Frail yen boosts Japanese stocks
SYDNEY/TOKYO.STERLING rose in Asia yesterday as accelerating inflation in Britain cemented expectations of an early interest rate rise, while a weaker yen helped to send Japanese stocks to their highest…
VAT implications on supply of goods, services
In terms of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act [Chapter 23:12], VAT is levied on the supply of goods and services as well as on the importation and exportation of…
Prioritise creation of debt clearance strategy
TWO years have passed since the inception of the Global Political Agreement that saw the country’s three major political parties coming together to create an inclusive Government that has changed…
Solar power solution to communication
This is the second part of solar power article by Robert NdlovuWHEN considering solar power a thorough and detailed site survey to establish if a particular technology will work for…
How US stole Egypt’s uprising
By Reason WafawarovaTHE frugality of the United States in particular, and that of the West inasfar as comments received after the forced stepping down of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is…
BHP in US$80bn expansion spree
MELBOURNE.BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest miner, plans to pour US$80 billion into expansions over the next five years rather than chase ambitious takeovers, after nearly doubling first-half profits to a…
He speaks his mind
By Ruramai GatsiIN May last year the leadership structure at one of Zimbabwe’s leading business organisations, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, changed with the coming in of Mr Joseph Richard…
Three strokes for toy gun robbery
Court Reporter
A teenager, who robbed a taxi driver of his vehicle after intimidating him with a toy gun in Norton, last week escaped a
Will Mubarak’s successor make the Egyptian economy truly Egyptian?
THERE was a time I toyed with the idea of writing poetry.
MPs want opposition leaders hanged
Furious Iranian lawmakers yesterday demanded the hanging of opposition leaders who had called antigovernment protests which left one person dead, saying they had been “misled” by Iran’s archfoes.




