adminGreece heads for bailout showdown with European Union
BRUSSELS — Greece’s new government was headed for a showdown with sceptical European partners yesterday as it took its demands to renegotiate its huge bailout to crunch talks in Brussels.
Tobacco growers get bulk of agriculture sector loans
Harare Bureau Tobacco production this summer cropping season is projected to have received 58 percent of the cumulative loans extended by banks to the agriculture sector, figures show.
ZimAlloys begins dump processing
Tinashe Makichi Harare Bureau Former Anglo American Plc ferrochrome producer, Zimbabwe Alloys has started the processing of dumps with the help of a Chinese mining company, Jinan which is providing…
Unstoppable dream
Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter LAZARUS Bafana is a small scale Bulawayo businessman who majors in furniture manufacturing and upholstery. Dropping out of school at Form One because of financial challenges…
Maize contractor plans expansion
Harare Bureau AMATHEON Agri, a Berlin based agribusiness and farming company, is set to embark on a countrywide expansion of grain production after a successful pilot project which saw the…
Libyan factions hold UN-backed peace talks
UN negotiators resumed talks yesterday with delegates from Libya’s warring factions, holding separate meetings with rival parties in the latest attempt to end the Opec oil producer’s political crisis and…
Kirsty Coventry launches academy
Collin Matiza Sports Editor ZIMBABWE’S most decorated female swimmer Kirsty Coventry has launched an academy. The 31-year-old and two-time Olympic Games gold medallist announced from her base in Charlotte, North Carolina, United…
PGA Tour gets tougher: Day
PEBBLE BEACH. – Five weeks into the new year, all five winners on the PGA Tour were among the top 50 in the world. Jason Day didn’t need numbers to illustrate…
Bolt aims to hit high
NEW YORK. – Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt is eager to reassert his supremacy following an injury-plagued season in which American Justin Gatlin took over as the number one ranked…
Black Caps beat Proteas
WELLINGTON. – New Zealand will head into their opening Cricket World Cup encounter on Saturday oozing confidence after they completed their preparations with a 134-run victory over South Africa yesterday. Brendon…