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Liu Junsheng Central State-owned enterprises launched a pilot pay reform at the beginning of this year. The pilot reform of the salary system for the executives of State-owned enterprises directly…
Inxusa festival changes format
Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent THIS year’s Inxusa Festival is a strictly theatre affair according to the director Cont Mhlanga with 12 plays set to be showcased over four days during…
Mapfumo wants to meet President
Harare Bureau Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo is making frantic efforts to meet President Mugabe on his return home early this year after yet another failed attempt last year.
Indonesia cracks down on officials after AirAsia crash
PANGKALANBUN — Indonesia’s transportation ministry yesterday revealed plans to implement stringent measures against everyone who allowed AirAsia Flight 8501 to take off without proper permits —including the suspension of the…
Rupiah Banda endorses PF candidate Edgar Lungu
LUSAKA — Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda has formally endorsed a candidate of the governing Patriotic Front (PF) in this month’s presidential election after his bid to make a political…
Russia sanctions ‘must be lifted now’ — Hollande
FRANCOIS Hollande has called for Western sanctions against Russia to be lifted if there were signs of progress in ending the Ukraine crisis. He’s expected to join Chancellor Merkel at…
UN postpones Libya peace talks again
BENGHAZI — The United Nations postponed peace talks between Libya’s warring factions which had been scheduled for yesterday without announcing a new date.
Pope Francis names 20 new cardinals
VATICAN City — Pope Francis on Sunday named 20 new cardinals, the majority of them from Africa, Asia and Latin America, increasingly key areas as the Roman Catholic Church’s support…
Council avails 1,052 housing stands
Business Reporter ONLY 1,052 housing stands are up for grabs in Bulawayo so far as the local authority battles to clear the housing backlog which is now more than 100,000…
Chinamasa under pressure to raise $52,4m owed to farmers
Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa is under pressure to raise $52,4 million owed to farmers in grain deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)…