adminThailand re-runs polls as protests dwindle
Polling has started peacefully in five Thai provinces for re-runs of elections that were disrupted in February by protesters seeking to unseat Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and obstruct her attempt…
Oscar has new girlfriend: report
Johannesburg — Pistorius family spokesperson Anneliese Burgess did not answer questions about whether murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius had a new girlfriend, Beeld reported on Saturday. According to Beeld, British tabloid…
Chinamasa probes bank over lending
Harare Bureau— FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has summoned senior management of an international bank in the country to provide explanation on why the bank has drastically cut…
Mines workers salary negotiations stall
Acting Business Editor THE Associated Mine Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (AMWUZ) and the Chamber of Mines have reached a deadlock in the 2014 wage negotiations after the chamber refused to…
Three companies bag Gwanda power station tender
Business Reporter THREE firms have been awarded tenders to build 100 megawatt solar plants in Gwanda, a development that should increase the country’s electricity supply. The State Procurement Board gave…
Comesa decries lack of transport infrastructure
Acting Business Editor THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has cited the lack of adequate infrastructure in transport, energy and information communication technology as the major limitation…
Cairns needs $8m to buy machinery
Harare Bureau Food and beverages manufacturer, Cairns Foods needs a capital injection of about $8 million for the purchase of new machinery and refurbishments in order to boost its capacity…
NSSA payments to pensioners up 51pc
Acting Business Editor THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) paid out $83,5 million to pensioners last year, up 51 percent from the 2012 figures driven by adjustments in contributions, the…
How Mine brace for real competition
Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter HOW Mine FC put a foot in the second round of the Orange Caf Confederation Cup after beating Seychelles’ St Michel 5-1 in Bulawayo on…
Zifa regions endorse Cuthbert Dube candidacy
Lovemore Dube Senior Sports Editor PATRICK Hokonya and Omega Sibanda on Saturday emerged as the two candidates for the Zifa vice presidency in a meeting of the regions held in…