Heavy police presence at Exhibition park

Crime Reporter
There is heavy police presence at the Harare Exhibition Park to ensure law and order during the official opening of this year’s agricultural show today.
Lesotho Prime Minister Mr Tom Motsoahae Thabane who is in the country on a three-day state visit will officially open the show. Harare provincial

Fleeing armed robbery suspect shot

Senior Court Reporter
A SUSPECTED serial robber was yesterday remanded on his hospital bed after he was shot while trying to flee from the police. Simion Sabwe (37) was on the police wanted list for reportedly committing a spate of armed robberies in and around Harare. Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma remanded

SMEs to benefit from Google online training

LAGOS. — No fewer than 500 Nigerian entrepreneurs will benefit from this year’s Google online training for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. The training, tagged “Succeed Online”, is part of efforts by the online search engine to assist small and medium business owners in the country to

SAA launches Accra-Abidjan flights

ACCRA. — In a bid to roll out its services across the West African sub-region, South African Airways has begun a new twice-weekly service from Accra, Ghana to Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire. Senior officials of the national carrier of South Africa say the Abidjan flight is an added extension of the airline’s

Ghana mineworkers express grief over SA shootings

ACCRA. — The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) pledged solidarity with their aggrieved counterparts in South Africa. The trade union expressed grief over the victims of last week’s police shootings where more than 34 striking miners were killed and about 80 wounded at the Marikana Platinum Mine.

Let’s make UNWTO indaba a success!

Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
ON this exact day next year, Zimbabwe and Zambia will co-host the historical 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly, an event that the two countries will not be eligible to

More farmers register to grow tobacco

The number of tobacco growers registered for the 2013 farming season has surged to 43 632 from 18 245 last year, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board said on Tuesday.

FBC Holdings posts US$6,9 million profit

Tawanda Musarurwa Business Reporter
FBC Holdings Limited profit after tax for the interim period to June 30 2012 increased by 40 percent to US$6,9 million driven by a 58 percent growth in net interest income. Group chief executive Mr John

WABAZ gears for inaugural indaba

Faith Mabika Business Reporter
THE Women’s Alliance of Business Association of Zimbabwe (WABAZ) is set to host its inaugural Women in Business Conference next month. The conference, which will be running under the theme “Energising

Subscribers speak on Econet/NetOne fallout

THE following comments were posted on Techzim, a local website, in response to a story that the website ran on Econet’s termination of interconnection with NetOne. What does this mean in layman’s

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