adminMalawi president rejects pay hike bid
MALAWIAN President Peter Mutharika has shot down a proposal to hike cabinet ministers’ pay to almost triple his own salary, a spokesperson said yesterday, amid austerity measures following foreign aid…
Putin urges restraint against rebels
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin urged his Ukrainian counterpart yesterday not to escalate an offensive against pro-Moscow rebels, and threatened economic retaliation for signing a trade accord with the European Union. At…
240 medical staff so far infected with Ebola: WHO
GENEVA — The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday said in a statement that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unprecedented in many ways, including the high proportion of doctors,…
Boko Haram seizes villages, towns in NE Nigeria
KANO (Nigeria) — Boko Haram yesterday attempted to blow up a bridge on the Nigerian border with Cameroon after overrunning a town and sending residents and soldiers fleeing, police and…
India doctors remove 36-year-old foetus
NEW Delhi — Doctors in India have removed the skeleton of a foetus that had been inside a woman for 36 years in what is believed to be the world’s…
20 killed, 22 injured in Egypt microbus collision
AT least 20 people were killed and 22 others injured when two microbuses carrying a wedding party collided and fell into a canal in southern Egypt. The accident took place…
RBZ rescues banks, proposes incentives
Business Editor— THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has moved to cushion banks from increasing non-performing loans and proposed a removal of several bottlenecks to incentivise increased foreign direct investment…
Grain deliveries flood GMB
Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has so far received 121,979 tonnes of maize from farmers as deliveries continue countrywide. GMB corporate communications manager Muriel Zemura yesterday said grain…
Zim-dollar return ruled out
Prosper Ndlovu Buisness Editor RESERVE Bank Governor Dr John Mangudya says the central bank will soon be importing special coins as part of measures to buttress the multiple currency system but…
Dairy industry seeks customs duty waiver
Business Reporter PLAYERS in the dairy industry have approached the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) seeking a waiver of customs duty on imported dairy products’ packaging and raw materials. CTC said…