SA launches Green Car project

PRETORIA. — South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa on Tuesday launched the Green Car project as part of the country’s effort to build a green economy.  “Today we launch a ground-breaking multi-stakeholder

Spain cuts budget deficit

STOCKHOLM. — Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced yesterday that Spain slashed its public deficit to 6,7 percent of economic output in 2012, a drastic cut in the midst of a recession yet still short of its European Union target. Rajoy’s conservative

The best return on investment ever

Zach Aldwin Milkshake in the Boardroom
Ladies and gentlemen, abandon all your other endeavours! Forget diamonds, I have found it!
I have found the best possible return you can get on an investment, one that will give

Edgars, it’s time to shape up

Takunda Mugaga Economic Agenda
OUR retail sector, especially the clothing business, is quickly turning into a cut-throat affair due to the mushrooming of new players.
A month hardly passes without the establishment of new boutiques, which mainly

Understanding capital gains withholding tax

What is capital gains withholding tax?
Capital gains withholding tax is a tax withheld from any capital gain arising from the disposal of a

Dodging bullets in the DRC. . . A personal experience

John Manzongo Features Writer
I always enjoy watching soldiers dodging bullets on television, navigating harsh terrain, ambushing and getting ambushed by the enemy, wailing in agony after being injured or after losing one of theirs. I never imagined myself in

LaChelle gets UNWTO nod

Isdore Guvamombe Features Editor
LaChelle Travel Agency, tucked in the leafy and serene environs Eastlea suburb in Harare, has scored a double in the tourism and hospitality industry, ahead of the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation General

Integrity defines commissioners

Chenjerai Shava Features Correspondent
THE appointment of officers into various Government commissions, the most recent being the appointment of Justice Rita Makarau to the Zimbabwe Election Commission, has often courted controversy, especially following

Carnival preps go a gear up

Ruth Butaumocho Entertainment Editor
Preparations for the inaugural Harare International Carnival have begun in earnest with the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority already mobilising support and sponsorship from both private and public sectors to ensure  the

Chikurubi Prison Choir conducts street tours

Brenda Phiri  Arts Correspondent
Chikurubi Farm Prison Gospel Choir is now conducting street tours as a way of promoting their latest album “Regererai” produced in 2012 at Artisan Studios. The choir, which comprises 34 inmates, makes about US$200 each time they go

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