adminGive women entrepreneurs a chance
Gilbert Muponda
Africa’s economic independence aspirations require more women participants to be involved in business ownership and entrepreneurship. Normally innovation drives entrepreneurship, which starts first with the vision then the mission which leads
96 soldiers killed in Yemeni suicide attack
SANAA. — A Yemeni soldier packing powerful explosives under his uniform blew himself up in the middle of an army battalion in Sanaa yesterday, killing 96 troops and wounding around 300, a military official and medics said. The suicide attack was the deadliest in the country’s capital since newly-elected President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi pledged to oustFactories, works regulations ensure safety and health
The operations of factories and works premises are governed by various Acts of Parliament and regulations administered by the Minister of Labour and Social Services through the National Social Security Authority (NSSA). These include the Factories and Works Act (Chapter 14:08) and the Pneumoconiosis Act (Chapter 15:08), both as revised in 1996 and eight sets of
Debt relief for struggling UAE citizens
DUBAI. — United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced a decision to cancel the debts owed by struggling citizens that amount to US$1,36 million, local news agency WAM reported on Sunday. The measure will cover even those debtors who were put in jail pending trial as per court order due to their insolvency. It is the second time this year thatMalawi registers sharp cotton production growth
LILONGWE. — Cotton production in Malawi in the 2011/2012 growing season leapt by 365 percent, while tobacco production dropped by 35 percent, Malawi President Joyce Banda disclosed over the weekend. Banda made the revelation in her State of the Nation Address delivered in parliament in the capital on Friday at the opening of the 2012/2013 budget meeting.SA to increase trade with developing countries
CAPE TOWN. — South Africa will be focusing more on increasing trade with fast-growing developing nations, Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said last week. Last year, South Africa’s trade with fellow BRICS members, which also include Brazil, Russia, India and China, increased by 29 percent, the minister told parliamentarians, hailing the expansion as a boom.Military threat accusations untrue — China
BEIJING. — Defence Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng yesterday expressed “strong dissatisfaction” and “firm opposition” to a Pentagon report that misrepresents China’s military development. Geng said China’s “justified and normal military development” has been unfairly depicted in the report, adding that China has made representations to the US over the report’s5 persons per vehicle, but where’s the benefit?
Albert Nhamoyebonde
THE introduction of the computerised system for vehicle licences will reveal the population of cars and other vehicles on the country’s roads. It has been estimated that Zimbabwe may have nearly two million vehicles countrywide including those
5 persons per vehicle, but where’s the benefit?
Albert Nhamoyebonde
THE introduction of the computerised system for vehicle licences will reveal the population of cars and other vehicles on the country’s roads. It has been estimated that Zimbabwe may have nearly two million vehicles countrywide including those
Zim imports exceed exports
Business ReporterZIMBABWE’S trade account posted a deficit of US$997 million for three months to March as retail and distribution imports surged. According to official data from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe total imports were US$1,85 billion compared to exports