adminUpcoming artistes to get orientation
Brenda Phiri Arts CorrespondentUPcoming artistes will have a rare opportunity of having their music prowess tested before rushing into studios. Most people think music is just about recording when in fact it takes more than just a voice.
Ill-treatment of employees
Taurai Musakaruka People Issues
Most unreasonable treatment originates with managers and supervisors. Contrary to received wisdom, it is not always the weakest employees who are on the receiving end of ill-treatment.
‘Give us our 51pc share’
Roselyne Sachiti Deputy Features Editor
THEY came from different backgrounds, sat, spoke, sang and raised issues that affect them. The young women ate together, laughed at each other’s jokes, yet they were still hungry for more.
When Xmas is a nightmare
Cathrine Murombedzi HIV Walk
It is Christmas time and many people who work outside the country are flocking home to spend time with their loved ones and families. The streets have a sizeable number of cars with foreign
President declares Monday public holiday
President Mugabe has declared Monday, December 24 as a public holiday. In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the President declared the public holiday in terms of section 2(2) of the Public
MP fined for beating wife
Masvingo Correspondent
MASVINGO West legislator Tichaona Chiminya Mharadza was yesterday spared the agony of jail after he was fined $50 (or 20 days in prison) for battering his wife.
First Family donates food for Adam’s funeral
Harare Bureau
Coal and methane gas project commissioned
Temba Dube in Gwayi
THE $2 billion coal and methane gas project expected to alleviate the shortage of electricity in the country and create about 4 000 jobs, in the Gwayi area of Lupane will start next month.
The joint venture project between Oldstone Investment and Shan Don Sunlight Energy Company of China will see the companies embarking on coal extraction and power generation projects, which are expected to begin next year.
Ultimately, ailing industry and commerce are expected to be rejuvenated, as about 1 800 megawatts of electricity are set to be generated from thermal power stations that will be set up by the companies.
In a speech read on his behalf by the Minister of Defence, Emmerson Mnangagwa at a ground-breaking ceremony for the venture in Gwayi yesterday, President Mugabe said it was the first time the country had undertaken a project to alleviate power shortages since they became apparent five years ago.
“I consider this project as beneficiary to the Matabeleland North Province and the nation as a whole and a well timed one, for the country has been in short supply of energy since 2007.