admin‘Fearful’ CAR rebels escape from AU custody
BANGUI — About 200 rebel fighters in the Central African Republic (CAR) who surrendered to African Union (AU) troops at the weekend in the town of Sibut fled overnight, a…
Two Koreas agree to hold working-level talks for family reunion this week
SEOUL — South Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed yesterday to hold working-level talks between Red Cross officials this week to sort out details on the…
New Indonesia volcanic eruption halts search
KARO — A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again yesterday, halting a search for…
Rainbow Beitbridge Hotel opens
Walter Muchinguri and Thupeyo Muleya in Beitbridge THE National Social Security Authority’s $22 million state-of-the-art hotel in the border town of Beitbridge is now open. The project which was funded…
Investment in agric research important: Chanakira
Business Reporter ZIMBABWE has many educated people who should be tasked with the responsibility of undertaking research and come up with new markets for the country’s agricultural products, an official…
Zuma calls for intra-Africa investments
Cape Town — Investment between African countries must become the new economic paradigm for the continent, President Jacob Zuma told an economic conference organised by Bloomberg yesterday.
ZFC takes 12,500t AN fertiliser delivery
Harare Bureau The Zimbabwe Fertiliser Company has finally taken delivery of its 12,500 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser valued at about $7,5 million caught up in congestion at Beira port…
NMB raises $4 million for SMEs
LISTED financial company NMB Bank managed to raise $4 million during the floatation of the first tranche of its two year $50 million mortgage-backed Small Medium Enterprises bond issue which…
Standard Bank scoops top accolade
Sithandazile Moyo Business Reporter STANDARD Bank Group scooped the 2014 Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Africa at the Global Finance Magazine Awards presentations held recently.
Farmers warned against reliance on Zesa
Business Reporter ZIMBABWE Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has urged farmers to seek other alternatives instead of solely relying on Zesa for power supply.