CZI congress set for October

Business Reporter THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) annual congress will be held in Bulawayo in October. The congress was initially set for 31 July to 2 August but was…

Marange gets greenlight to proceed with $2bn lawsuit

Harare Bureau MARANGE Resources has obtained permission from the High Court to proceed with its $2 billion lawsuit against Core Mining Resources and Minerals for financial prejudice after the latter…

Telecel gives timeline on stake

Harare Bureau TELECEL International, the Egyptian controlling shareholder in Telecel Zimbabwe, has committed to addressing its lopsided shareholding in the mobile phone operator by the end of this month in…

Organisations to advocate for non-GMO farming

Harare Bureau The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa will this week meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a workshop on strategies for resistance against genetically modified seed. AFSA is…

Fonterra gets further hit as it recalls milk powder in Sri Lanka

BEIJING — Fonterra, whose reputation has already been damaged by the botulism scare, recalled batches of milk powder in Sri Lanka yesterday as the country’s tests show the powder is…

Buyout uncertainty adds to poor PC sales outlook for Dell

SAN FRANCISCO — Months of public bickering, secretive backroom negotiations and eleventh-hour deals for control of Dell Inc belie the fact that the combatants are vying for a company facing…

New trade route to Europe

Beijing — A 19 000-tonne cargo vessel is making the first journey by a Chinese merchant ship to Europe via the Northeast Passage, a shortened route that could revolutionise trade,…

Banks cut 5 500 branches across Europe

LONDON — Banks cut 5 500 branches across the European Union last year, 2,5 percent of the total, leaving the region with 20 000 fewer outlets than it had when…

Hotels offer holiday promotions

Business Reporter Players in the tourism industry are expecting a boom in bookings during the Heroes and Defence Forces Day holidays. Some hotels are offering specials to guests who book…

Of Tsvangirai’s Facebook confessions

Tinomudaishe Chinyoka Disney is not known for doing many movies about black people, starring a majority of black people, and generally painting them in a good light, but in their…

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