adminBrussels pressures for reform
BRUSSELS. — The European Commission is today expected to increase the pressure on several countries, particularly France, to speed up structural reforms seen as the only reliable way to boostGovernment misses revenue targets
Business ReportersZimbabwe missed revenue targets for April by 7,3 percent as the economy shows signs of stagnation due to the poor performance across sectors. Finance Minister Tendai Biti yesterday said, in a State of
Remo, SECZ row rages on
Business ReporterTHE Supreme Court has reserved judgment in a matter in which Remo Investment Brokers is challenging judgment by the Administrative Court upholding cancellation of its licence by the
Proposed tax law criticised
Golden Sibanda and Zvamaida Murwira STAKEHOLDERS have called for a review of Finance Minister Tendai Biti’s new Income Tax Bill to avoid undue complications amid concerns the exercise is being rushed. Analysts and tax experts attacked
Breaking: Six killed, 37 injured in Beitbridge accident
Six people were killed while 37 others were injured, 3 of them seriously, when the Pioneer bus they were travelling in ploughed into a herd of cattle 40 km along the Beitbridge-Masvingo road late last night
Editorial Comment: Quo vadis our dear African Union
THIS week the African Union celebrated 50 years of existence and launched year-long Golden Jubilee celebrations to celebrate achievements made, and also introspect on failuresIraq: Tragic reminder to prosecute the war criminals
John PilgerTHE dust in Iraq rolls down the long roads that are the desert’s fingers. It gets in your eyes and nose and throat; it swirls in markets and school playgrounds, consuming children kicking a ball; and it
Blackstreet bandmates in legal war
Chauncey Black, one of the founding members of the group Blackstreet, does not like the way Teddy Riley works it . . . so he’s taking him to court.Black claims in a new lawsuit he owns the name, but Teddy’s been using it illegally. It’s actually
Quincy Jones bemoans state of music
Even though there are hit singles and successful albums, like Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience” or Emeli Sande’s “Our Version of Events,” is the state of music improving? Are there musicians, not just singers, being cultivated? According to music veteran QuincyBBA: Heating up the jacuzzi
The Ruby Housemates decided to push Nominations blues aside by stripping down to the bare minimums.The jacuzzi is always a hot bed of all kinds of hanky panky. Yesterday was no different, as the Housemates decided to give the warm