tomorrow afternoon. The youthful gaffer expects a close contest. “Shabanie are not pushovers. I respect them and they have been working very
Grinovich triumphs in Highfield
Sports Reporter
GRINOVICH were crowned the 2012 Zifa Highfield Area Zone ConPlant Technology Soccer League champions despite playing a goalless draw against Saturday Retreats at Zimbabwe Grounds at the weekend. With one game remaining, Grinovich are yet to taste a defeat and they are now aiming at getting a place to play
Zim to broaden Sanganai/Hlanganani Travel Expo
Herald Reporter
Zimbabwe is positioning the Sanganai/Hlanganani Travel Expo into a Pan-African event while broadening the definition of tourism to include historical, cultural, religious and academic areas, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has said. Officially opening the fifth edition of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel and
Don’t cry over spilt milk, says Buffaloes coach
Augustine Hwata Sports ReporterBUFFALOES coach, Saul Chaminuka, says stakeholders in football should get over the mourning for the Warriors’ failure to qualify for the African Cup of Nations finals and chart the way forward. Chaminuka is equally disappointed following Zimbabwe’s 2-0 defeat in Angola on Sunday but said there is no use to continue
Zanu-PF caucus tomorrow
Herald Reporter
ZANU-PF Parliamentary chief whip Cde Joram Gumbo has invited all party legislators for a caucus at the party’s headquarters tomorrow. In a statement, Cde Gumbo said: “All Zanu-PF Members of Parliament (House of Assembly and Senators) are invited to a special, emergency caucus meeting on Saturday 20 October, 2012 at
228 businesses closed
Municipal Reporter
Council blitz on unregistered businesses continued with 58 more being closed on Wednesday. This brings to 228 the number of illegal businesses that include shops, offices, hair salons and eateries that have been forced to close for operating illegally. Operators have this week been swamping city revenue halls at Rotten Row and