adminEthiopia delays joining WTO to protect banks, telecoms
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia may delay plans to join the World Trade Organisation in 2015 if the country is required to liberalise its tightly regulated telecoms and banking industries sooner…
Chinese investment key in Africa’s green revolution
Agriculture has been identified as a priority area of development in the China-Africa strategic partnership. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reaffirmed his country’s commitment to assist Africa increase agricultural productivity and…
Woman refuses to quit marriage
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A BULILIMA man has appeared in court charged with assault after he allegedly thrashed his wife for refusing to give up on their marriage.
Court boots out conservancy invaders
Patrick Chitumba Senior Reporter THE Bulawayo High Court has granted a provisional order barring a Zanu-PF councillor from interfering with the running of a lucrative safari business at Woodlands conservancy…
How to lodge Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fund claims
Employees injured at work or someone acting on their behalf lodges a claim for compensation under the Workers’ Compensation scheme by notifying the employer of the accident in writing. The…
What is involved in arbitration?
Labour Matters Davies Ndumiso Sibanda While labour arbitration has been with us for some years now, many employers and workers continue to struggle with it, mainly having to understand what…
Mandla Mandela kicked, stomped on victim: witness
Johannesburg — A second state witness told the Mthatha Regional Court on Tuesday how his friend was kicked and stomped on by Mandla Mandela, City Press online reported.
Cabinet orders indigenisation law reform
Harare Bureau CABINET has directed the urgent re-alignment of investment and empowerment laws so that they reflect a 100 percent ownership of natural resources by Zimbabweans, with investors entering into…
China elderly commit suicide to avoid coffin ban
Beijing – Six elderly people in China are said to have committed suicide to ensure they died before new regulations banning coffin burials come into force, a newspaper reported yesterday.
RioZim in talks for $45m facility
Business Correspondent RioZim is negotiating the term sheet for a $45 million facility with an international financier to refinance the group’s bank debt, which now stands at $40 million, managing…