adminGold up on softer dollar
LONDON. — Gold rose for a third straight session yesterday due to a softer dollar and equity markets as tensions between Ukraine and Russia ratcheted up, but the metal’s rebound…
Sharapova rolls on
NEW YORK. — French Open champion Maria Sharapova and Australian Open tennis winner Stan Wawrinka survived some shaky moments on Wednesday to book their third-round berths at the US Open.
Real test for Liverpool
European champions Real Madrid will face former champions Liverpool, FC Basel and debutants Ludogorets of Bulgaria following the draw for the group stage of the Champions league yesterday.
Britain must take the plank out of its own eye first
Tafara Shumba It came out this week that Britain was putting pressure on Zimbabwe to pay pension to around 2000 British citizens who served in the Rhodesian civil service.
NMBZ posts $1,4m profit
Business Reporter NMBZ Holdings recorded attributable profit of about $1,4 million, but total income decreased by about seven percent as operating expenses shot up in the six months to June.
Junction 24 hosts arts festival
Entertainment Reporter Outdoor entertainment venue Junction 24 hosts an inaugural arts festival featuring artists from various genres on September 26. Dubbed Junction 24 Arts Festival and Markets, the festival will…
‘Two tobacco firms still trading’
Agriculture Reporter At least 17 out of 19 tobacco contractors have stopped trading, signalling the end of the 2014 marketing season. The two merchants still trading are also winding down operations…
Mabasa takes storytelling to Alliance Francaise
Stanely Mushava Arts Correspondent Avant-garde novelist Ignatius Mabasa will on August 29 and 30 merge tradition and creativity as he tells Shona stories at Alliance Francaise.
SA hires 3 banks for debut offering
Cape Town. — South Africa said it appointed BNP Paribas SA, KFH Investment and Standard Bank Group Ltd to arrange a debut sukuk sale of at least $500 million.
Volume growth spurs Afdis performance
Business Reporter Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed African Distillers Limited posted a 150 percent increase in profit for the year ended June 2014 spurred by volume growth, cost management and improved productivity.