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Sithandazile Moyo Business Reporter PREPARATIONS for the second SME Banking and Micro-finance Summit have begun, an official has said. The summit is scheduled for March 24-25 at the Rainbow Towers…
Three foreign developers seek to partner RioZim on power projects
Harare Bureau INDIAN state owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Shandong of China are among companies that have expressed interest in partnering RioZim Limited in setting up 250 megawatt plants…
Allied bank moots share placement
Harare Bureau ALLIED Bank is considering recapitalising through a placement of shares to potential investors, failure of which it will downgrade its banking licence to a deposit taking micro-finance institution.
Preps for tobacco selling season nearly complete
Harare Bureau PREPARATIONS for this year’s tobacco season, which starts on Wednesday, are almost complete at the four floors licensed to handle tobacco sales.
Farmers record increase in output
Harare Bureau ARISTON Holdings says there has been significant uplift in output on all farms with a lot more potential going forward as the group’s rehabilitation programme begins to pay…
ANC blames Malema for crisis
Johannesburg — The ANC’s national executive committee member and Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, has slammed Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema and labelled him the “boy” who plunged the…
Peacekeepers go door to door to disarm CAR militia
Bangui — International peacekeepers went door-to-door in the Central African Republic capital Bangui on Saturday seizing weapons from militia accused of committing atrocities against the country’s Muslim minority.
Hundreds flee Nigeria town fearing attack
Kano — Residents of a northeast Nigerian town said on Saturday hundreds of them have fled their homes for fear of attacks by Boko Haram militants who killed 43 people…
Ukraine protesters vacate Kiev’s city hall
Protesters in Kiev vacated city hall after occupying the building for over two months as part of anti-government unrest sweeping Ukraine, in a symbolic concession ahead of a new mass…
Morsi in court for espionage trial
Egypt’s deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, has arrived in court to face charges of espionage, along with 35 other defendants. Morsi is accused of inciting murder and using violence against protesters…