adminUnilever seeks bigger stake in Indian subsidiary
MUMBAI. — Food giant Unilever yesterday announced a US$5,4 billion offer to raise its stake in its Indian subsidiary, eyeing explosive sales of branded consumer items to the Asian country’s growing middle class. The Anglo-Dutch firm made an offer to buy anotherEvery cloud has a silver lining
Ben Chiganze A Bass Fisherman’s ApproachLAST Saturday morning my friends and I set off for Maringe Dam in Beatrice for our usual bass fishing expedition and as we were just getting down to business, the guards pounced on us and told us to leave. They gave us 30 minutes to pack our fishing
Cuba lifts ban
HAVANA. — Cuba is breaking a five-decade ban on professional boxing and joining an international semi-pro league.Fighters will compete for sponsored teams, box without protective headgear
Italian police arrest Islamist militants
BARI. — Italian police yesterday arrested four of six men they suspect are members of an Islamist militant cell which was planning attacks in the United States, Israel and Italy, though no specific targets were named by police. The men aimed to train militants and‘Irrigation key to regaining breadbasket status’
THE Government should prioritise installation and maintenance of irrigation infrastructure for the country to attain food security as well as retain its status as the breadbasket of Africa, an expert said on Monday. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union presidentTryson Chimbetu’s fourth album out
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentTryson Chimbetu (pictured below) will today launch his much anticipated album “Compass” at Ligi Sports Bar in Harare. The album that was supposed to be released in March this year becomes his fourth offering. “Everything is now in place for the
Ferguson plots to strengthen squad
LONDON. — Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed yesterday that he is already plotting how to strengthen his squad during the close-season transfer window.
United secured the English Premier League soccer title last week, but with rivals
Jah Prayzah leaves for UK
Entertainment EditorContemporary musician Jah Prayzah leaves tonight for the United Kingdom with his eight-member band, where he is expected to hold three shows.
He kicks off his shows on Friday and finishes off three days later with gigs in
‘Trial will expose Jacko’s ugly side’
LOS ANGELES. — An attorney for the concert promotion company AEG Live warned jurors they would see a very different view of the charismatic Michael Jackson as the company seeks to prove it was not liable for the pop star’s death. Marvin Putnam, making his openingNGO sets up egg marketing project in Goromonzi
Blessing Bonga Business ReporterHELP From Germany, a local NGO, has officially commissioned a US$600 000 egg marketing project for Goromonzi District in Mashonaland East province targeting a total of 600 smallholder farmers under the theme “Farming as Business”. The district consists of four wards, namely