adminCotton ginners seek to disband association
Masimba Gomo Harare Bureau Members of the Cotton Ginners Association (CGA) are mulling disbanding the association over lack of viability and high operational costs, an official said yesterday.
Blue Ribbon investor applies for 75pc stake
Golden Sibanda Harare Bureau Tanzanian milling giant Bakhresa Group has applied to the government for a special exemption to equity laws to give it permission to acquire 75 percent stake…
GE to invest $2bn to boost African energy, infrastructure
Washington – General Electric Co (GE.N) yesterday pledged to invest $2 billion in Africa by 2018 to boost infrastructure, worker skills and access to energy, according to an announcement timed…
China earthquake death toll hits 398
The death toll from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit southwestern China on Sunday climbed to 398 people, state media reported yesterday.
Germany scraps $140m Russia arms deal
Berlin – Germany has stopped a major deal to provide a fully equipped training camp to Russian forces due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the government said yesterday.
Israel strikes Gaza during 7 hour truce
Gaza City – A child was killed and 30 people wounded in an Israeli air strike on a refugee camp in Gaza City yesterday just minutes into an Israeli-declared truce,…
Former SA spy boss drops spy tapes bombshell
Johannesburg – Former spy boss Mulangi Mphego has dropped a bombshell and possibly opened the door for the DA to have charges of corruption reinstated against President Jacob Zuma after…
‘Billions’ on table as US-Africa summit begins
The United States will announce nearly $1bn in business deals, increase funding for peacekeeping and commit billions of dollars to expanding food and power programs in Africa during a summit…
Lebanon army battle militants on Syria border
Labweh – Lebanese troops shelled militant positions in the mountains around the town of Arsal on the Syrian border yesterday, as fierce fighting raged there for a third day.
Ukraine army on rebel stronghold outskirts
DONETSK – Fighting is raging on the western outskirts of Donetsk as the advancing Ukrainian army tries to seize control of the pro-Russian separatists’ stronghold.