Telecel sued for US$340 000

Golden Sibanda Business Reporter
LOCAL firm Trumbelt Computers has filed a US$340 000 claim in the High Court against Telecel Zimbabwe, citing copyright infringement after a deal  went sour.Mr Peterson Tengende, the chief executive, and Trumbelt Computers (Pvt) Limited are cited as first and second plaintiff while Telecel

Comesa boost for small traders

Evelene Taadira Business Reporter
Zimbabwe and Malawi have launched the Comesa Simplified Trade Regime as a means of facilitating and formalising small-scale trade between the two countries. Under the agreement, qualifying goods worth US$1 000 or below will be allowed to pass border points duty free and traders will not be

Labour pours cold water on TNF Bill

Stakeholders in labour negotiations yesterday said the Tripartite Negotiating Forum Bill to be tabled in Parliament might not help smoothen the strained negotiations among the various parties involved. The TNF, which brings together Government, business and labour in negotiations over key

Volsec attains ISO certification

Kudzai Kureva Business Reporter
VOLSEC Security has attained ISO certification as it positions itself to become one of the largest security companies in Zimbabwe. Speaking at a ceremony to celebrate the attainment of certification on Wednesday, SAZ director-general Mrs Eve Gadzikwa said the Volsec certification reflected the

Call to extend tax registers deadline

GOVERNMENT should further extend the deadline it set for retailers to install fiscalised tax registers to allow operators to source funding to acquire the devices, an official has said. Government last year made it mandatory for enterprises in category C with an annual turnover of US$240 000 to install

Banks cannot afford to ignore tourism

Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
AT the inception of the inclusive Government, the tourism industry was identified and subsequently pronounced one of the four pillars of Zimbabwe’s economic turnaround programmes. But surprisingly, four years on, the tourism and hospitality industry in Zimbabwe is not in the top

Buy Zim comes to Zvishavane

Robert Muganda Buy Zimbabwe
On behalf of Buy Zimbabwe, its board of trustees, Buy Zimbabwe partners, My Own Boss production crew and the show’s sponsors I would like to begin by passing deepest and heartfelt condolences to Odert Kosimoni on the recent passing of her mother, mentor and friend. Odert is one of the

IMF’s relaxation of restrictions providential

This week’s announcement by the International Monetary Fund that it was relaxing its restrictions on technical assistance to Zimbabwe is providential coming as it does ahead of the announcement of the national budget. We urge the IMF to move towards full normalisation of relations to enable our

Asian markets mixed, new data spurs China

HONG KONG. — Asian stock markets were mixed yesterday, with stronger Chinese manufacturing data providing support as Tokyo’s rise was stunted by a huge slump in electronics giant Panasonic. Wall Street’s lead was tepid in a quiet first session after superstorm Sandy had forced the

Fear not!

Rudo F. Mutsau Motivation
There l was, standing in front of many people and l could not even say a single word.  I felt as if cotton wool had been stuffed down my throat. I couldn’t believe it. I was tongue-tied. Worse still, I couldn’t even utter a single word no matter how much I cleared my throat. I had been preparing

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