THE State-controlled Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) stands to lose $68-million in advertising revenue if the Minister of State for Information Jonathan Moyo goes ahead with his plans to ban financial institutions from sponsoring programmes at the debt-ridden public broad-caster. Former ZBC chief executive Luke Munyawarara, shocked by the move, in mid-June wrote a letter to […]
FOUR Tunisian prison warders have each received four-year jail sentences for torturing a prisoner so severely he eventually had to have both legs amputated as a result of injuries, court sources said on Saturday. Former boxer Ali Mansouri, in jail for a criminal offence, was beaten and chained up in his cell in March to […]
PAUL KIRK, Durban | Friday SEVEN hundred and fifty thousand rand in taxpayers money has been misspent to maintain a private home of Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the Minister of Home Affairs and Inkatha Freedom Party leader. The money was spent by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Works on gardening and maintenance at Buthelezis plush kwaPhindangena residence outside […]
THE Namibian cabinet has, in principle, banned the sale of Kaalgat, an adulterated cheap wine currently on sale in bars, shebeens and other drinking holes in most parts of the country. Health and Social Services Deputy Minister Richard Kamwi told The Namibian that forensic research conducted by the Ministry found that the liquor contained methanol, […]
THE cash-strapped Mpumalanga Parks Board is gearing for greater commercialisation as part of its restructuring process. The organisation unveiled its new senior management organogram on Wednesday, which, for the first time, included a commercialisation component. Executive manager of the MPB, Leonard Smit, said on Thursday that the commercial division was much-needed and would be instituted […]
THE former campaign manager of Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, who switched to the opposition in a bid to unseat his old boss, was murdered at his home on Friday in a crime the opposition blames on the state. Paul Tembo (41) was murdered execution-style in front of his horrified wife, his lawyers said. The killers […]
Ngwako Modjadji The Balobedu tribe in the Nothern Province is confident that whoever becomes the next rain queen will have the supernatural powers needed to bring rain. Although the Modjadji royal council has not yet appointed an heir to the throne, one thing is certain it will be a woman. The Balobedu clan suffered a […]
SOCCER Ntuthuko Maphumulo The sought-after kudu-horn trophy will be at stake in the Vodacom Challenge this weekend in Durban. The final will be between defending champions Kaizer Chiefs and Asante Kotoko, who have twice been African champions and have won a record 19 Ghanaian championships. The war of words began this week. Chiefs owner Kaizer […]
Shirley Kemp Traditionally the retail sector has reacted strongly to changes in the interest rate. Driven by a combination of factors, in the past when interest rates went up, retail shares fell and when interest rates came down, retail came back into favour. The declines in the prime interest rate after its high of 25,5% […]
Agnes Phiri (24) dreams of becoming an Olympic champion in showjumping, writes Ntuthuko Maphumulo. She has made the leap into the professional ranks of the elite sport thanks to a sponsorship that will allow her to focus full-time on riding. Phiri’s love for horses began after she moved from Alexandra township to live with her […]