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Crime Reporter
Three armed robbers at the weekend got away with US$10 000 cash and two cellphones after raiding an airtime dealer’s shop in the city centre. The three, two of them armed with pistols and the other
Zim music 33 years ago
Fred Zindi MusicAs the nation was celebrating 33 years of independence last Thursday and Friday, my mind flashed back to where it all began, on April 18 1980.
On the eve of independence 1980, Jamaican superstar Bob Nester Marley graced the occasion. He churned out songs from his “Survival” album, one of the tracks being
‘Gringo Troublemaker’ not available on DVD
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentHilarious film “Gringo Troublemaker,” which premiered at 7 Arts Theatre to critical acclaim over the weekend, will not be available on DVD anytime soon after the producers decided to halt the production to counter piracy.
Rwanda to increase tea plantations
KIGALI. – One of Africa’s fastest growing economies, says it will increase the country’s tea plantations by 18 000 hectares by the end of 2017.The country’s farms ministry says increased hectarage is part of efforts by the National Agriculture Export Development Board to boost tea production.
Strengthen information sharing: Ban Ki-moon
Business ReporterIN recognition of power of information to shape better policies, guide development programs and increase accountability, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, with leaders of six multilateral financial institutions, announced yesterday that they would strengthen inter-agency sharing and collaboration on issues related to data and statistical
Lufthansa cancels domestic flights
FRANKFURT. — German airline Lufthansa said yesterday it has cancelled most of its domestic, European and long-haul flights at six German airports due to strike action by ground personnel and some cabin crew.‘German economy returning to growth’
FRANKFURT. — The German economy, which contracted at the end of last year, likely returned to growth in the first quarter of this year and the upward trend looks set to continue, the Bundesbank said yesterday.Illegal oil dealers demand reprieve
ABUJA. — Illegal oil pirates and refinery operators in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria have asked government to lift the blockade on their operations and stay of prosecution of detained dealers.Cyprus bailout hits charities, private schools
NICOSIA. — Charities, private schools and insurance firms with deposits in the troubled Bank of Cyprus will suffer a 27,5 percent haircut under the island’s EU bailout, the central bank said. They had all previously been exempt from a haircut in the bank restructuring required under the terms of the 10 billion euro bailout for Cyprus.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