adminNew criteria for parastatal boards
Temba Dube Senior Reporter THE Government has come up with an appointment criterion for board members and chief executive officers of parastatals, state enterprises and local authorities as part of…
10 hearses arrive with SA mine bodies
Thandeka Moyo Chronicle Reporter TWENTY-TWO bodies of Zimbabwean illegal miners who were gassed to death in a South African disused mine arrived in the country last night. The crew suffocated…
Prof Moyo reveals Zanu-PF secret
Temba Dube Senior Reporter INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has revealed the secret behind Zanu-PF’s crushing victory in last year’s July 31 hamornised elections.
Minister blasts ‘dealer-prenuers’
Mernat Mafirakurewa Business Editor THE obscene salaries earned by senior managers in parastatals and a skewed pricing system characterised by huge mark-ups is hurting the ordinary consumers who have to…
Granny ‘killers’ appear in court
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent TWO Bulilima siblings, who allegedly strangled to death a 63-year-old woman in full view of her 15-year-old granddaughter following witchcraft accusations, appeared in court yesterday charged…
Pistorius told guard ‘everything is fine’ after shots heard
PRETORIA. — Oscar Pistorius told a security guard “everything is fine” shortly after shots were heard from his home the night girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was killed, the court heard yesterday.
Debt threatens gas exports to Ukraine
MOSCOW. — Russian energy giant Gazprom yesterday warned Ukraine it could cut off gas exports if the new authorities in Kiev did not pay a bill for debt that now…
AU unveils commission of inquiry on South Sudan
ADDIS ABABA. — The African Union yesterday announced the team for the Commission of Enquiry mandated to investigate human rights violations and other abuses committed during the armed conflict in…
Gold-plated car shines at Geneva Motor Show
GENEVA. — For lovers of luxury and bling-bling, German tuning specialist Carlsson is offering an eyeful at the Geneva Motor Show this week, displaying the world’s first gold-covered car.
LatAm behind Venezuela’s Maduro
CARACAS. — In the face of violent protests roiling Venezuela, many of Latin America’s leaders have backed the government of President Nicolas Maduro, some have stayed mum and only a…