Preventing electrical fires
ELECTRICITY is one of the major causes of both home and industrial fires. Most of these fires are attributed to faulty electrical appliances, over loading of electrical sockets, short circuits,…
US sentences Britons for supporting Taliban
A US judge has sentenced two British nationals to far shorter prison sentences than prosecutors were seeking after the men pleaded guilty in December to supporting armed groups through print…
How to avoid becoming a fraud victim
Luxson Chananda FRAUD cases highlighted in the previous edition of this paper prompted a few individuals whom I had an opportunity to meet to ask whether victims are not fortune…
Tax and customs requirements for new businesses
DID you know that one of the best ways of ensuring success and continuity in any business is to ensure that all statutory obligations are met in time? This article…
Outcry as Israeli bombs kill 4 boys in Gaza
Cape Town — As Israel and Hamas agree to a UN-requested truce for humanitarian purposes, one Gaza family is reeling after the deaths of four of their children. On the…
Kidnapped women, kids sex slaves in DRC
Kinshasa — Women and children are being kidnapped by armed gangs and forced to work as sex slaves in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders…
Morocco warns of terror plot from Syria, Iraq
Rabat — Morocco’s interior minister says that Moroccan extremists fighting in Iraq and Syria are plotting terror attacks on prominent figures and sites back home. State news agency MAP quotes Interior…
War on Jiggies…Local firms seek tarrif protection on corn puff products
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter— THE Competition and Tariff Commission has begun investigations into a call by local companies to hike import duty as part of measures to protect firms from…
Masawara in TA minorities buyout
Jersey-registered and London-listed Masawara is set to extend its control of Zimbabwe’s largest holding company, TA Holdings by buying out minority shareholders in the group. Masawara – an investment company focused…
Coca-Cola empowers Zim women
Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter Coca-Cola’s assistant brand manager Vee Sibanda says at least 1,300 Zimbabwean female entrepreneurs have been empowered under its 5by20 empowerment programme. The programme seeks to address the most…




