Lesotho to hold early elections
MASERU – Lesotho has brought forward 2017 elections by two years to try to resolve political tensions in the southern African country after an attempted coup in August, South Africa’s…
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- Manicapost
- October 3, 2014
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ZTA needs US$15m a year: Kaseke
Liberty Dube ZIMBABWE Tourism Association needs about US$15 million per annum to fulfill its aspirations, among them the US$5 billion tourism economy dream by the year 2020.
Troubled AfrAsia sells shares Seeks merger to avoid collapse
Harare Bureau AFRASIA Bank has offered to sell a substantial shareholding to Meikles Limited and is also pursuing a merger with a local bank to avoid potential collapse of the…
MedTech revenue drops
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter PHARMACEUTICALS manufacturer MedTech Holdings’ revenue dropped 12.6 percent to $6.1 million in the first six months of the year from $7 million in the same…
- Manicapost
- October 3, 2014
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Prioritise overhaul of railway system: MDP
Ngoni Dapira GOVERNMENT has been urged to prioritise the overhaul of the railway system to make us of the Beira Corridor and Mutare Dry Port. MDP general manager Mr Lawrence…
Bangladesh minister fired for Hajj remarks
Bangladesh has sacked a top minister after his criticism of the Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj triggered protests by Islamists who declared him an apostate and set a 24-hour deadline to…
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- October 3, 2014
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Maize on demand
By Samuel Kadungure Farming Matters THE obligation to feed the nation’s fast-growing population is a mammoth task that Zimbabwean farmers are failing to fulfil as domestic maize demand outstrips local…
Oscar’s phone could have been wiped clean: report
Johannesburg — Police suspected Carl Pistorius of wiping data from Oscar Pistorius’ phone in the days after he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, according to reports.
Smallholder farmer a vital cog
Joram Nyathi Group Political Editor THERE is growing consensus, though tenuous, that agriculture is key, or at least for now, is still key to the development of the African…
Pick n Pay opens Gweru branch
Timoth Makohliso Midlands Reporter SOUTH Africa-based retail giant Pick n Pay opened its Gweru branch yesterday morning with thousands of shoppers thronging the supermarket. Shoppers were apparently attracted by prices…