Nampak plans to expand in Nigeria
JOHANNESBURG. — Nampak, Africa’s biggest manufacturer of beverage cans, plans to expand in Nigeria through acquisitions that may exceed its largest takeover deal to counter slowing growth in its main…
Global demand boosts Huawei’s revenue
BEIJING. – Telecommunications-equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. said its revenue rose 19 percent in the first half of this year while its operating margin increased from a year earlier, as…
‘Ailing banks should downgrade’
Conrad Mwanawashe Business Reporter Struggling banks should consider merging or downgrading to micro-finance institutions which have less capital requirements and operating costs instead of posing a threat to the entire financial…
Liverpool manager speaks on Suarez
MASSACHUSETS. — Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists there is no bad blood between the club and Luis Suarez following the Uruguayan’s move to Barcelona. The Catalan club claimed Suarez was…
Bank of Ghana taken to court over weakening Cedi
ACCRA. — THE Supreme Court has given the Bank of Ghana (BoG) a fortnight to submit its statement of case, in the suit filed against it by a renowned private…
City player abused
LONDON. — A Manchester City youth game was postponed at half-time after a player was allegedly racially abused. And Manchester City and Patrick Vieira took the decision to abandon their…
United to buy big
LOS ANGELES. — Louis van Gaal has been told he is free to break the world transfer record to bring the right players to Manchester United. Last year Real Madrid set…
Rangers coach demands consistency
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter AFTER seven games in charge of DStv Rangers, Ikabort Masocha believes inconsistency has been their Achilles Heel which has seen them spend most of the first-half of…
Gaza offensive: The outrage, double standards
Hildegarde The Arena BRITISH Member of Parliament David Ward is under fire for saying that if he were a resident of the besieged Gaza Strip where a deadly Israeli offensive is…
Justice delayed is justice denied
John Manzongo At the Workplace Labour disputes remain a contentious issue and the country has seen cases dragging as far as 10 years or more without any tangible solution in sight. In…


