adminBanking Act ‘hostile to informal industry’
Harare Bureau THE Bankers Association of Zimbabwe has proposed amendments of provisions of the Banking Act to enable banks to provide loans to informal sector citing prudential banking regulations as…
MSU students develop software application
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent TWO Midlands State University students have developed a software application (app) called “Events City”, which makes it easy for one to find events and services in…
DRC rejects UN stance on general
THE Democratic Republic of Congo’s government rejected calls by a United Nations official to remove a general from an offensive against rebels in the east of the country, saying the…
Hollande, Merkel in fresh push for Ukraine peace
FRENCH President Francois Hollande said yesterday he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel would visit Kiev and Moscow in a fresh push for peace in Ukraine, but warned diplomacy “cannot go…
AU meets on force to fight Boko Haram
YAOUNDE — AU officials are finalising plans for a multinational force to fight Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists though there are questions about funding.
Attending Zuma’s speech is like winning ‘lottery’
CAPE Town — The public’s chance to rub shoulders with the who’s who of South African politics once a year is decided through a “lottery”.
Taiwan crash pilot hailed as a hero
TAIPEI — The pilot of the plane that crashed on Wednesday in Taipei was hailed as a hero for apparently steering away from a densely populated area toward the river…
We’ve to up it a bit — Zambian leader
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says Zambia’s international profile has gone down in the past three years. Speaking before leaving for Mfuwe yesterday, President Lungu said Zambians should expect him to make…
230 Anti-Mubarak activists sentenced to life
AN Egyptian court sentenced to life 230 secular activists from the 2011 revolt against long-time strongman Hosni Mubarak, including leading campaigner Ahmed Douma, an official said.
Editorial Comment: Chidyausiku should not be intimidated
CHIEF Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku refused to be cowed by the lazy judges who on Tuesday accused him of being out of touch with modern trends in the justice delivery system.