MTP misses annual economic targets

Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
GOVERNMENT on Monday published the report on the first annual review of its five-year economic blueprint, the Medium Term Plan, and the results so far leave a lot to be desired. A close look at the MTP shows that annual economic targets in the MTP were missed. Persistent resource

Alcatel partners in Angola, Togo

CAPE TOWN. — French-based global communications firm, Alcatel Lucent has announced two major partnerships in Africa. Alcatel Lucent has collaborated with Angola Cables, a consortium of Angolan telecoms operators, to establish a terrestrial fibre-optic link to the West African Cable

Liquid Telecom, Econet up for awards

CAPE TOWN. — Zimbabwe’s Liquid Telecom and Econet Wireless’ EcoCash are in the running to win accolades at the AfricaCom 2012 Awards, which reward innovations. Liquid Telecom, which has built successful broadband network in the entire Southern African Development Community region and

Eurozone remains vulnerable

Money in motion Prodigy Chinanga
The euro remains vulnerable as it continues to be under so much pressure ahead of the Greek meeting by European ministers to discuss aid.
We are likely to see fluctuations in the euro/USD currency pair as the Greek and US debt factor is back on the table. It’s now back to risk-on trades

Come out of your comfort zone

Ben Chiganze Bassfisherman’s Approach
Over the years, we have been accustomed to know the Muzipaz’s star starts shining around 1500hrs upwards. In most cases in the morning, he catches nothing. Where he gets so much energy towards the end of the day is something that baffles me most of the time. The last weekend we

ZETDC seeks tariff increase

Business Reporter
ZIMBABWE Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company, a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, has applied for a tariff increase, a few days after the Administrative Court nullified an “illegal” upward tariff review of September 2011. ZETDC has proposed a tariff increase of an average US9,94c kilowatt

Shot in the arm for farmers

Golden Sibanda and Rumbidzayi Zinyuke
Government has unveiled a US$15 million agricultural credit facility to Agribank for lending to A2 farmers for maize production. Speaking at a Press briefing in Harare yesterday, Agribank chief executive Mr Sam Malaba said an initial US$5 million had already been disbursed to Agribank and farmers

Millennium goes bust

Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
MILLENNIUM Tobacco, a recently established tobacco auction floor is technically insolvent and is likely to be liquidated, the firm’s financial statement has shown. The company, which is in its second year of operation, is facing serious viability constraints as its liabilities at US$4,3 million outstrip

Robert, Kristen dazzle at film premiere

Her relationship with rumoured on-again boyfriend Robert Pattinson was rocked after she had an affair with married Snow White And The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders earlier this year. But Kristen Stewart made sure to divert all the attention from the scandal onto her very racy outfit at the

New music channel to play hits from the past

Fans of the biggest all-time music hits and legendary artists from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and early ‘00s have been indulging in their love of classic hits beginning yesterday after music TV channel VH1 Classic replaced VH1 on the DStv platform. Targeting mature music lovers, VH1 Classic is the latest

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