China to double margin requirement for stocks

Shanghai — China’s stock exchanges will double the margin requirement for buying stocks as leveraged bets fuel a rebound in the nation’s benchmark equity gauge.

A ‘ghost prostitute’ called Peggy

Tendai Chara It is in the early 1980s. A man is downing a beer at Machipisa Shopping Centre in Harare’s Highfield suburb. As the nightclub closes, he wanders along Mangwende…

#ZIFAELECTIONS: Machana pitches for Zifa board

Phillemon Machana I HUMBLY call upon the esteemed Zifa councilors to critically assess every candidate that will be seeking office during the December 5 elections. They should make sure that…

Jerusarema tour climaxes in Chi-town

IN May this year, Jah Prayzah set a new record in showbiz when he launched his chart-busting album “Jerusarema” at a packed Harare International Conference Centre. Soon afterwards, the “Tiise…

Eskom to recoup US$1,6bn from users

ESKOM has applied for permission to levy electricity tariffs by up to 16,6 percent next year. At present, it is allowed to charge tariffs of eight percent for 2016, which…

18 poisoned in Zhombe

Sunday Mail Reporter A minor has died while 17 people have been hospitalised and are in critical condition after drinking a traditional brew —maheu — which is suspected to have…

Police investigate local scribes

Sunday Mail Reporter Police have launched a probe to fish out a local journalist who allegedly worked with a New York Times scribe based in Kenya to fabricate quotes attributed…

Chinamasa looks to 2016 and beyond

Patrick Chinamasa On November 26, 2015, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa will present the 2016 National Budget Statement in Parliament. The following are excerpts of the Pre-Budget Strategy…

Tomana risks another legal minefield

Richard Muponde PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Mr Johannes Tomana risks another legal minefield for defying two court orders, one of them from the Supreme Court ordering him to reinstate former prosecutors whose practicing…

Man bites cop on the thigh

Tatenda Gapare AN Inyathi man was convicted and sentenced to six months in jail for allegedly biting a police officer on the thigh during a beer binge dispute.

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