adminSyria’s Assad secure, will seek re-election – Hezbollah leader
SYRIAN President Bashar al-Assad will stand for re-election this year and no longer faces a threat of being overthrown, the head of his Lebanese Shi’ite ally Hezbollah said in an…
World’s biggest election kicks off
THE first Indians cast their votes in the world’s biggest election yesterday with Hindu nationalist opposition candidate Narendra Modi seen holding a strong lead on promises of economic revival and…
Nigerian clashes kill 72
KADUNA — Clashes in northwest Nigeria between suspected Fulani cattle rustlers mounted on motorbikes and local youth vigilantes from the rival Hausa ethnic group left at least 72 people dead,…
Australia says new ‘pings’ best lead yet in Malaysia jet search
AN Australian ship searching for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has picked up signals consistent with the beacons from aircraft black box recorders, in what search officials said yesterday was…
Tender board stops council audit
Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter— GRANT Thornton Camelsa has been stopped from auditing Harare City Council’s books by the State Procurement Board after it emerged that its engagement could jeopardise the…
Hexco probe opens Pandora’s box
Takunda Maodza Assistant News Editor— A Government probe into the state of affairs at Hexco has confirmed that the officer running the national exams database is not qualified for the…
Blanket Mine gold output slumps
Mernat Mafirakurewa Business Editor— GOLD output at Caledonia Mining Corporation subsidiary, Blanket Mine, fell 7,2 percent in the first quarter to March 31 due to low grades. Caledonia, however, said…
Foreign investors for SMEs
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter THE government will soon invite foreign investors to partner Small and Medium Enterprises in different sectors to promote economic empowerment and growth, a Cabinet Minister,…
$103 million Treasury Bills fully subscribed
Conrad Mwanawashe Business Reporter NINE financial institutions have fully subscribed for the $103 million Treasury Bills floated by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe last month with CBZ Bank snapping up…
Lifeline for David Whitehead Textiles
Harare Bureau DAVID Whitehead Holdings has been saved from liquidation after the High Court granted a final judicial management order for the company. Knowledge Hofisi of Aurifin Capital has been…