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WHILE the revolutionary policies of the Zimbabwean Government are commendable in as far as transforming the lives of its citizenry, the country also needs to initiate a process of reclaiming…
Minister escapes an assassination attempt
Tripoli. — Libya’s interior minister escaped an assassination attempt unharmed yesterday in the country’s capital, a report from the official Libyan state news agency said.
Wenger’s injury woes
SOUTHAMPTON. — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has given a broad hint that he may yet seal a major transfer in the January window after all after claiming he may “have…
WMMI returns to original business model
WILLOWVALE Mazda Motor Industries (WMMI) will soon return to its original business model of assembling different types of cars in an effort to revive its waning fortunes, an official has…
Rand loses ground across the board
Johannesburg. — The rand lost ground across the board yesterday, giving up early-session gains in line with emerging-market currencies. “We are in for a wild ride as we await clarity…
Gold slips for third session
SINGAPORE. – Gold extended losses to a third session on Wednesday as investors turned jittery ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s statement on the outlook for its bond-buying stimulus. A…
Shelly-Anne targets indoors
KINGSTON. — World and Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, targeting her first athletics World Indoor Championships, opened her 2014 season with an unusual outdoor 60m on Saturday. Fraser-Pryce won the…
Indians to invest US$10bn in Zim
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter Indian businesses want to invest US$10 billion in Zimbabwe in the coming months in various projects, mainly in mining and construction, to create more than 6…
China backs Hong Kong on hostage tragedy
Beijing . — China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying yesterday said the central government backs Hong Kong’s handling of the aftermath of a hostage tragedy in the Philippines three years…
2014: What’s in it for Sadc?
Investment and finance for the regional infrastructure programme will be sought in 2014 following an initial investment conference held in Mozambique last year when a number of potential investors expressed…