adminIMF cuts world growth outlook
WASHINGTON. — The International Monetary Fund yesterday lowered its growth forecast for the global economy and warned the outlook could get bleaker if the US political standoff over finances drags…
Tussle for trade dominance at Apec
NUSA DUA. — The United States yesterday intensified its drive to clinch an ambitious Asia-Pacific trade pact by the end of the year, raising the hackles of a newly assertive…
‘Rolls-Royce SUV will not compromise brand’
SINGAPORE. — Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce will not compromise its exclusive image if it builds a sports utility vehicle, its chief executive said yesterdday. Speaking to journalists in Singapore, Torsten Müller-Ötvös…
Alcatel-Lucent to cut 10 000 jobs
PARIS. — Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent is set to cut 10 000 jobs worldwide to reduce costs by 15 percent within two years and focus on new technologies, it announced…
Missionaries, education in colonial times
Sekai Nzenza IN the dry season, long before the missionaries arrived in this country, the elders always gathered for the bira, an all night ceremony to honour the spirits of…
Demand for pork drops
Business Reporter Demand for pork and pork products is decreasing countrywide owing to a fall in disposable income, a Pig Industry Board official has said. PIB director Mr Andrew Shonhiwa…
Harper’s book launched in UK
Gift Kugara Arts Correspondent The long-awaited publishing ceremony of Zimbabwe’s longest novel “Footprints in The Mists of Time” by United Kingdom-based award-winning author Spiwe Mahachi-Harper was held at Croydon, Britain,…
CUT to construct biogas digester
The Chinhoyi University of Technology plans to build a biogas digester for the local municipality, a development expected to ease electricity shortages. The digester is expected to produce 5 000…
Karting comes to Italy
JOHANNESBURG. — Twenty-one intrepid young racers are jetting off to Italy this week for the world karting championships at the acclaimed South Garda Kart track. The Rok World Finals in…
Drags thriller at D/Brook
Collin Matiza Sports Editor THIS Saturday will see the staging of the penultimate event of the ever exciting 2013 Telecel Drag Racing series at Donnybrook Racetrack in Harare. Drag racing,…