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Brenda Phiri Arts Correspondent EIGHTEEN top Zimbabwean artistes will come together for a massive bash dubbed the Summer Slam on August 31 at the Rainbow Towers in Harare. The artistes,…
Anti-military rally cancelled
CAIRO. — A large anti-military rally planned in the Egyptian capital Cairo was cancelled yesterday over security fears. Sources said marches to Roxi Square in Heliopolis had been cancelled as…
‘There’s more to Africa than wars, disease’
THE Book of African Records is a new brand that has been hitting the airwaves in recent months. It recently hosted the National Schools Quiz tournament won by St Faith’s…
MBCA posts solid half-year results
Business Reporter MBCA Bank Limited posted a solid set of results for the six months to June 2013 as profit after tax went up to US$2,104 million from US$2,077 million…
Libyan interior minister resigns
TRIPOLI. — Libyan Interior Minister Mohamed Khalifa al-Sheikh tendered his resignation yesterday, just three months into the job, his spokesman said, as unrest escalates in the North African country.
Moyes starts in style
LONDON. — Manchester United manager David Moyes picked up where Sir Alex Ferguson left off on Saturday as the English Premier League soccer champions began their title defence by winning…
Meikles gets funding for capital projects
Business Reporter MEIKLES Limited has secured funding for its capital projects as the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed group reported modest interims for three months to June 30 with most divisions showing…
ST-EP tackles poverty at UNWTO talks
Business Reporter MEMBERS and stakeholders of ST-EP Foundation, which falls under the auspices of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, will meet on August 27 in Victoria Falls to discuss…
India’s rupee plunges to new low
MUMBAI. — India’s rupee plunged to a new low Friday and stocks saw their sharpest single-day fall in nearly two years on fears that foreign capital could flow back to…
Maersk raises outlook after strong second quarter
COPENHAGEN. — Danish shipping and oil conglomerate AP Moeller-Maersk raised its 2013 earnings forecast on Friday after registering a much better-than-expected second quarter.