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ZWRCN Women’s Desk
When it comes to the question of women not occupying equal space in decision-making positions in various forums especially the economic circles there is always a debate that comes up. Is it that most women feel barred from these spaces or that they themselves lack the initiative to take up

Datco housing project gathers steam

Tawanda Musarurwa Business Reporter
PROPERTY developer Datco Group will soon commence US$12 million infrastructure development at Pungwe Chimurenga Housing Project in Harare.
Datco is taking over the project, which was initially registered in 2002, from previous contractors after the project had stalled due to funding

Nurse accidentally throws away donated kidney

A nurse accidentally disposed of a kidney from a living donor this month at an Ohio hospital, and doctors tried unsuccessfully for at least two hours to resuscitate the organ in what medical experts describe as a rare accident. Administrators are now investigating what went wrong, after a man donated

NAM Summit opens in Tehran

TEHRAN — The expertlevel meeting of the 16th Non-aligned Movement (NAM) summit opened in the Iranian capital, Tehran yesterday. Representatives from more than 100 countries have gathered in Tehran to discuss new challenges that the world faces today. The NAM summit will

Russia to join military drills with Canada

MOSCOW — A group of Russian armed forces will take part in the military drills with Canada to be held today in North America, a military official said Saturday. The Watchful Eagle-2012 anti-terrorism exercise, slated for Aug. 27 to Aug. 29, will take place in the United States and Canada.

Editorial Comment: Infrastructure key for development

The economic challenges that Zimbabwe has gone through over the past decade owing to Western-imposed illegal sanctions, have besides, inflicting serious hardships on the population, also impacted negatively on infrastructure. Zimbabwe was renowned for a well-knit and

BNC sets new output target

Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
BINDURA Nickel Corporation plans to increase production to 7 000 tonnes of nickel concentrate per annum when it restarts Trojan Mine, which is currently under care and maintenance. London Alternative Investment Market-listed Mwana Africa expects its Zimbabwe nickel producing unit to reach

Meikles revenue up 15pc

Business Reporter
MEIKLES Limited registered a 15 percent increase in revenue to US$89 million in the quarter to June 30 2012, driven by growth in the agro-focused business and supermarkets. In the future, sales are seen rising faster, leveraged by the contribution from its Pick ‘n Pay branded supermarkets.

More Italian firms eye Zim market

Tawanda Musarurwa Business Reporter
ITALIAN companies have stepped up scouting for opportunities in Zimbabwe, Italian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Stefano Moscatelli has said.
Ambassador Moscatelli said his embassy had recently received inquiries from Italian companies intending to do business in Zimbabwe.

When will these water woes end?

Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story
THE scarcity of clean, safe drinking water in Harare, and indeed, most parts of Zimbabwe is the new battleground for accelerated social distress and chaos. Enough cannot be said about its dangerous impacts on human health. Some 4 000 people died in the cholera outbreak of 2008/09 and

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