Call to train headmasters

George Maponga Masvingo Bureau
School heads in Zimbabwe should undergo financial management courses to improve their capacity to handle school funds. This would curb the increasing cases of abuse of funds at most schools. National Association of Primary School Heads president Mr Phillip Rudanda yesterday said his organisation had already mobilised

JSE maintains positive tone

JOHANNESBURG. — The JSE pushed higher at noon yesterday, led by the rebound in the general mining shares after a big drop on Wednesday.
Market players are also positioning themselves for the end of the month and the third quarter, during which the all share index has posted a gain of

WHO calls for speedy HIV interventions

HANOI. — World Health Organisation regional director for the Western Pacific Shin Young-soo said yesterday that member states in the region should accelerate implementation of the HIV interventions. “HIV will remain endemic in key populations for many decades, with increasing public health and

Zim to hold science expo

Zimbabwe will next month hold the inaugural Science, Engineering and Technology exhibition week aimed at showcasing new innovations and encouraging the use of emerging technologies. The Ministry of Science and Technology Development will host the exhibition. In a statement, the

BNC in debt, equity swap

Mwana Africa subsidiary Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) has struck a debt-equity swap deal with its workers and creditors paving way for reopening of the company. The nickel miner, which had a debt amounting to over US$20 million, said yesterday a settlement had been reached in which about 384

Fake vehicle spares flood market

Business Reporter
THE scourge of counterfeit products has permeated the entire economy, but what many had not envisioned was that the bane would affect the motoring industry so soon. Admittedly, counterfeits are not a new phenomenon in the country nor the loss of hard-earned cash by locals, but what is

Get hot and spunky this summer!

Fact Jeke Behind the Wheel
THIS week I would like to focus on a small and cute vehicle from Italian manufacturer Fiat, the Fiat 500. This vehicle is relatively new to Africa and I do not know how many of you are familiar with this car. Although it would be hard to picture the Fiat 500 on African roads (with its miniature frame

Dahlia Noir now in Zim

Business Reporter
COSMETICS distributor Central African Distribution Company says it will from next year be re-investing in the Givenchy Perfumes brand in Zimbabwe.
Cadco director Mr Greg Blanchfield said the company had experienced an upturn in sales since dollarisation of the economy in early 2009 and was now

Exide unveils festive bonanza

ART Corporation subsidiary Chloride Zimbabwe, which manufactures Exide batteries, has unveiled an early festive price reduction for all its batteries sold at all Battery Express, Victor Onion, Harare Parts, Rural Auto Link, Transerv and other authorised outlets nationwide. Yes, it’s an Exide Battery

Let’s enforce dumping laws

Robert Garai Muganda Buy Zimbabwe
IF we have any sense of attachment to the progress that we have made as a country, I believe we will all agree that we need to ringfence that progress through the enactment more stringent anti-dumping laws. Anyone with a shred of consideration for the sandstorm we survived following

×