Ariston to proceed with rights offer

Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
ARISTON Holdings has been given permission to proceed with its rights issue and will no longer have to reconvene the Extraordinary General Meeting that sanctioned the cash call. The Securities Commission

Metropolitan Bank profit up

Business Reporter
METROPOLITAN Bank of Zimbabwe posted a profit of US$2,7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. This marked an improvement in performance from the US$1,9 million  recorded in 2010.

Our doubts: The killer of most opportunities

Ben Chiganze Bassfisherman’s Approach
My most memorable fishing outing was the last one our family had with our father before he passed on. It was an eventful two weeks camp in G camp in Sapi Safari Area along the Zambezi River. On the

Murowa up for grabs

Tawanda Musarurwa Business Reporter
THE Murowa Diamond Mine in Zvishavane could soon be put up for sale as parent company Rio Tinto International has indicated it will exit the diamond business. The mine, in which Rio Tinto

CBZ profits surge to US$30m

Bright Madera Senior Business Reporter
CBZ Holdings profits jumped 61,5 percent to US$30, 3 million to full year ended December 2011 on the back of a significant increase in total income. Total income for the group improved to US$123 million up

Makuvise steps down

Business Reporters
CBZ Holdings chief executive Mr Nyasha Makuvise has stepped down after serving the financial services group for 16 years. Dr John Mangudya, who was the managing director, will succeed him. Group chairman

Sadc: Africa’s best regional grouping

Mandhla Ndebele
War, war, war! War has erupted in Morocco, war in Libya, war in Uganda and war in Somalia but why war in Africa? In recent years, Africa’s regional groupings have been gripped with war except Sadc,

It’s Africa’s time to call the shots

Innocent Katsande
In the past, there have been countless unsuccessful attempts to improve the economies of individual African countries. However, recent trends now show that this has begun to change in a significant way.

US ‘Assange hunt’ chokes air for whistleblowers

NEW YORK — Washington’s relentless pursuit of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and alleged whistle-blower Bradley Manning, is no secret.  But the fate of the two men has got US journalists worried, that they too could soon find themselves behind bars. Julian Assange’s life resembles a game of chess. He

Mozambique supports Okonjo-Iweala candidature

MAPUTO — The government of Mozambique supports the candidacy of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the post of president of the World Bank, according to the Mozambique News Agency (AIM). The Mozambican position was announced by the country’s Deputy Finance Minister Pedro Couto at

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