adminAfrica Bank AGM opens in Tanzania
NAIROBI. — Africa Development Bank’s annual general meeting began yesterday, with the major theme being “Africa and the Emerging Global Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities”. African ministers of finance and economic development, World Bank representatives and Africa’s privately-owned financial institutions thronged Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, yesterday for theMy Own Boss roars back into life
Robert Muganda Buy ZimbabweZIMBABWE’S first ever entrepreneurial television reality show, My Own Boss Season 4-Buy Zimbabwe edition, is set to hit the small screen across Africa and parts of Europe in June 2012. It will be screened on ZBC-TV and on free-to-air satellite
Love for Ferraris snags Italian tax evaders
ROME. — Italian tax evaders are being caught out by their addiction to fast cars, the police said yesterday, announcing the discovery of US$13 billion in unpaid taxes this year. “These people are pushed to defraud by the mirage of easy money, to allow themselves the luxuries that they would otherwise not be able to afford, luxuries that are often the first clue,” the taxUS, Europe results send Asian markets tumbling
HONG KONG. — Asian markets mostly fell yesterday following more weak jobs data from the United States and Europe as well as figures showing eurozone manufacturing falling for a ninth straight month. The downbeat outlook saw traders shift to safer assets, which weighed on the euro and Australian dollar. Sydney slipped 0,16 percent, or 6,9 points, to 4 429,0, Seoul
Matusadonha: The verdant jungle
Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
A WELL-FED monster of a crocodile snaps to life, startled from its nap. It stampedes through the crunchy undergrowth, crashing into the water and becomes invisible except for a pair of sentry-post eyes that peek menacingly above the surface
Productivity takes back seat: Expert
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterA LABOUR expert contends that most local firms have shown profitability in recent times, but this is fundamentally unsustainable, as they are not efficiently productive. Productivity in simple terms means producing more with fewer resources
Greening your wheels
Fact Jeke Behind the WheelEnvironmentalists have in recent times spoken strongly about the negative effects that vehicles are having on the climate through the carbon dioxide emissions that come out through their exhausts. Lots of people get hysterical if you talk about
Wadees: For the best winter schoolwear
WADEES is keeping your child warm this winter with some amazing prizes on all winter schoolwear. Come in and compare our prizes on jerseys, girl’s slacks, blazers, tracksuits, woollen hats and shoes. In fact, everything to keep your child happy this winter. Now with more schools being catered for including Girls’ High School and Queen Elizabeth, among others, pop intoFarmers should prioritise water in budgets
As the current winter cropping season begins, it is imperative that all farmers who have decided to put their land under crop during the season should make sure that they have planned sufficiently to avoid losses and disappointment in the end.More often, when farmers plan, they have had a tendency to think of seed, fertilisers, labour and power, leaving out one of
Astra profits bump 167 percent
Business ReporterASTRA Industries posted a US$751 412 profit for the half year ended February 29 2012. Growth in profitability was up 167 percent from the US$281 803 recorded for last year’s corresponding period. Group revenues increased 21 percent from the