adminAll set for Zimbabwe Market Fair
Business Reporter
ALL is set for the Zimbabwe Market Fair which begins in Bulawayo today and ends tomorrow to showcase products by entrepreneurs in rural and remote areas.Georgia prison abuse film sparks protests
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has pledged to punish those responsible for apparently torturing and raping prisoners, after a video of abuse in a jail led to angry street protests two weeks before a parliamentary election.
Gokwe murderer gets death sentence
Kamangeni Phiri
A GOKWE man who hacked a three-year-old girl to death last year has been sentenced to death.
AU hunts Uganda rebel group
AN African Union (AU) backed force has officially assumed command of operations against Uganda’s notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), officials said.EDITORIAL COMMENT: Councils must urgently solve water problems
Most urban councils are failing to supply adequate water to residents forcing them to rely on alternative sources of water such as boreholes and wells. The worst affected are big towns such as Bulawayo, Harare and Gweru where residents in some suburbs have gone for years without municipal water.Moyo to fight Chingangu
Lovemore Dube
FORMER Zambia heavyweight professional boxing champion Joseph Chingangu will fight Zimbabwe’s Elvis Moyo, a Bulawayo boxer now based in Johannesburg, in a four rounder set for Turffontein in Johannesburg on 4 October.
Firms urged to produce own electricity
Mining and manufacturing companies should invest in developing their own power sources to reduce loss of production during periods of load shedding, a government official has said.Bosso board summons treasurer
Sports Reporter
ODIEL Nkomo is expected to appear before the Highlanders disciplinary committee tomorrow over allegations that he took $6 680 owed to his company by the club without authority from the executive.
Rugby League final postponed
Ricky Zililo
THE National Rugby League final which had been set for tomorrow in Harare pitting Harare Sports Club and Matabeleland Warriors has been postponed to 6 October due to players’ commitments with the national teams.
Provincial club championships mark end of hockey season
Lovemore Dube
THE Inter-provincial Hockey Club Championships set for tomorrow in Harare will mark the end of the hockey season.
Eight teams from Bulawayo, Harare, Midlands and Masvingo will battle it out at the tournament.