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Fact Jeke Behind the WheelThree weeks ago, I had a discussion with a friend who has a thriving chicken production business. She was looking through the classifieds for an appropriate vehicle to use for both the home and business.
Chinese carmakers rev up overseas expansion
CHANGCHUN. – Chinese carmakers have demonstrated their ambitions to tap into overseas markets at an ongoing motor show in northeast China.A large number of carmakers, from privately-owned firms to state-owned enterprises, have been making greater efforts to sell their vehicles outside of China, where sales growth
Cinema turns to Brazilian auto champion
LOS ANGELES. – When DreamWorks Animation needed to get up to speed with the high-octane world of motor-racing – from the perspective of a turbo-charged snail – it turned to Brazilian motor racing champion Tony Kanaan.
Trade barriers costing Africa
Gift Mugano Business CorrespondentWith African leaders now calling for a continental free trade area by 2017 to boost trade within the continent, a new World Bank report shows how African countries are losing out on billions of dollars in potential trade earnings every year because of high trade barriers with neighbouring countries, and that it is easier for Africa to trade with the rest of the
Exceptional service delivery vital
Vandudzai Zirebwa Buy ZimbabweLast week we praised the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for contracting local companies in the printing of ballot papers but our faith in local printing companies was a bit misplaced as they let us down.
Tribute to a liberation icon
Isdore Guvamombe Tourism MatrixTourism is the face of any place or country. It gives the first impression of a place and its people.
It tells a story, before one is told stories about the place or even before they experience the place.
German minister hails Greece progress
ATHENS. — Visiting German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said yesterday he was impressed by Greece’s economic progress as he announced the creation of a fund providing additional liquidity to Greek businesses.Nokia loss position improves as sales plunge
MADRID. — The weight of bad loans held by Spain’s banks grew in May, the Bank of Spain said yesterday, a sign of the difficulties facing the bailed-out banking sector.Doubtful loans rose to 170,2 billion euros or 11,21 percent of all loans in May from 167,1 billion euros or 10,87 percent of all credits in April, the bank said.
SA dodges Moody’s downgrade
JOHANNESBURG. — Ratings agency Moody’s maintained South Africa’s Baa1 sovereign debt rating yesterday, praising a crimp on public spending and the possibility of a negotiated end to mining sector turmoil.SAP, Techno Brain tackle skills gap
CAPE TOWN. — Systems Applications Products, the enterprise application software firm, has signed up Techno Brain to address the skills shortage in the continent.The partnership was signed at the ongoing inaugural Partner Summit held in Cape Town, South Africa.