adminWho is to blame for piracy scourge?
Clive “Mono” Mukundu Own Correspondent The reason why the majority of music recorded before the music piracy era was of good quality was because of the contract system used by record…
Gold hovers near week-low
SINGAPORE. – Gold was trading near its lowest in more than a week yesterday, hurt by uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve will begin to raise US rates. Spot gold was…
Rhodes moves foreign students
GRAHAMSTOWN. — Foreign students studying at Rhodes University in Grahamstown were being moved to residences on campus yesterday as a precautionary measure, International Programmes, Projects and Events Officer Allan Magubane…
Agribank to auction loan defaulters’ properties
The Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe, through its auctioneers, said yesterday it would dispose of over 20 immovable properties across the country to recover its money from various loan defaulters. While…
Fears of fertiliser shortages allayed
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Local fertiliser firms have 250 000 tonnes in stock, enough to cater for the 2015-16 farming season, fertiliser industry spokesperson Mr Misheck Kachere said yesterday. The country requires…
De Bruyne shines for City
PARIS. — Belgian playmaker Kevin De Bruyne saw Manchester City home against Sevilla in dramatic style in Wednesday night’s Champions League soccer action as Paris Saint-Germain held 10-time titleholders Real…
Municipal cop in maintenance wrangle
Ivan Zhakata Court Reporter A Harare City Council employee was taken to the Harare Civil Court by his wife for neglecting their three-month-old child. Christopher Takaindisa, who is employed as a municipal…
‘Don’t question Temple Mount status quo’
UNITED NATIONS. — An Israeli envoy to the United Nation yesterday reiterated Israel’s commitment to preserving the status quo of Temple Mount, a holy site for both Muslims and Jews. “Israel…
Match-fixing scandal engulfs El Clasico
MADRID. — A potential match-fixing scandal has engulfed next month’s El Clasico after a linesman complained to Spanish police that he had been told to favour Real Madrid by the…
Burundi sanctions compromise peace
BUJUMBURA. — Sanctions against some Burundian leaders by the African Union Peace and Security Council would compromise peace in the east African nation, the Burundian government said on Wednesday. “Sanctions envisaged…