Parents lock up children for 8 years
Johannesburg — A man accused of locking his children up for eight years in a hostel room was expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Monday, Johannesburg police…
Israel decries US ‘knife in back’ on Palestine govt
Jerusalem — Washington’s support for a new Palestinian government backed by Israel’s Islamist foe Hamas, has left the Jewish state feeling betrayed, triggering a new crisis with its closest ally.…
Mthuli Ncube eyes AfDB presidency
African Development Bank chief economist and vice-president, Professor Mthuli Ncube and founder of Barbican Holdings, is making a bid for the presidency of the continental financial institution. If he lands…
Call for revival of ailing Midlands industries
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent The government has been implored to resuscitate ailing industries in the Midlands Province so as to create employment and reduce poverty. Zanu-PF Women’s League Midlands provincial…
Victoria Falls to announce supplementary budget
Senior Reporter CASH-strappeD Victoria Falls Municipality is set to announce a supplementary budget at the end of this month and will press ahead with the tolling of tourists, the Town…
$8m spent on Share Ownership Trusts
The National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (NIEEB) says a total of $8 million has been utilised over the past two years by community share ownership trusts (CSOTs) to carry…
CZI seeks power tariff hike freeze
Business Reporter The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, an industrial lobby group, has implored authorities to freeze power tariff hikes, warning that increasing the cost of power would further erode competitiveness…
ZimAlloys seeks investors
FERROCHROME producer ZimAlloys said on Sunday it is still searching for partners to inject funds into the company to enable it resume operations. The mining firm ceased operations in 2008…
Shabanie Mashava Mines resuscitation crucial: Turnall
BUILDING materials manufacturer, Turnall Holdings, has said it was crucial for government to resuscitate operations at Shabanie Mashava Mines (SMM) to curb spiralling import costs of chrysotile asbestos fibre, its…
Natfoods volumes depressed
Harare Bureau NATIONAL Foods says milling volumes especially in the southern region are depressed due to the high volume of imports. “We are making every effort to compete however; our…







