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LONDON/PARIS. — PSA Peugeot Citroen’s founding family has offered to give up control of the troubled French motormaker as it tries to revive plans for a closer tie-up with General Motors backed by a fresh capital injection, sources said.
Zimbabwe’s FDI grows
Business ReportersZIMBABWE’s Foreign Direct Investment increased from US$387 million in 2011 to US$400 million last year, latest statistics from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development show.
Ecuadorian leader speaks on Snowden
QUITO. — Ecuador yesterday waived preferential rights granted under a trade agreement with the United States, in a show of independence as it considers asylum for fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.Maputo fires army chief
MAPUTO. — Mozambique’s President Armando Guebuza has fired his army chief, his office said on Wednesday, amid escalating tension with former rebels.Guebuza dismissed Paulino Jose Macaringue “as head of the general staff of the defence forces of Mozambique,” the government said in a communique. No explanation was
What to expect from Warsaw
JOHANNESBURG. — The floods in India’s Uttarakhand State, which may have claimed as many as 5 000 lives, were prompted by an unusually high amount of rainfall. The disaster, possibly the largest so far this year, underscores what is at stake in the UN’s upcoming climate talks in Warsaw, Poland.
Towards an Aids-free generation
Roselyne Sachiti Deputy Features Editor
“In this grave is my son John, who died in May 1994. The other grave is Bernard’s new home, he died in August 1994.
“That one is Nyasha’s grave; she died of TB in March 1995. We laid George to rest in that grave on June 24, 1998; he died two weeks apart from his wife who sleeps in that
Live like a Kardashian for one day!
Mom-ager Kris Jenner offers fans the chance to be a “Kardashian for a day”.It is the sort of jackpot that will get pulses racing among her legion of fans.
Warm up to the Big Chill
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment ReporterThe Big Chill, a monthly premium lifestyle event proudly hosted by Zimbabwe’s Harare’s premier radio station held at the end of the each month, returns tonight. Yes, the Big Chill is back. Now in its fifth edition, it is bigger and better. This will coincide with Star FM’s first anniversary. Star FM is Zimbabwe’s first commercial radio station and is celebrating
Sulu, Fatima make peace
Sulu and Fatima are back on good terms.Following a horrible blow-up earlier over marshmallows, Fatima and Sulu have decided to bury the hatchet and are back on speaking terms.
In case you missed it, Fatima and Sulu went at it after Sulu ate Fatima’s marshmallows. An incensed Fatima stomped around the House, ticked off at how inconsiderate Sulu
‘Hitman’ to rock old skool music lovers
Entertainment ReporterHOSEA “The Hitman” Singende is expected to serenade old skool music lovers this Saturday at ZimCafe during his show dubbed “The Jacking Zone”.
The “Hitman”, as Hosea was popularly known on Radio 3 now Power FM, joins the rest of Huggies Entertainment – the leading old skool music company – at the weekend to bring