Copac drafters recalled

Harare Bureau
Copac has recalled the three drafters of the new constitution, Mr Brian Crozier, Mr Moses Chinhengo and Ms Priscilla

GMB ups grain movement to drought-stricken areas

Chronicle Reporter
THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has increased grain distribution to deficit areas mainly in the drought-stricken southern parts of the country amid revelations that a shortage of funds was threatening to derail the programme.

Victoria House tenants still stranded

Chronicle Reporter
THE 70 businesspeople who were evicted from Victoria House in Bulawayo’s city centre on Wednesday were yesterday still stranded with some of them conducting business in front of the premises.

Chiefs rap Zwide over remarks

Chronicle Correspondent
CHiefs Council vice-president Chief Mtshana Khumalo has criticised King Lobengula’s descendant Prince Zwidekalanga Khumalo for meddling in matters that did not concern him instead of expending his energies on his bid to become king.

Mighty Warrior breaks into European league

Harare Bureau
MIGHTY Warriors defender Ruvimbo “Zuma” Mutyavaviri has been given a big chance to break into the European league as she has been handed a three-month attachment at Swedish women’s soccer top flight side Kalmar.

Hwange go into camp

By Sikhumbuzo Moyo
CAF Confederation Cup representative Hwange went into camp yesterday ahead of their first round, first leg tie against visiting Sudanese side,                Al Amal Atbara at the Colliery Stadium on Sunday, with coach Tennant Chilumba making an impassioned plea to the supporters to come in their numbers and cheer the boys on.
Chipangano are camped at a secret place in the resort town of Victoria Falls where the players will enjoy peace and tranquility, with their cellphones switched off to ensure maximum concentration.

‘Inclusive Govt has failed to click’

Midlands Bureau Chief
THE inclusive Government is paralysed as only one half of it, ministries led by Zanu-PF, are working and meeting their set goals, the party’s provincial chairman for Midlands, Cde Jason Machaya, said.

5 000 workers removed from Government payroll

Harare Bureau
OVER 5 000 workers from the 10 000 that were irregularly employed by the Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment in 2008 have been removed from Government payroll.

Renowned farmer expects bumper harvest

By Prosper Ndlovu
AT a time when thousands of families in the drought-prone Matabeleland South province are facing starvation because of poor rains, award-winning farmer from Gwatemba in Insiza district, Mr Jonathan Nsingo, is singing a different tune.
Mr Nsingo is expecting a bumper harvest.

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Let’s afford disabled children education

Zimbabwe prides itself about a high literacy rate in the continent and it is well known for producing graduates that are in demand around the globe. This is something that as a country we should be proud of and celebrate but we should never overlook the need for equity in access to education by all sectors of the population.

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