adminMDC-T tampers with voters’ roll
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
THE Mashonaland East Zanu-PF leadership say they have unearthed massive irregularities in the voters’ roll where suspected MDC-T officials registered their supporters using other people’s addresses and unoccupied, condemned hostels.
AfDB launches project bonds
Business ReporterTHE African Development Bank has put together a report exploring how structured finance techniques could be used to mobilise African domestic capital to support various infrastructural projects to spur economic growth.
Bulawayo hotels fully booked
Business Reporter
The country’s second largest city, Bulawayo, has virtually run out of hotel accommodation ahead of the of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair which starts tomorrow.
A survey of the major hotels in the city such as the Holiday Inn, Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel and Cresta Churchill showed that they were all fully booked until after the annual trade
Italian firms gear up for ZITF
Business ReporterThe Italian pavilion at this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair is bigger to accommodate the increased number of exhibitors from the European country; providing increased opportunities for stronger commercial ties between Zimbabwean and Italian companies.
Let’s turn garbage into power
Jeffry Gogo Climate Story
Really, we don’t know. But plans by the city to fire a biogas plant using Harare’s excessive garbage may be a viable, environmentally sustainable project.
Fitch strips Britain of triple A rating
LONDON. — Fitch on Friday stripped Britain of its top triple A rating, moving it down one notch to “AA+” as a weaker economic outlook continues to push up the country’s debt.“The downgrade of the UK’s sovereign ratings primarily reflects a weaker economic and fiscal outlook and hence the upward revision to Fitch’s medium-term projections for UK
Embattled SA Airways names new CEO
JOHANNESBURG. — South Africa’s government on Friday named a new chief executive for troubled state airline South African Airways, following a rash of resignations and dismissals in recent months.
Preparing your car for a journey
Ernest Muchena Motoring
In the last two articles we talked about the six conditions present in every driving situation. A driver must carry out pre-drive checks and a pre-trip mental inventory. When a driver develops such a habit, this will help him/her to recognise and adjust to driving conditions.
Cyprus unveils jobs measures
NICOSIA. — Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades unveiled a package of measures last Friday aimed at keeping Cypriots in employment as the massive costs of a eurozone bailout deliver a huge blow to the island’s economy.G20 in drive to strengthen global growth
WASHINGTON. — The Group of 20 economic powers said last Friday that major crises have been overcome but that more efforts are needed to strengthen global growth.The G20 “reaffirmed our determination to raise growth and create jobs”, the group said in a statement following a meeting of finance chiefs in Washington.