adminMpilo director ‘fraudster’ Brett granted bail
Emily Mbewe Court Reporter A SUSPECTED fraudster who allegedly defrauded Mpilo Central Hospital Clinical director Dr Solwayo Ngwenya of nearly $44,000 was yesterday granted $100 bail by a Bulawayo magistrate.
Roadblock nets 11 smugglers
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent POLICE in Plumtree intercepted 11 people who had smuggled a variety of goods from Botswana into the country at a road block. Six of the smugglers…
Woman drags sex on new blanket maid to court
Lethokuhle Moyo Court Reporter A BULAWAYO woman dragged her ex-housemaid to court after she found her sleeping with a man in her new blanket worth $50. Jessica Dube of Old…
Bata strikes export deal to Chile
Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent THE country’s biggest shoe maker, Bata Shoe Company, has received an export order for 10,000 pairs of shoes to Chile. The first consignment is expected to…
Pasi wades into 15pc tourism levy war
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has defended the 15 percent tax on hotel accommodation for foreign tourists saying the requirement was not unique to the…
Stanbic Bank reopens refurbished Byo branch
Business Reporter STANBIC Bank Zimbabwe has reopened its Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo branch in Bulawayo, which was closed in January to facilitate state-of-the art renovations.
Zim tungsten mining equipment arrives
Prosper Ndlovu Business Editor MINING equipment for the $4,15 million RHA tungsten project in Zimbabwe has started arriving at the plant in Hwange ahead of the targeted first production test-run…
‘Clients won’t pay money lenders’
Molline Gagare Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Micro Finance Wholesale Facility Trust (ZMFWF) is under distress owing to an increase in “wilful default” in loan repayment by clients, managing director, Brian…
Medtech sells off loss-making assets
STRUGGLING pharmaceutical products distributor Medtech Holdings will dispose of its loss-making units after posting a $1 million loss for the full-year to December.
Deal to phase out coal export subsidies elusive
Barcelona — The world’s richest nations are unlikely to reach a deal to phase out subsidies for coal exports at talks in June, reducing the chances of a new global…