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Air Zimbabwe said on Thursday it has leased two aircraft
Heavy downpours damage Beitbridge roads
Chronicle Reporters
THE heavy rains that pounded Beitbridge District last week have caused wide spread damage to roads around the district leaving other areas virtually impassable.
The worst affected roads are those linking Tshikwalakwala, Chabili, Masera, Shashe and Swereki with Beitbridge town.
This emerged during a tour by the Beitbridge Civil Protection Unit to assess the flood situation in low-lying areas around the district.
Mbada golf tournament washed off
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
INCESSANT rains that have been pounding the city in the last couple of days forced the cancellation of the Mbada Golf Society’s tournament
Heavy electricity users to pay more: Zesa
Harare Bureau
Heavy electricity consumers should brace to pay more money compared to clients who use less power, dispelling complaints by some consumers that they were being overcharged, Zesa says.
Zesa has set a lower rate for the first 50 kilowatt hours a month which is designed for vulnerable groups and were billed at two cents per unit while those that used between 51 and 300 kilowatts were charged at 11 cents per unit.
This has seen some consumers who slipped into the 51 kilowatts range complaining that the recently introduced prepaid meters system by Zesa was cheating themNominations for Highlanders elections close
Sports Reporter
THE Highlanders Football Club electoral court will sit on Monday morning to verify the nomination papers for candidates targeting the two executive positions.
Minister agrees to meet civil servants
Harare Bureau
THE Minister of Public Service has finally agreed to meet civil servants’ unions and give them an update on their salaries and working conditions.
The Minister has been avoiding the workers for the whole of last year arguing the Apex Council — a body that represents Government employees — was not properly constituted.
In a letter addressed to the civil servants’ union leaders, Minister Lucia Matibenga said she would meet the workers next Thursday.
“I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 16 January 2013, in which you are requesting for a consultative meeting with me on 22 Tuesday January, 2013.
“Please be advised that I will be occupied with Cabinet business on the proposed date. I will be able to meet with you on Thursday 24 January 2013 at Kaguvi boardroom at 2:40pm,” reads the letter.
Three border jumpers’ bodies recovered
Plumtree Correspondent
THREE bodies of border jumpers, one of them an 18-month-old baby, who recently drowned, have been recovered from Ramaokgwebane River, Mphoengs in Mangwe District, police have reported.
Nasty Tricks bounces back
Givemore Muzariri
ZIMBABWEAN rapper Trust Sidojiwe is set to bounce back into the music industry with the release of his first gospel album.Shiga acquires new ‘baby’
Saturday Leisure Correspondent
FORMER Utakataka Express band manager and chanter, Gift Katulika aka Shiga Shiga, has acquired a new baby in the form of a Mercedes Benz E32O.Channel O awards a two country show?
Bruce Ndlovu
As the New Year begins, different musicians from across the African continent are gearing for another year that promises to be as challenging as the previous one. While some successfully negotiated the 2012 obstacles, others faltered.