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PRIME MINISTER Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday launched a thinly veiled attack on Chinese investors in Zimbabwe accusing them of unfair labour practices. He also rapped his MDC-T led City of Harare council for failing to repair roads that are riddled with potholes. PM Tsvangirai said the high volume of traffic in Harare was a result of potholes that made the traffic to move slowly as motorists ...

Mutambara Assures Nation of Voter Registration

CABINET is seized with the voter registration issue and it will make sure that funds for another round of the process are available, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has said. He said the inclusive government, headed by President Mugabe was now focusing on determining when the country would hold the election following the signing of the Constitutional Amendment Bill into law by the ...

Japan Commissions Health Project

THE Japanese ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Yonezo Fukuda yesterday commissioned US$107 500 projects the embassy initiated in Beitbridge district. The projects initiated under "Improved Health Facilities Health Programme", were then implemented by an NGO, Help Germany. Speaking during a handover ceremony at Makhakavhule Health Centre, Mr Fukuda said the programme aims to reduce morbidity ...

Govt Sets Maize Price

GOVERNMENT has set an interim producer price for maize at US$310 per tonne, up from US$295, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made said yesterday. But in an interview, Minister Made said the final price, higher than the interim price, was still to be decided and farmers would be paid the balance once the final price is agreed. The farmers have proposed an ...

President Mugabe Condemns Suarez

IT was highly unprofessional for Liverpool forward Luis Suarez to bite Chelsea player Branislav Ivanovic as sporting events are contests and not a declaration of war, President Mugabe has said. Last month Suarez sunk his teeth into Ivanovic's arm during a match at Anfield, attracting worldwide condemnation. He was subsequently handed a 10 match ban by the Football Association. The Head of ...

China Extends U.S $36 Million Loan for Projects

CHINA has extended a US$36 million loan to Zimbabwe for various projects following the visit by Vice-Premier Wang Yang who met President Mugabe at State House yesterday. The agreements were signed before Mr Wang and Vice-President Joice Mujuru, after which he proceeded to meet President Mugabe.Mr Wang briefed the President on the deals. Speaking through an interpreter after the meeting, Mr Wang ...

Politburo Demands Unified Poll Guidelines

THE Zanu-PF Politburo has directed its legal committee and the women's league to consult and come up with one position on rules and regulations to guide the party's primary elections after the later proposed that female aspiring candidates exclusively contest each other. The party's legal committee had already drafted terms for the primary elections before the women's league ...

RTG Poised for Major Upgrade

Rainbow Tourism Group has embarked on a major refurbishment drive that is set to bring a refreshing look to the facilities run by the leisure group, chief executive Mr Tendai Madzivanyika has said. Speaking at Indaba 2013 in Durban, South Africa, recently, Mr Madzivanika - who recently took over the reins at RTG - singled out the A'Zambezi Lodge in Victoria Falls, the Rainbow Towers Hotel ...

New Constitution - Signed and Sealed

PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday signed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (Number 20) Bill into law before its subsequent publication in an extraordinary Government Gazette. The publication was made by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda. "The following law, which has been assented to by His Excellency the President, is published in terms of section 51(5) of the ...

Malaria Kills 200 People Nationwide

About 200 people have died of malaria since the beginning of the year and nearly 300 000 others have been treated. According to the Government's weekly report for week ending May 5, the most affected provinces were Manicaland and Mashonaland East. In Zimbabwe, malaria is experienced throughout the year, but cases begin in February and peak in April before they start to go down in May. ...

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