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LONDON. — Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney may wish to leave the Premier League champions in order to seek a “fresh challenge” elsewhere, according to former assistant coach Mike Phelan.United Brazil a huge force
RIO DE JANEIRO. — At the final whistle they danced on the field and they danced in the stands. This was Brazil, united.This was a nation that had rediscovered its faith in its beloved Selecao, a nation that believed in its heroes once more.
Peugeot opens new plant in China
SHANGHAI. – Troubled French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen yesterday opened a new plant in central China, vowing to raise its share of the world’s biggest car market.The plant in the city of Wuhan has an annual production capacity of 300 000 vehicles, PSA said in a statement without giving figures for its investment.
Summer jobs boom in Spain
MADRID. – The number of Spanish jobless benefit claimants took a record plunge in June as an avalanche of summer jobs opened up, government data showed yesterday, a rare glimmer of hope for the recession-hit economy.Shops cash in on Mandela ‘fever’
JOHANNESBURG. – Nelson Mandela’s prolonged illness has sparked intense interest in the anti-apartheid icon’s life and times with books, shirts and other “Madiba merchandise” flying off the shelves.The customer is always king
Ben Chiganze
In my last instalment I alluded to the fact that fishermen think in terms of which bait appears good to them not what appears good to the fish.Fishermen like most companies think in terms of processes which are good to them but not in terms of those that make their customers happy.
Retrenchment figures go up by 15 percent
At least 863 workers were retrenched during the first four months of this year compared to 746 laid off during the same period last year, representing a 15 percent increase, the Retrenchment Board said on Monday.
Ariston profit ‘rebounds’
Business ReporterARISTON HOLDINGS after-tax profits vaulted 83,4 percent to US$2 million in the half year to March 31 2013 on fair value adjustment as revenue in the interim was almost flat at US$6,6 million.
Latest version of Sage Pastel unveiled
Business ReporterChips Enterprise Solutions’ Pastel Division has unveiled new modules and features that will be included in the latest version of Sage Pastel Evolution, Version 6.82, which is due to be launched in Zimbabwe soon.
All that glitters is . . .
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Business ReporterBlanket MINE has recorded a 6,5 percent growth in gold output for the first half year of 2013 compared to the same period last year on the back of a robust environment for the precious mineral.