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LUSAKA — Another rating agency has warned the Zambian government to ensure predictability of their economic policy pronouncements, saying the current unco-ordinated and sometimes contradictory views could have negative repercussions on investment and economic growth, the Zambia Daily Mail reported yesterday.Last month, international rating agency Fitch Rating downgraded Zambia’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to negative from stable and affirmed both ratings at “B+”.
Government warns transport operators
Chronicle Reporter
THE Government will withdraw licences and route permits for transport operators who will increase fares
Zimsec deadline sparks controversy
Chronicle CorrespondentHUNDREDS of Ordinary and Advanced level pupils in Bulawayo could fail to sit for the November Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations amid reports that schools are opposing the May 11 registration deadline, pegging theirs to today.
According to a snap survey yesterday, schools in Bulawayo had set 4 April as the cut-off date for O and A-Level examinations registration, despite the official deadline set by Zimsec.
Committee warns would-be criminals
Masvingo CorrespondentTHE Masvingo Crime Consultative Committee has called on residents and those who will visit the province during the forthcoming Easter holidays to desist from engaging in criminal activities as the long arm of the law would catch up with them.
Schoolheads accused of embezzling funds
Harare BureauMOST schoolheads and School Development Associations are allegedly looting school levies through generating counterfeit invoices with inflated prices of goods and learning materials they buy for the institutions.
Kaisa Arts urges dancers to invest in their future
Entertainment ReporterKaisa Arts Sound-Tainment marketing manager Nicholas Mathanda has urged female dancers to invest in their future when still in the industry rather than marketing themselves for the wrong reasons when staging.
No double headers during Easter: Ndebele
Sports ReporterTHERE will not be any Castle Lager Premier Soccer League double headers during the forthcoming Easter holidays, an official has confirmed.
Another CIA-run secret prison found in Poland
Another CIA-run interrogation “black site” has been exposed after the confessions of top-ranking Polish officials blew the lid on the dirtiest secret in Eastern Europe.
The former head of Poland’s intelligence secret service Zbigniew Siemiatkowski has been charged with taking part in establishing a secret prison for the CIA in a remote part of the country. Allegedly, foreign prisoners in the detention centre were tortured in connection with America’s global war on terror.Two-timing boyfriend dragged to court
Midlands CorrespondentA 34-year-old Harare man who was recently dragged to court by two Gweru girlfriends he cheated of their property, including a vehicle, was on Monday sentenced to four years in prison by Gweru provincial magistrate, Mrs Phathekile Msipa.
Zapu youth leader jailed
Masvingo correspondentZAPU national youth chairperson Tichaona Revai Sithole was on Monday sentenced to an effective six months in prison after being found guilty of defrauding a man from Zvishavane of R38 000 and $1 800 when he sold him a house that he had already sold to someone else.