adminPresident renews pledge to protect elephant herd
Bulawayo Bureau
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday renewed a 21-year-old pledge to protect and conserve a herd of elephants that roam the
Gang jailed 25 years for rape
Court Reporter
A three-man gang has been jailed 25 years for robbing a woman who had alighted from a kombi in Norton of property worth
RBZ warns banks over torn notes
Herald Reporter
SOME commercial banks are charging up to US$5 to change torn, defaced or old notes with new ones for amounts rangi-ngbetween US$1 and US$500, prompting the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to warn them against prejudicing and abusing the public.
But the banks are arguing that they are providing a service and are therefore justified to charge a fee.
The central bank yesterday said banks should adhere to standard banking practices when exchanging old, dirty and defaced notes.
It also emerged that for transactions of more than US$500, the banks were charging between one percent and 1,5 percent of the amount being redeemed for new notes.
The RBZ said banks should ensure the public received due value in exchange of their soiled notes.
Zuma’s Zim role nears end?
By Tendai Mugabe
THE forthcoming 31st Ordinary Sadc Summit of heads of State and Government slated for Luanda,
Sombre atmosphere engulfs Hatcliffe
Herald Reporter
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Hatcliffe, Harare, yesterday as the Madanhi
Venezuela to strengthen people’s power
Caracas.
The government approved a fund of 3 billion bolivares (US$70 million) to strengthen the work of People’s Power, said president
missile shield maybe precursor for attack
ANKARA.
Russia’s envoy to Nato said last Thursday that the United States might use the European missile defense project as preparation
debt crisis may lead the US to bankruptcy — economist
Islamabad.
A senior Pakistani economist on Saturday said that US debt crisis may lead the country to bankruptcy. Talking to IRNA Dr Zafar
. . . IMF lauds Chinese economy role
BEIJING.
China will continue to drive global economic development with an estimated growth rate of 9,6 percent this year, despite
China eyes progress in human rights
BEIJING.
The State Council Information Office published a detailed assessment report on the National Human Rights Action Plan of