adminRetosa chair comes Zim’s way
Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter Zimbabwe has been elected to chair the Regional Tourism Organisation for Southern Africa (RETOSA) following failure by Malawi to assume chairmanship.
Wake-up call for South Africa’s ruling ANC
Udo Froese South Africa’s ruling ANC party seems to have lost its ground as champion of the poor majority. The liberation movement enshrined national participation in and ownership of land…
Rock Tech to take over Brainworks
rock Tech Lithium Inc. has announced that, further to its letter of intent with Brainworks Capital Management, it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to purchase all of the issued…
African surgeons to meet in Harare
Sifelani Tsiko Senior Writer Surgical experts from East, Central and Southern Africa will be meeting at a major conference in Harare this week to discuss recent advances in the field…
Iraq funeral bomb kills 12, unrest claims 950
BAGHDAD. — A suicide bombing at the funeral of an Iraqi anti-Al-Qaeda fighter killed 12 people yesterday as figures showed nearly 950 people died last month in spiralling violence ahead…
SA in record R12 billion trade deficit
Johannesburg . — South Africa’s trade balance, which now includes trade with Botswana‚ Lesotho‚ Namibia and Swaziland, recorded a wider R12,39 billion deficit in October, from a restated R11,9 billion…
Thai protesters launch ‘people’s coup’
BANGKOK. — About 30 000 protesters launched a “people’s coup” on Thailand’s government yesterday, swarming multiple state agencies in violent clashes, taking control of a broadcaster and forcing the prime…
Foreign tycoons in control
PARIS. — Asian tycoons, Russian oligarchs, Arab sheikhs, American businessmen — 10 years after Roman Abramovich’s takeover of Chelsea, European soccer clubs remain targets for wealthy foreign investors, and rarely…
State seeks investors for highway
Business Reporter. the dualisation of the Harare-Beitbridge highway has received a major boost following numerous submissions by companies willing to partner the Government in the construction of the highway.
Rory ends drought
SYDNEY. — Double major-winner Rory McIlroy won the Australian Open golf title yesterday with a birdie at the final hole, sensationally pipping the home favourite Adam Scott, to secure his…