Oprah strains back lifting flowers

LOS ANGELES. – Oprah Winfrey strained her back on her birthday last week after receiving several bouquets of flowers from her close friend Tyler Perry, who took to his Facebook page to write a note of

Firm offers rare Valentine’s treat

Entertainment Reporter
FEBRUARY is often known as the month of love and this is because Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the 14th of that month every year. And to help celebrate this year’s love and romance, a special dinner to

Industrial index marks highest climb

MOST heavyweights of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange staged solid gains,led by Econet Wireless, as stocks continue rallying on strong foreign buying. The industrial index climbed to its highest level since

Harare Polytechnic makes giant strides

Dr Tony Monda Art Zone
THE Harare Polytechnic since Independence has made available high calibre education in the fields of visual arts and graphic design which has contributed to the Zimbabwean and international art community

Mhere a victim of jealousy?

Problem Masau Arts Correspondent
HAS Mathias Mhere made himself a target of envy and jealousy after a meteoric rise with his album, “Anoita Minana”? So far, four musicians have claimed ownership of the hit song “Favour”, which is

US shares open higher

NEW YORK. – US stocks opened higher last Friday despite downbeat US non-farm payroll data from January. Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 157 000 in January, mainly boosted by job

ZSE stocks record solid run

Martin Kadzere Bulls and Bears

THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange enjoyed a handsome bull run last month, largely supported by strong foreign buying, mostly in heavily capitalised counters. Some of the stocks that have had a solid run

RBZ wants Royal Bank liquidated

Business Reporter
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has applied for the liquidation of Royal Bank after the troubled financial institutions’ recapitalisation initiatives failed to materialise. Central bank governor Dr Gideon Gono said

CMED pays US$1m dividend to Treasury

Evelene Taadira Business Reporter
CMED (Private) Limited last week paid US$1 million to Treasury as a dividend from the US$3,4 million profit it made in 2011. The development is part of statutory provisions stipulating that State enterprises

Barclays Bank boss to forego bonus

LONDON. – British bank Barclays, which has been plagued by the Libor rate-rigging scandal, announced on Friday that chief executive Antony Jenkins would forego his 2012 bonus after a “difficult” year at the

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