adminVerizon Wireless deal buoys Vodafone
LONDON. — Shares in Vodafone soared yesterday on speculation that the British mobile phone giant will soon unveil a US$130 billion deal to sell its US joint-venture stake to partner…
Metbank profit up 27pc
Business Reporter METBANK’S after tax profit for the half-year period ended June 30, 2013 went up by about 27 percent to US$1,9 million compared to the same period last year’s…
Zim Fashion Week sizzles
Arts Correspondent THE curtain came down on this year’s edition of the Zim Fashion Week that was running under the theme “Fashion Through the Ages” on Saturday at Sam Levy’s…
Elikem expected in Harare
Entertainment Reporter BIG BROTHER AFRICA The Chase housemate Pokello Nare’s newly found flame Elikem is expected in Harare this Friday. Elikem, a tailor based in Ghana, will be coming to…
ZSE reviews listing rules
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange is expected to complete the process of reviewing its listing rules by November this year, the Securities Commission of Zimbabwe has…
Celebrity worship to stay
Fred Zindi Music “I don’t care whether I make money or not. I just want to be famous. I just want to be a celebrity!” These are the words expressed…
Agric technology fails Africa
Sifelani Tsiko Senior Writer BILLIONS of dollars that have been poured to drive up Africa’s agricultural sector through the introduction of scientific farm technologies over the years have failed to…
Dalny Mine shut down
Business Reporter CANADIAN-BASED gold miner New Dawn Mining Corporation says its Zimbabwean subsidiary, Falgold, has shut down its Dalny Mine in Kadoma after Zesa Holdings disconnected power supplies to the…
New Cabinet set to boost shares
Business Reporter SHARE prices on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange will pick up once a new Cabinet has been named, Securities Commission of Zimbabwe chairperson Mrs Willia Bonyongwe has said. Mrs…
WB disburses funds for e-Ghana project
ACCRA. — The World Bank has so far disbursed more than half of the US$85 million it committed for the implementation of the e-Ghana project. A senior official of Africa…