adminVolvo doubles job cuts as truck demand unlikely to expand
Frankfurt. – Volvo AB, the world’s second-biggest truckmaker, will more than double an administrative job-cut plan to 4 400 positions to meet a cost-savings target for 2015 amid limited prospects…
Pakistan, Taliban hold talks
ISLAMABAD. — A long-awaited first round of peace talks between the Pakistani Taliban and the government has been held in Islamabad after numerous delays and growing doubt over the chance…
Prince promises give-aways for UK shows
After playing two secret shows in London on Tuesday night, Prince told fans he wanted to charge a mere US$10 for his upcoming UK gigs. Proving to be the generous…
Mid-Kariba: Where the jungle is still alive
Isadore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix Lake Kariba stretches from the dam wall to the north and Mlibizi in Binga to the south. In the middle is where the jungle still teems…
Cross: A strange advocate for equity
Tichaona Zindoga My Turn Could this be true, or some sense has contrived to fool my understanding? Such could be the reaction if one were to come across a February…
Eight miners die in fire in SA
Johannesburg. – Harmony Gold Mining Co. (HAR) said eight workers are dead and one is missing after a rockfall triggered a blaze more than a mile underground at its Doornkop…
Women Development Fund arrears top US$1m
Albert Chavhunduka Herald Reporter GOVERNMENT is owed more than US$1 million by women who benefited from loans under the Women Development Fund. The fund was set up in 2011 to…
Sri Lanka tighten screws
CHITTAGONG. — Maiden centuries by Shamsur Rahman and Imrul Kayes took Bangladesh past the follow-on mark but late strikes from the spinners put Sri Lanka in the driving seat in…
Black Rhinos in Kariba camp
Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter PREMIERSHIP army side Black Rhinos have undertaken a two-week training camp in Kariba which the club’s executive say is meant to prepare the players for their…
Let’s learn from accidents
Tatenda Chinoda In defensive driving, we maintain that a road traffic collision (accident) is a total loss unless something useful can be learnt from it. When an accident has happened,…