adminLost or else, telecoms firms warned
LAGOS. — Nigeria has warned telecommunications companies operating in the country to list at the Nigerian Stock Exchange or face the consequences. Nigeria’s former director-general of NSE, Ndidi Okereke-Onyiuke, said it was proper for telecoms and other foreign multinationals operating in the country to list their stock on the local exchange in order to boost the economy.Ghana kicks off ICT park construction
ACCRA. — Ghana has begun the construction of the state-of-the-art National Information Communication Technology Park in the country. The construction work kicked off yesterday with both Minister of Communications Alhaji Haruna Iddrissu and Hannah Tetteh, the Minister of Trade and Industry, cutting the ribbon at a function yesterday morning at Tema Free ZonesThree years for robbing the dead
Wenceslaus Murape in MARONDERA
A MARONDERA man, who posed as a lawyer before selling a house allocated in a deceased estate, has been jailed for an effective three years. Marondera magistrate Ms Josephine Sunday sentenced Elijah Machemba (60) to six years in prison
Maputo lures British investors
MAPUTO. — Mozambique says it has lured several British companies to invest in the mining industry and exploration of oil and gas in the country. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, Mozambique Minister of Mineral Resources Esperanca Bias said British companies comprising Subsea 7, Stanley’s Oil and Gas and Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) were now operatingTrio nabbed over reconnection
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent
A self-proclaimed electrician and two other residents, who allegedly connived to reconnect electricity for people disconnected by Zesa and demand money in return, yesterday appeared in court facing theft charges. The three, Herbert Machada (31), an
New Mercedes M-class unveiled
Fact Jeke Behind the WheelThis past Wednesday evening was a special night for me because I had a hot date after a day in which I had many productive meetings. The day went by so fast I didn’t even get the chance to take off my Steve Madden heels, which by
Zim upbeat about new Pastel software
Zimbabwe is upbeat about new Pastel Evolution Version 6.80PASTEL software. The software company says the soon-to-be-introduced Pastel Evolution Version 6.80 and the two new mobility modules for the same version will be designed to cater for the growth potential in emerging economies. Mohammed Mosam, who heads the project strategy for Pastel Evolution, said
Cops acquitted of R25 000 extortion
Beitbridge Bureau
THREE policemen, who were facing charges of extorting R25 000 from two cigarette dealers they had arrested for attempted smuggling, have been acquitted. The dealers were arrested while trying to smuggle into South Africa 100 boxes of export
Power deal for winter wheat farmers
From Martin Kadzere in Victoria Falls
ZESA Holdings has dedicated a minimum of three days per week of uninterrupted power supplies to wheat farmers in a bid to meet the Government’s set target of 75 000 tonnes, spokesperson Mr Fullard Gwasira has said. Winter wheat is grown under
Lawyer misrepresenting facts: Masimirembwa
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter
Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation chairman Godwills Masimirembwa yesterday blasted defence lawyer Lewis Uriri for misrepresenting facts in the US$2 billion diamond mining partnership between Marange Resources and Core Mining in a