adminGweru drags ZETDC to court
GWERU City Council is demanding more than $84 million from Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for way leavers erected by the power utility in the city which the local authority said were eating up space earmarked for development.
Contractor finalises $241m border designs
THE company contracted by Government for the $241 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation project yesterday said they were now finalising the designs and work plans with civil works expected to begin in February next year.
‘Follow procedures in rape cases’
A regional magistrate here has queried failure by some medical practitioners to follow correct procedures when compiling evidence for rape cases.
Power cuts leave farmers counting losses
Plot-holders at Mabvute and Nyatare irrigation schemes, which cover over 120 hectares are counting their losses after their winter wheat and maize crop was severely affected by power outages.
Uncle Jaunda cleared of rape charges
Popular Masvingo musician Emmanuel Chibi, who is affectionately known as Uncle Jaunda by his fans, has been cleared of raping his niece two years ago.
ZNA charities race on
THE Zimbabwe National Army will host their annual fundraising charity horse race at Borrowdale Park this Saturday with ten runners nominated for the 1 800 metres race.
2 myths about 2008 financial crisis debunked
The 2008 financial crisis was not the result only of moral hazard; nor was it unforeseeable. While too-big-to-fail banks believed — rightly, it turned out — that they would be bailed out, consumers, rating agencies, and policymakers all bet on housing as well, destabilizing the system.
City embarks on computerisation programme
Gweru City Council has embarked on a computerisation programme, training staff in all departments in a move expected to curb revenue leakages and improve accountability and transparency in business operations.
Dlodlo defends Mr Zim title
SOUTH Africa-based Ndumiso Dlodlo successfully defended his Mr Zimbabwe bodybuilding title at Sharon School in Harare at the weekend.
Sadc nations and inter-Africa trade
South Africa and Namibia were Africa’s top contributors to intra-African trade in 2017, with a combined total trade in the continent around US$40 billion, according to the 2018 Afreximbank Trade Report released recently.