adminGovt gives nod to finance centre in Vic Falls
Business Reporter
GOVERNMENT has approved the establishment of an international financial centre in the resort town of Victoria Falls in an effort to attract scarce liquidity and investment into the country. Presenting the 2012 Monetary Policy Statement in Harare on
Nuclear threat or propaganda war?
President Obama has frequently threatened Iran with “consequences” for its alleged nuclear ambitions. In his first ever State of the Union address, Obama said, “As Iran’s leaders continue to ignore their obligations, there should be no doubt: they, too, will face growing consequences.” The fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq could have been a pre-occupation for
Ex-Herald editor Bornwell Chakaodza is no more
Veteran journalist Bornwell Chakadodza has died. Chakaodza (60) succumbed to cancer yesterday morning at the Avenues Clinic. At the time of his death he was the deputy chairperson of the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe. A family spokesperson said Chakaodza had been suffering from cancer for the past few years.
Cosmas Nyoni acquitted of criminal defamation
Court Reporter
RETIRED referee and match commissioner, Cosmas Nyoni, who was facing charges of criminally defaming suspended Zifa Southern region chairman Gift Banda had reason to smile yesterday when the court cleared him of any wrong-doing.
Zimbabwe have a job to do in Test cricket
Zimbabwe’s innings and 301-run defeat in their one-off Test against New Zealand represents, in numerical terms, the massive gulf between them and the next tier of the Test-playing world. In more literal ones, it symbolises a significant stride backward for a nation that made a respectable comeback to Test cricket last year. Having seemingly built up the ability to compete and
25 Asiagate players banned from national team activities
By Ricky Zililo
TWENTY-five soccer players who were classified as hyperactive in the Warriors’ illicit trips to Asia have been banned from all national team activities. A committee that did the first stage of the Asiagate investigation, which was led by Zifa
Egypt army fires general
CAIRO – Egypt’s military leader has sacked the general responsible for media affairs to bolster an image tarnished by killings of protesters and accusations that the men in uniform are undermining Egypt’s democratic revolution. The change is the first in the military council since the generals took power from President Hosni Mubarak during a popular uprising last February.
Syrian leader’s fall ‘inevitable’ – US
The US has said the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is coming to an end, as Western and Arab nations push for a UN Security Council resolution. Washington is seeking to convince Russia not to stand in the way of the Arab League’s initiative, to be presented to the Security Council in New York yesterday, calling for Assad to transfer power to help resolve
Fears of violence as Senegal readies for fresh protests
Senegal braced for fresh protests yesterday, stoking fears of further violence following the deaths of three people in riots over President Abdoulaye Wade’s plans to seek a third term. The country’s opposition has launched a campaign of popular resistance to force Wade to step aside, and was planning a rally yesterday afternoon in the seaside capital Dakar which
Businesses blast fiscalised tax device suppliers
Business Reporter
BUSINESSPEOPLE in Bulawayo have accused fiscalised tax device suppliers of supplying them with wrong or faulty devices, slowing their business activities. Fiscalised electronic tax registers (ETR) were introduced in 2010 to enhance security and