New mining fees too high, says PLC

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
THE Parliamentary Legal Committee last week issued an adverse report on the mining fees regulations that were promulgated by Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu, saying

Harare relaxes building by-laws

Michael Chideme Municipal Reporter
Harare City Council has relaxed its building by-laws in conformity with the new housing policy that seeks to speed up housing delivery and reduce the cost of construction. Residents are now permitted

Library needs US$9m

Cathrine Biswick Herald Reporter
THE Harare City Library requires about US$9 million for books and computers to be fully functional, an official of the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust has said. “The library needs at least US$9 million to buy

It was pure niceness

Fred Zindi Music
LAST week the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority hosted the Zimbabwe International Carnival after last year’s experiences from the Seychelles. Carnival is a concept involving street festivities which take

AFZ reaches out to orphans

Norah Mutale and Rugare Maranga Herald Reporters
AIR Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Commander Air Marshal Perrance Shiri last Friday donated uniforms and blankets to schoolchildren at Ran Mine Primary School in Bindura. The donation was made up of 120

‘The Chase’ begins

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka TV
BIG Brother Africa, touted as the continent’s biggest show, returned to our screens on Sunday. I was part of the audience that watched the show at Cresta Lodge courtesy of MultiChoice Zimbabwe. Endemol SA

Xenophobia: Ambassador calls for calm

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau
The Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa has implored Zimbabweans living in that country to remain calm following the killing of two Zimbabweans at a squatter camp near Johannesburg on Sunday and

Film festival preps underway

Chenai Nyakunengwa Arts Correspondent
Preparations for the 12th edition of International Images Film Festival For Women are underway, festival director Yvonne Jila has said. “The preparations for the festival have began with successful

Zim karatekas find the going tough in SA

Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE’S representatives at the Southern Africa All Styles Full Contact Karate tournament held on Saturday in Johannesburg found the going tough with most of the fighters falling in the preliminary

Africa’s Golden Jubilee at the gallery

Arts Correspondent
Scores of people thronged the National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe for a rare exhibition on the founding fathers of the Organisation of Africa Unity now known as the African Union. The show, which is in

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