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Lloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter— Mr Tendai Biti’s MDC Renewal Team expects legislators aligned to MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai to join them en-masse following National Assembly Speaker Cde Jacob Mudenda’s…
Govt committed to aviation growth
Senior Reporter Government remains committed to the development of the aviation industry and will use the Routes Africa Forum to be held in Victoria Falls next month to lure more…
How farmers get ripped off at tobacco floors
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter— Tobacco growers are losing vast sums of money to Class B buyers who have resurfaced at the auction floors, working in syndicates that involve staff there…
Finance Bill sails through Senate
Herald Reporter The Financial Adjustment Bill, which seeks to condone unauthorised expenditure in Financial Year 2013, sailed through Senate yesterday. Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa said the unauthorised expenditure was to…
Civil servants pay dates changed
Herald Reporter The Finance Ministry has moved pay dates for the civil service and pensioners for this month to between tomorrow and month-end. In a statement yesterday, Civil Service Commission…
War vet Wilson Chitoro dies
Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association Midlands commissar Cde Wilson Kufa “Biggie” Chitoro has died. He was 76. Cde Chitoro succumbed to diabetes at United Bulawayo…
Batoka project feasibility study nears completion
The feasibility study for the US$4 billion Batoka Hydro Power Project is set for completion by September after the short-listing of six international companies. At least 25 firms had expressed…
More men apply for maintenance variation
Herald Reporter Nearly 4 000 men successfully applied for downward variation of maintenance they were paying last year, citing economic problems and pressure from existing relationships, a senior court official…
BAZ shortlists 18 applicants
Senior Reporter The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe has completed examining licence applications for local commercial broadcasting services. In a statement yesterday, BAZ chief executive Mr Obert Muganyura said the authority…
Khumalo dares rapists as Chikwinya calls them poor in bed
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter BULAWAYO East National Assembly representative Ms Tabitha Khumalo yesterday said child rapists were cowards and dared them to attack her. Ms Khumalo was contributing to a…