adminNissan shuts down SA plant as strike intensifies
Johannesburg — Nissan Motor Co joined carmakers including Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co in halting production in South Africa as a strike by metalworkers cut auto-component supplies.
Mashonaland Tobacco pours $37m in inputs scheme
Mashonaland Tobacco Company (MTC) invested $37 million in inputs given to 12,600 farmers who grew tobacco on a contract basis during the 2013/14 agricultural season, Parliament heard on Tuesday.
Heavy intimidation in metal job action
Cape Town — While small business owners fear the Numsa strike in the metal and engineering industry will force them to close, even big international companies are being affected.
United Refineries to increase oil production
Harare Bureau UNITED Refineries Ltd, a Bulawayo-based agro processor is set to raise cooking oil output due to improved availability of cotton seed while it intends to resume stock feed…
What are the common indicators for bad labour relations management?
Davis Sibanda Labour Matters Many employers struggle to identify the indicators of bad management of labour relations. They end up dealing with problems when they have become too difficult to…
Evangelical Fellowship denounces contraceptives ban
Nyemudzai Kakore Harare Bureau Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) has denounced the call of banning female contraceptives saying the move is totally misguided and contraceptives are part of management of…
Gold below $1,300 on stronger dollar
LONDON — Gold steadied below $1,300 an ounce after two days of losses yesterday, still trading near a four-week low on a stronger dollar and fears the Federal Reserve could…
Notorious fuel thief nabbed
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter POLICE in Victoria Falls have arrested a man known for siphoning fuel from people’s vehicles in the resort town. Zenzo Ncube, 32, from Mkhosana suburb…
Nust researcher hailed
Nduduzo Tshuma Senior Political Reporter PARLIAMENTARIANS have heaped praises on National University of Science and Technology (Nust) researcher Buhle Francis for her findings on the effects of the poisonous Opuntia…
BRICS signs deal to create development bank
The BRICS group of emerging powers have launched a $100bn development bank to be based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, according to a joint declaration.