adminMandela children’s remains to undergo forensics
MTHATHA, South Africa – The exhumed remains of three of Nelson Mandela’s children at the centre of an ugly family feud were due to undergo forensic tests Thursday before reburial in the ailing anti-apartheid hero’s childhood village.
Egypt army detains Morsi, rounds up Brotherhood leaders
CAIRO – Egypt’s army was Thursday holding the country’s first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi in detention, hours after abruptly forcing him out of office following days of deadly protests against his turbulent rule.
Govt happy with election preparations
Farirai Machivenyika and Felex ShareGOVERNMENT is satisfied with the state of the voters’ roll and preparations for the harmonised elections scheduled for July 31. This was revealed by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda during a tour of the Registrar General’s Office at KGV1 by a high powered delegation that included senior Government
US$300 000 disbursed to Zimdef institutions
Cathrine Biswick Herald ReporterGovernment yesterday disbursed US$300 000 to seven institutions under the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund to support the technical and vocational training in tertiary institutions. The Acting Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Ignatius Chombo said Government was committed to improve human capital through manpower development
Call to widen city roads
Municipal ReporterHARARE Council should widen several roads that lead in and out of the central business district in anticipation of the economic boom brought about by the resurgent agricultural sector and the emerging mining industry, a leading urban planner has said. Mr Percy Toriro, identified the roads in need of widening as Lomagundi, Enterprise, Chiremba and
Avenues Clinic gets SAZ award
Herald ReporterThe Avenues Clinic in Harare has for the second time been awarded a certificate for offering quality services to its customers by the Standards Association of Zimbabwe.
The hospital was awarded its first ISO 9001 certificate in 2008. The clinic is the first private hospital in the country to be ISO-certified and second in the country after
‘Take advantage of technology’
Herald CorrespondentHEALTH advisor to the President and Cabinet Dr Timothy Stamps has urged people living with disabilities to take advantage of developments in new technologies to uplift their livelihood. Speaking at the launch of the Hope Resurrect Trust, which is involved in assisting those with disabilities, in Harare recently, Dr Stamps said there was a need to
Man gets package worth less than a cent
Senior ReporterA HARARE man who worked for Cairns Foods (Pvt) Limited for 17 years was shocked recently when the Labour Court told him that his Zimbabwe dollar retirement package was worth less than a cent after being converted to United States dollars. Labour Court judge Mr Custom Kachambwa ruled that due to inflation, Mr Stanford Selemani was owed a
Heroes Day preps at advanced stage
Herald ReporterPREPARATIONS for the Heroes Day and Defence Force Day commemorations are now at an advanced stage, with the provincial mobilisation committee announcing on Tuesday that it has prepared a US$60 000 budget for the two events. Heroes Day would be marked on August 11 throughout the country, with the main function at the National Heroes
Police dismiss MDC-T claims on special voters
Crime ReporterPOLICE have dismissed as unfounded claims by MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai that Zanu-PF planned to register over 50 000 police officers as special voters before the election date. The law enforcement agents were responding to allegations by Mr Tsvangirai during a meeting with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission officials on