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Business ReportersHarare City Council has come under fire from business and residents for demanding payment for services it is failing to adequately provide. The Competition and Tariff Commission launched an investigation into the abuse of monopoly by local authorities in 2011 after receiving complaints of excessive charges on water, rates, shop licensing and
Living next to the dead
Sydney Kawadza Senior Features WriterIn other cultures it is unheard of but in some societies it is the normal practice to bury your beloved ones just next to the homestead. Some areas have, however, designated certain areas to bury the dead depending on relations. Other places have burial sites or graveyards at the church yards where members of a certain denomination bury their
A woman’s nightmare
Roselyne Sachiti Deputy Features EditorHEATHER MOYO (not her real name) is an orphaned Form One student at a school in the high-density suburb of Mbare, Harare. She lives in the popular Jo’burg Lines with her nine-year-old sister and four-year-old brother and sells snacks to raise money for food. Luckily, her fees are paid through the Basic Education Assistance Module, which
I had an abortion, says Beverly
One of Nigeria’s representatives on Big Brother The Chase, Beverly Ada Osu, has made several confessions in the name of gisting with housemates. Beverly first caught viewers’ attention in the house when she was made the Head of House and given a task memo to read to the housemates. She couldn’t read it out claiming the grammar in the memoBiti is way off the mark
Takunda Mugaga Economic AgendaWhen Mike Tyson, a one-time world heavyweight boxing champion, was reaching the twilight of his illustrious career, he opted to shelve all the conventional means of fighting an opponent and resorted to biting instead. Could this be the case with our Finance Minister Tendai Biti? Minister Biti’s interpretation of the official unemployment rate in
Natasha hitting on Maria?
Is Maria trying to stir up trouble or is she telling the truth? Looks like some of the Rubies are doing a lot of chasing this week. Maria spilled the tea and revealed how she has two people in the House vying for her attention and affections. The pint-sized Namibian told Big Brother that Angelo gave her a bracelet the previous night after telling her he wants to2 Chainz in legal hot water again
JUST months ago he was charged after allegedly being caught in possession of marijuana And rapper 2 Chainz is in legal hot water again after he was collared for purportedly possessing Promethazine. The antihistamine is commonly used as an anti-allergy drug, but is also one of the two main ingredients in sizzurp. It is made by combiningMuzawazi eyes another record-breaking feat
Entertainment ReporterAFTER successfully claiming the title of the first African to cross the African continent north-to-south by land on a research expedition that clocked 24 000km, 17 African countries in six months in 2010, Errol Tapiwa Muzawazi has set his eyes on travelling across the world by road, and finally beat the great 14th Century African explorer Ibn Battuta.
ZTA hunts for UNWTO theme song
Entertainment Reporter
A WHOPPING US$30 000 from the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority is up for grabs for any producer who comes up with the best UNWTO theme song. The song should be in line with the 20th session of the UNWTO which is being organised under the theme “The Beat Is Here” as well as the national tourism brand payoff line “Zimbabwe – A World of Wonders”.
Envoy applauds local arts sector
Arts CorrespondentITALIAN Ambassador to Zimbabwe Stefano Mascatelli has applauded the local arts sector for its major role of uniting the two nations through cultural projects. He said the Italian Embassy in Zimbabwe which was last week inducted into the Zimbabwean cluster of the European Union National Institutes for culture EUNIC, was going to bring on board its