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Tendai Moyo THE decision by the United Nations Security Council to reject a request by the African Union (AU) to defer the International Criminal Court (ICC) trial of Kenyan President…
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma arrives in Brussels
ADDIS ABABA. — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma arrived in Brussels, Belgium yesterday to attend the Annual Summit of Women in Parliament Global Forum (WIP).…
At least 40 killed in Nigeria attacks
ABUJA. — At least 40 people were killed in fresh attacks by gunmen in Nigeria’s middle-belt state of Plateau, where ethno-religious crises have claimed hundreds of lives in the past,…
Greeks self-inflict HIV to get 700 euro benefits
ATHENS. — A recent World Health Organisation report shows grim health implications from Europe’s economic crisis, including a trend in Greece in which citizens infect themselves with HIV to access…
Banks in funding, skills crisis
Business Editor The banking sector oils the wheels of the economy. A poor banking sector means a weak economy. Banking sector deposits were sitting at US$3,9 billion in September while…
Meikles Freda overtures flop
Business Reporter MEIKLES Limited’s bid to swoop on Mwana Africa Plc’s gold mining cash cow Freda Rebecca hit a brick wall after one of the group’s major shareholders who was …
Dendairy production up 150pc
DAIRY products manufacturer Dendairy has increased its production capacity by 150 percent following the commissioning of a US$7 million new processing plant in Kwekwe last week. The dairy company’s capacity…
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Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter TOP Zimbabwean sculptors Dominic Benhura, Simon Kavanze and Edward Chiwawa are set to take part in a major art exhibition to be held on December 7…
Technology and the death of oral story telling
Sekai Nzenza ORAL storytelling in the village is dying. In fact, it is almost dead because we have stopped telling the stories our elders used to tell us. Like most…
How banks can help turn around agriculture
Sanderson Abel Business Correspondent ZIMBABWE is an agricultural-based economy and hence support to the sector is of paramount importance. The current scenario of illiquidity affecting agricultural financing can be resolved…