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SHANGHAI.CHINA’S retail sales for the Lunar New Year holiday surged 19 percent year-on-year in one of the biggest rises in a decade, signalling a surge in domestic consumption according to…
Rio payout tops estimates
MELBOURNE. RIO Tinto surprised investors by more than doubling its full-year dividend and promising to return US$5 billion to shareholders over the next two years to soak up bumper cashflows…
Battle of the bourses hots up
NEW YORK.THE battle for supremacy among stock exchange operators heated up in a salvo of announcements on Wednesday: A merger between London and Toronto, and advanced talks by NYSE Euronext…
Pay dispute spills into Labour Court
Business Reporter BANKS have filed for an interim relief from the Labour Court seeking exemption from paying the 30 percent salary increment awarded to workers by an independent arbitrator last…
GWM Steed 4×4: A truck that handles dirt roads well
THREE weeks ago, I had a discussion with a friend who was looking for a bakkie to use for her rapidly expanding chicken business as well as running other errands.…
Shocking pageantry finalists facts
TOMORROW is D-Day for Zimbabwe’s rebranded prime beauty pageantry, as 35 finalists take to the ramp to win a ticket to become the country’s tourism ambassador, of course with beauty…
Why kombis burst tyres on rear left
THIS week, Obel — a brand with a tender passion for engines — wishes to focus on why most cases of tyre bursts with respect to commuter omnibuses now commonly…
Asian stock markets slump
SYDNEY.ASIAN stocks suffered a second session of sharp losses yesterday, while the dollar struggled to make much headway after the US central bank chief signalled the recovery in the world’s…
Dancehall, sungura affair
By Terrence Chitukudza
Alick Macheso and Winky D go head to head at this year’s National Art Merit Awards (NAMA) with three nominations
Club bails out artistes
Entertainment EditorThe music sector in Zimbabwe has been growing steadily in the last few years, a development that has resulted in the formation of a number of musical groups.Full of…