adminSpeaker demands another vehicle
Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterSpeaker of the House of Assembly Mr Lovemore Moyo wants a second vehicle allocated to him together with other presiding officers for Parliament to match his counterparts in Government. In an interview recently, Mr Moyo accused the Executive of allocating its members such as Government
Agric inputs scheme gets thumbs up
Hebert Zharare Political EditorFarmer organisations yesterday lauded President Mugabe for distributing inputs to disadvantaged farmers under the Presidential Well-wishers’ Special Agricultural Inputs Scheme. They also suggested that the Ministry of Finance should directly fall under the Office of the President if farmers
PM speaks on aide
Herald ReporterPrime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has expressed sadness at news that his spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka was involved in a serious accident. PM Tsvangirai yesterday sent a message on his Twitter account. “My spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka was involved in a car accident (on) Saturday. He is
Politburo to discuss conference details
Herald Reporter
The Zanu-PF Politburo will meet tomorrow to deliberate on the dates and theme of the annual people’s conference to be held in Gweru. Preparations for the event are already under way with a 5 000-seater conference centre expected to be complete by the end of this month. “The issues around the
Jailed hwindis, drivers weep in court
Tendai Rupapa Court Reporter
FORTY-NINE touts yesterday burst into tears when they were sentenced to three-month jail terms each. Business at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts ground to a halt when their relatives joined in. Magistrate Mr Donald Ndirowei convicted all 49 for contravening Section 40 of the Road Motor
Biti, civil servants head for clash
Felex Share Herald Reporter
FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti and civil servants are headed for another collision after the workers yesterday said they would not accept an imposed salary increment. This follows announcements by Minister Biti that civil servants would get an “inflation related” salary increment next January.
Govt committed to reducing poverty, says Mashakada
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter
Government is committed to transforming the economy and reducing poverty,