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Tichaona Zindoga The miners are showing that they are not there for the long haul but to reap quick profits and leave the space, makorokoza-style. Reports that alluvial diamond deposits…
Bond buying boosts rand
Johannesburg. — South Africa’s rand strengthened as foreign investors bought the country’s debt for a second day after the longest streak of bond outflows on record. “Foreign investments are arriving…
What’s in a fancy car
By Sunfred Mushininga Ma, all the other kids have fancy cars In which they drive their girls And buy them pearls And never like me do house hold chores. Pa,…
Remain focused in face of adversity
Ben Chiganze A Bass Fisherman’s Approach Bass fishing in summer is more enjoyable than in winter when biting is very slow. Nevertheless summer fishing has its own attended risks such…
Zim women miners woo SA investor
Business Correspondent THE Zimbabwe Women in Mining will early next year close a deal worth an estimated US$2 million with an undisclosed South African financier to purchase equipment and to…
Historic GM Motors bailout ends
WASHINGTON. — The US government sold its last shares of carmaker General Motors Co on Monday, marking an end to a historic bailout of one of America’s most storied companies.…
New technique set to change face of surgery
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter The first surgeon in the world to perform specialised surgery through minimal incisions into human tissue will take Zimbabwean surgeons to the theatre for practicals on…
Chiredzi cholera outbreak contained
Herald Reporter Government has contained the cholera outbreak in Chiredzi with no new cases recorded since it was first noted, a senior official in the Ministry of Health and Child…
St Giles needs us$1m for upgrade
Herald Reporter More than US$1 million is needed to upgrade facilities at St Giles Medical Rehabilitation Centre, an official has said. The centre’s spokesperson Mrs Salome Nziramasanga said this while…
Zim youth bank hits snag
Rumbidzi Zinyuke Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Youth Development Trust’s initiative to form a youth bank that will provide financial solutions to the informal market has hit a snag as the…