Disconnected Nigerians besiege mobile operators

ABUJA. – Unregistered mobile phone subscribers have flooded network operators’ offices in Abuja at the weekend following the disconnection of their Subscriber Identity Module cards. Following the expiry of the June 30 deadline to register, the Nigerian Communication

German exports decline

BERLIN. –  German exports fell at a sharper rate than expected in May as weakness in several key markets including the eurozone choked sales, official figures showed yesterday.
Excluding adjustments for seasonal factors, Europe’s top economy reported a trade surplus

Gold falls

SINGAPORE. – Gold fell for a third session yesterday on fears the US Federal Reserve could soon begin tapering its bond-buying stimulus after a stronger-than-expected jobs report, and as the dollar hit a three-year high. Bullion, typically seen as a hedge against inflation, has

Auditors open way for fresh aid

BRUSSELS. –  Creditors concluded a technical audit of reforms in Greece yesterday, opening the way for payment of 8,1 billion euros in fresh aid if finance ministers approve the audit report, officials said. The European Commission also said that Greece looked to be on track to

Greece close to sealing reforms deal

ATHENS. – Greece and its international creditors hoped to reach a deal yesterday on reforms including thousands of job cuts needed for the debt-laden nation to unlock further aid worth US$10,4 billion. “We have made substantial progress,” Poul Thomsen, the International

ZSE shares recover

Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
BOTH volumes and value of shares traded on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange recovered in yesterday’s trading in the wake of  significant decline on Friday last week.
A total of 5,1 million shares – a 77,2 percent increase – exchanged hands on Friday. The volume translates

Mwana mulls equity financing for BNC

Business Reporter
LONDON Alternative Investment Market-listed resources company Mwana Africa Plc says it is still pursuing several funding options including equity and project finance for phase two of the restart of Trojan Mine. Trojan was initially put under care and maintenance back in 2008

Indian tour operators arrive

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Business Reporter
A NINE-MEMBER delegation of Indian tour operators arrived in the country yesterday on a fact-finding mission that seeks to promote Zimbabwe as a tourist destination of choice to Indians. The delegation, which is being hosted by Love for Africa in collaboration with the

Harare water supplies improve

Municipal Reporter
Harare City Council claims it has improved water delivery in the past two weeks because it managed to plug a number of leaks and repair broken down pumps at its treatment plant – Morton Jaffray. Harare Water director Engineer Christopher Zvobgo

Comprehensive Sexuality Education ToT starts in Pretoria

Melody Gwenyambira in Pretoria South Africa

Over twenty participants from different African countries are converged in Pretoria South Africa where they are attending a five day Training of Trainers (ToT) in Comprehensive Sexuality Education. The ToT is being

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