adminRainbow Tourism to implement turnaround strategies
Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed Rainbow Tourism Group looks set to achieve its set targets after shareholders agreed to implement the turnaround strategies that had been lined up by the…
Turkish police force protesters out of square
An uneasy calm has descended over Istanbul’s Taksim Square, the focal point of protests in Turkey, after a night of violent clashes that ended with demonstrators being ejected by the…
Strike called over Greek TV closure
Greek unions have called for a 24-hour strike today to protest against the sudden closure of state broadcaster and staff redundancies as part of a cost-cutting exercise. “We want to…
Mandela responding to treatment
Cape Town — Former president Nelson Mandela is responding well to the treatment he is receiving, President Jacob Zuma told MPs yesterday. “Madiba is responding better to treatment from this…
Mali manual suggests al-Qaeda has missile
Mali — The photocopies of the manual lay in heaps on the floor, in stacks that scaled one wall, like Xeroxed, stapled handouts for a class. Except that the students…
Zambia’s top emerald producer halts Singapore auction
LUSAKA – Zambia’s top producer has put on hold the auction of high-quality emeralds planned for 10-14 June in Singapore, pending clarification on proposed restrictions governing the export of stones…
Chevron to sell oil interests in Nigeria
Lagos – US-based Chevron announced on Tuesday it was selling its interest in two Nigerian oil blocks, becoming the latest multi-national to part with assets in Africa’s biggest crude producer.…
SA wants land reforms
JOHANNESBURG — SOUTH Africa’s majority black farm workers, among them those that in the food processing and manufacturing industries are set to unveil their strategy to pressure the government to…
World’s oldest man dies at 116
The world’s oldest person and oldest ever man, a Japanese man Jiroemon Kimura, has died aged 116. Kimura, who lived in Kyotango near Kyoto in western Japan, died on Wednesday…
What is exercise duty?
Did you know that Excise Duty is a tax charged or levied by the Government on certain domestic production of prescribed goods and services. It is an indirect tax, or…