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Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter The Zimbabwe National Road Administration has stopped direct disbursements of road maintenance funds to local authorities, alleging that councils were either misappropriating the funds or diverting…
D-Day for Govt pay talks
Felex Share Herald Reporter Civil servants will know their new salary structure on Wednesday when Government negotiators and their representatives meet at the National Joint Negotiating Council, a Cabinet minister…
Indonesia volcano erupts 24 times in one day
Jakarta. — Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra erupted 24 times yesterday, shooting a column of ash about 4 000m to the sky and forcing further evacuation, official said.
CAR president, PM resign
N’Djamena. — Interim President of Central African Republic Michel Djotodia has resigned, the Economic Community of Central African States said in a statement yesterday.
CIA sued for role in Mandela arrest
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student sued the Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday to compel release of its records on Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and anti-apartheid…
US extends unpopular war
A senior US commander in Afghanistan says Washington has no plans to leave the country while Kabul has not yet signed a security deal to allow US troops to stay…
Welfare reports: When power bridles the poor
Nathaniel Manheru The Other Side Happy New Year dear reader, and I hope 2014 carries better hopes. For me it certainly means a more vigorous debate, more virile analyses. Let’s…
Editorial Comment: Dead comrades tell no tales
“The Negro, as already observed, exhibits the natural man in his completely wild and untamed state. “We must lay aside all thought of reverence and morality — all that we…
If there is no cash, promote juniors
Off the ball with Muziwethu Hadebe IT was such an exciting week on the off-season transfer market. If it was a stock market some would probably have been caught practising…
City council offers incentives to industry
Pamela Shumba Chronicle Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council has moved to offer an array of incentives meant to enhance business confidence and growth. Yesterday council announced, at a press conference,…