Zanu-PF Presidium orders police to take over probe of senior officials

Harare Bureau

ZANU-PF’s Presidium has ordered police to take over investigations of the five senior party officials from Manicaland who are facing allegations of fraud

Minister meets civil servants over salaries

Pamela Shumba

GOVERNMENT finally met civil servants’ representatives yesterday and made an undertaking to announce the new salary structure soon.

In an interview yesterday, Apex Council president, Mr David Dzatsunga said the Minister of Public Service, Lucia Matibenga, who was accompanied by officials from her office, met the civil servants in the afternoon.

Meikles applies for mining licence

Oliver Kazunga

THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development is processing an application from Meikles Resources to venture into mining, an official said yesterday.

‘Improve police’s conditions of service’

Prosper Ndlovu

THE Government should improve the conditions of service for the police in order to fully weed out corruption from the force, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday.

Addressing officers and guests at a pass-out parade at Ntabazinduna Police Training Depot, the Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Dr Obert Mpofu, said police officers were operating under strenuous conditions that tempted some of them to solicit for bribes.

He said the force was not getting adequate resources from Treasury.

Buscod ventures into clothing retailing

Mbongeni Ncube

Grocery equipment belonging to struggling supermarket chain Buscod is set to be sold through auction tomorrow.

Unity, peace and stability: the Zimbabwe we want

Zimbabwe again was in mourning following the passing away of one of her gallant sons, the late Vice- President John Nkomo. One of the unifiers in our country has gone.

Educated job-seekers are better equipped

Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu

A GROUP of Mangwe District community leaders recently expressed deep regret about the massive attraction South Africa has to the youth of the area many of whom desert school after Grade Seven to go down south.

Two Kwekwe teachers arrested over pupil’s rape

Midlands Reporter

POLICE in Kwekwe have arrested two science teachers at Kwekwe High School, who allegedly raped a 17-year-old Form Four pupil resulting in her falling pregnant.

Man assaults wife over $1

Midlands Correspondent

A 26-year-old teacher at Regina Mundi High School in Gweru has been arraigned before a Gweru magistrate facing a charge of domestic violence after he assaulted his wife for questioning him why he had given their maid $1.

Ministry incapacitated to educate farmers

Belinda Sibanda

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development is unable to effectively educate farmers due to a shortage of resources and agricultural extension officers, an official has said.

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