adminDecriminalise medical use of dagga — MP
Cape Town — Cancer-stricken Inkatha Freedom Party MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini yesterday made an impassioned plea to President Jacob Zuma and his government to decriminalise the medical use of dagga. “You’ve…
Banda’s son appeals against conviction
Lusaka — Zambian ex-diplomat and son of former president Rupiah Banda will appeal against his conviction after a court last week found him guilty of corruption, a lawyer said on…
US nun, 84, gets prison for nuke plant protest
Tennessee — An 84-year-old nun was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly three years in prison for breaking into a US nuclear weapons complex and defacing a bunker holding bomb-grade uranium,…
Foreigners’ cars set alight by angry protesters
Johannesburg — Three vehicles belonging to foreign shop owners have been burnt during a protest in Cullinan, east of Pretoria, Gauteng police said yesterday. “The violence has seen three vehicles…
Millennium Footwear still to secure working capital
Oliver Kazunga Acting Business Editor A shoe manufacturing firm in Bulawayo, Millennium Footwear, has failed to secure the $200,000 working capital it requires to improve productivity amid revelations that the…
Newspaper industry workers get 7,6pc salary increment
Senior Business Reporters THE National Employment Council for the Printing, Packaging and Newspaper Industry has awarded workers in the sector a 7,6 percent salary increment with effect from this month.…
EcoCash agents slam parent firm
Hlabile Dube Business Reporter ECONET Wireless agents in Bulawayo are up in arms with their service provider for barring them from doubling up as agents for Telecash, a mobile money…
Zim-Asset comes under Bulawayo spotlight
Business Reporter ALL is set for the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) regional Zim-Asset review workshop in Bulawayo today. An official from the CZI Bulawayo office said all was in…
Mangwe farmers to partner stockfeed producers
Sithandazile Moyo Business Reporter MANGWE Farmers Association in Matabeleland South intends to collaborate with stockfeed producers to improve accessibility of the feed by farmers. In an interview, chairperson of the…
Hubby steals yoghurt to appease wife
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A MAN from Bulilima stole yoghurt from a supermarket in Plumtree Town to appease his wife following a domestic dispute, a magistrate heard. Learnmore Ndlovu, 34,…