All’s not well in telecoms

Over the past few years the telecommunications sector has been afflicted by frequent, bruising labour disputes with feuding parties taking each other to the courts of law. But despite numerous dialogue

2013 a mixed bag

Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
AS the year 2012 draws to a close, a number of major economic and corporate issues that characterised it will certainly remain in people’s minds for a long time. Mergers and acquisitions,

TN’s new blood yet to please market

Takunda Mugaga Economic Agenda

In a move that came as little surprise, Tawanda Nyambirai, the founder of TN Group, has just stepped down as the chairman of mobile giant Econet Wireless. This follows the disposal of his entire

REA misses electrification targets

The Rural Electrification Agency will not be able to electrify 175 of the 783 institutions that it had targeted throughout the country this year due to financial and other logistical constraints, a REA official

PowerTel launches in Masvingo

Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent
MASVINGO badly needs advanced Information Communication Technology system in order for the province to develop, an official said. In an interview on the sidelines of Power- Tel’s official launch at a

IDBZ raises US$17,8m from bonds

Business Reporter
The Infrastructural Development Bank of Zimbabwe has raised US$17,8 million from the maiden issue of its three-year Infrastructure development bonds that was concluded on November 30. The total

Malaria burden declines to 2,5 pc

Beitbridge Bureau
Zimbabwe’s national prevalence of malaria cases has dropped from 13,6 to 2,5 percent between 2006 and this year owing to a host of intervention measures taken by Government, an official has said.

Motlanthe turns down nomination for executive

BLOEMFONTEN — Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Tuesday turned down nomination to serve on the African National Congress’ national executive committee after losing the presidential race to

Rory named European Tour golfer of the year

LONDON — World number one Rory McIlroy has said being named European Tour golfer of the year is the “icing on the cake” after an “amazing season”. The Northern Irishman ended the year as the world’s

Obama tells Rwanda to end DRC rebel support

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama called on Rwandan President Paul Kagame to end all support for rebels in the conflict-wracked Democratic Republic of Congo, the White House said.

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