Acid test for Bayern
MUNICH. — Bayern Munich face the litmus test in their bid to become the first German soccer team to win the treble of European, league and cup titles when they host Spanish giants Barcelona in tonight’s Champions League semi-final, first-leg.
Tyson follows Luis Suarez
LONDON. — Luis Suarez has a new brother in arms in former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. Tyson, who famously bit the ear of Evander Holyfield during a 1997 world heavyweight title fight, began following Suarez on Twitter after the Liverpool striker sunk his teeth into the arm of Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic during an English Premier LeagueCZI hails President’s call for peace

Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter LEADERS at every level should actively embrace and spread President Mugabe’s call for a peaceful election this year, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries has said.
CZI president Mr Kumbirai Katsande implored leaders to spread the President’s word of peace ahead, during and after the forthcoming harmonised polls so that it reaches every
NSSA insists on mergers
Business ReporterTHE National Social Security Authority says it will not capitalise any banking institution in which it has interests, but will instead consider merging their operations.
Last year, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe raised minimum capital thresholds for commercial and merchant banks from US$12,5 million and US$10 million to US$100 million
Money supply falls
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterANNUAL broad money supply growth declined by 12,1 percent in the 12 months to January 2013 in a negative development for an economy in need of credit, the African Development Bank has said.
Banks getting away with murder
Bradwell Mhonderwa Business Ethics
STRONG legal and regulatory frameworks are a prerequisite for achieving good corporate governance and the growth of ethical business cultures in any business.A business environment that exhibits weak legal and regulatory processes makes it difficult for businesses to evolve from unorthodox means of doing business to responsible



