adminSculptors’ business remains subdued
Business reporter
LOCAL sculptors’ business has remained subdued due to unfavourable economic conditions which have seen a decline in tourists in the country.
New pay dates for civil service
Harare Bureau
THE Government has changed salary and pension pay dates for all civil servants with effect from this month to enable it to mobilise more money to pay workers amid liquidity challenges on the market.
Dead man’s family demands 30 beasts as compensation
Midlands Correspondent
THE 29-year-old Mberengwa man who was allegedly murdered during a beer brawl about two weeks ago was finally laid to rest at the weekend after spending days dumped at the homestead of his suspected murderers’ relatives.
Three of SA accident victims identified as Zimbabweans
Beitbridge Reporter
SOUTH African police with the assistance of the Zimbabwe Consulate are in the process of identifying the bodies of the accident victims, among them Zimbabweans, who were killed when a minibus they were travelling in was involved in a head-on collision with a haulage truck along the N1 North highway outside Makhado in Limpopo province.
Firms must have clean tax records for $40m fund
By Pamela Shumba
THE Government is considering applications for the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf) only from companies that have clean tax records, sound credit standings and business plans, an official said yesterday.
MDC-T councillors rebel
By Temba Dube
MDC-T councillors who were recently ousted from the Bulawayo City Council’s General Purposes (GP) Committee have reportedly started blocking the election of councillors that the party recommended to replace them.
Unemployment blamed on poor resource allocation
Harare Bureau
THE problem of youth unemployment in Africa is a manifestation of inequitable allocation of resources, President Mugabe has said.
Stop repossessing stands: Chombo
By Leonard Ncube
THE Government yesterday ordered officials at the Hlalani Kuhle/Garikai Housing Project in Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park to stop repossessing housing stands and return those that have been taken away from original beneficiaries.
Mgqumeni impersonator arrested
THE person claiming to be the late multi-award winning maskandi artise Khulekani Kwakhe “Mgqumeni” Khumalo was yesterday arrested in Nquthu near Newcastle, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on charges of impersonation. While police spokesman Colonel Vincent Mdunge could not confirm or deny the arrest, Sowetan has it on good authority that the “impersonator” has been
Mzilikazi plays to mirror societal ills
Entertainment Reporter
MZILIKAZI high school is set to revive its drama group that will tackle societal issues such as domestic violence, HIV and Aids, rape and violence. The 14-member drama group is to conduct weekly rehearsals at the school’s Beit Hall. In an interview, the