Children caught in DRC crossfire

Children in the Kivu provinces of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are not only getting caught in the crossfire of the area’s ongoing violence, but also facing health risks, threats of forced recruitment by local and foreign militias, and interrupted education, say officials. “Children are swept up in

A decade that lost a generation

Special Matarirano Features Correspondent
The period 1999 to 2009 appears to be mainly remembered for heightened political and economic quagmire and quandary which, by and large, came as a result of reactionary sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Britain and her Western allies after the land reform programme. This period,

Investors fret as SA strikes spread

JOHANNESBURG — Investors warned that rolling strikes in South Africa could negatively hit investment in the continent’s largest economy yesterday, as industrial action continued to spread across sectors. With coal miners, truck drivers and yet more gold miners becoming the latest groups to down

How to avoid seizure, forfeiture of goods

How to avoid seizure, forfeiture of goods
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority encourages its valued clients to properly declare and account for their goods on importation so as to avoid seizure and forfeiture of goods in terms of Customs legislation where provisions of the law are not abided by. This article focuses on the two main

Property titles demystified

Vengai Madzima Property Guide
PROPERTY titles can take several forms and these might be confusing to some people and in bid to assist in this regard I will be looking at some of titles.

Gloomy third quarter review looms witness an inflation decline?

The implication is there is not much to celebrate in the decline of inflation as the liquidity crunch and dominance of cheaply produced South African commodities led to a quasi-glut in the retail market. A bleak but stable story is unfolding at the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange with the sole capital

Curious case of the skipping waiter

Zachary Aldwin  Milkshake in the Boardroom
MY eyes were bloodshot as I sat with two men that were twice my age while trying to solve their organisational issues on five pieces of paper using three different coloured pens. It was a frenzy of power struggle and politics. I was dodging the undercurrents of tyranny and hoping to bring about

‘Indigenisation stalls CB Richards Ellis disposal’

Business Reporter
DAWN Properties says the indigenisation drive has delayed the disposal of its real estate division CB Richards Ellis (Private) Limited.In March this year the group said it had received a strong offer for CBRE and had hoped to have exited the business by May.  But chief executive Mr Mike Manyika told

ICT Expo attracts 87 exhibitors

Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter
AT least 87 local and international exhibitors have confirmed participation at the E-Tech Africa Exhibition to be held at the Harare International Conference Centre next week. The E-Tech Africa Exhibition will run from October 1-5 under the theme, “Exploiting the Potential of Information

New dawn for Falgold

Tawanda Musarurwa Business Reporter
MINORITY shareholders in Falcon Gold Mine (Falgold) have agreed to sell their shares to New Dawn Mining Corporation. Toronto Stock Exchange-listed New Dawn is a Zimbabwe-focused gold producer, which presently owns approximately 85 percent of Falgold Mine. In a meeting held in Harare on

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