adminPeter yet to know of his brother’s death
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
LEGENDARY soccer icon Peter Ndlovu is yet to know that his brother Adam died in the car crash on Sunday, forcing the family to delay announcing the former Highlanders, FC Kriens and FC Zurich of Switzerland striker’s burial arrangements.
His brother Madinda is also yet to see Adam’s body which is at a city funeral parlour.
Zim population grows by one percent
Makhosi Sibanda
THE population of Zimbabwe has grown by 1,1 percent between 2002 and 2012 and as of 18 August this year it stood at 12 973 808.
According to the 2012 preliminary census report availed yesterday, Zimbabwe has 6 234 931 males and 6 738 877 females.
In 2002 the population was 11,6 million with 5,6 million males and six million females and the sex ratio was 95 males per 100 females.
The 2012 population census is the fourth such exercise to be undertaken by the Government since Independence in 1980.
“This means that the overall sex ratio was 93 males per every 100 females,” reads part of the 122-page report by Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (Zimstat) director-general Mr Dzinotizei Mutasa.
He said the country’s population is constituted of 3 076 222 households, leading to an average of 4,2 persons per household.
“With an area of 390 757 square kilometres, Zimbabwe has a population density of 33 persons per square kilometre,” said Mr Dzinotizei.
Edgars reopens city branch
Business Reporter
ANC clears way for party leadership contest
BLOEMFONTEIN — ANC members gathering for a party conference managed to resolve disputes about the legal status of some delegates yesterday, clearing the way for a party leadership contest.DeMbare not ready for Africa: Maringwa
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
REVERED Dynamos non-playing captain Desmond “Gazza” Maringwa believes the Harare giants should not have participated in the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Champions League as the boys lack the necessary experience.Libya closes borders amid mounting unrest
Libya ordered the temporary closure of its borders with four of its neighbours on Sunday and declared martial law in its vast desert south in the face of mounting unrest. The decision affects notorious smuggling routes which serve the entire region.Adam gone too soon. . .
Lovemore Dube
An unfinished story.
That is the way someone would aptly describe Adam Ndlovu’s sudden death on Sunday after a car crash near Victoria Falls.
Mtshabezi water pumping hits another snag
Chronicle Reporter
BULAWAYO’s celebration over Mtshabezi water has been short-lived as pumping had to be suspended on Sunday, following a problem with the generators.
On Saturday, it seemed as if the problems that had dogged the project over the years had been finally overcome, when 13 000 cubic metres of water were pumped from the dam.
However, stakeholders on site said pumping had to be stopped on Sunday when technicians realised that the generator was being overloaded.
In an interview yesterday, the Minister of Water Resources Management and Development, Dr Samuel Sipepa Nkomo, said he hoped the problem would be rectified by the end of the week.
“We started the pumps and they ran for about three hours when we realised the power rating meter on the generator was going down.
“We had to switch off, when engineers explained that it was like putting a 20 tonne load on a five tonne vehicle. They said it would pull for sometime but would eventually break down,” said Dr Nkomo.
He said electricians were working flat out in a bid to ensure the project would be back on track by the end of the week.Political, traditional leaders to meet to resolve land wrangle
Chronicle Reporter
The political and traditional leadership in Bubi District has resolved to meet to discuss the land wrangle between beneficiaries of the land reform programme in Dromoland and a local businessman, Mr George Swaris.