adminNSSA petitions for Capital Bank liquidation
Conrad Mwanawashe Harare Bureau THE National Social Security Authority has petitioned the High Court for the liquidation of Capital Bank because it can no longer function as a going concern…
FDI committee set up
Conrad Mwanawashe Harare Bureau The government and its technical partners have established a technical team to collect Foreign Direct Investment statistics in the country, an official has said.
New awards category for banks introduced
Harare Bureau The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe has announced there will be a special award category for financial institutions in this year’s Excellence in Corporate Governance…
France’s Sarkozy held for questioning
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been held in police custody for questioning over suspected influence-peddling, sources said. Sarkozy arrived early yesterday to be quizzed by investigators at their offices…
Jonathan vows to step up fight against Boko Haram
Lagos — Nigeria’s military has raided an intelligence cell of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, detaining a top intelligence operative believed to have spearheaded the abduction of more than…
I only saw Oscar lose his temper twice: Agent
Pretoria — Murder-accused Oscar Pistorius only lost his temper twice in the eight years his agent Petrus Van Zyl worked with him, the North Gauteng High Court heard yesterday.
Iraq parliament adjourns as rebellion mounts
Iraq’s parliament has been adjourned for a week, hours into its first session, after it failed to reach agreement on senior appointments, as the country grapples with an onslaught from…
Zuma signs SA land bill into law
Cape Town — President Jacob Zuma has signed the restitution of land rights amendment bill into law, his office said on Monday. The legislation notably re-opens the restitution claims process…
Indian lawmaker apologises over rape threat
Kolkata — An Indian lawmaker apologised yesterday after he was captured on video threatening the rape of his political rivals’ relatives, in what he said was “a gross error of…
King Lobengula: the forgotten royal
Cont Mhlanga KING Lobengula, son of Mzilikazi, must be turning in his grave and his soul restless because his own descendants and tribesmen of the Ndebele of Bulawayo are proud…