SA rand trades weaker
JOHANNESBURG. – The rand was off its firmer overnight levels but remained below the key R16 to the dollar barrier in opening trade yesterday. The local currency weakened to 16,11 against…
Gold edges to 3-month high
MANILA. – Gold edged to a three-month high yesterday as weak global manufacturing activity underscored the challenges for the world economy, pushing investors towards safe-haven assets. Increased volatility in other assets…
Creative financing critical for SMEs
Sanderson Abel The ability of SMEs to access finance is important for funding business investment, ensuring businesses reach their growth potential, and for facilitating new business start-ups. A lack of finance…
StanChart Zim exporting jobs to Kenya, India?
THE Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers’ Union (ZIBAWU) has accused Standard Chartered Zimbabwe of exporting jobs to its Kenyan and Indian counterparts by migrating a number of processes and services…
Silent and for profit, Zim’s mobile phone revolution
Takura Zhangazha Correspondent The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) recently announced in its 2015 third quarter report that there are almost 12, 4 million active mobile phone…
Oil slips below $33 as hopes for production cut fade
LONDON. — Oil fell around 4 percent yesterday, dented by worries about the demand outlook and rising supply, while hopes for a deal between OPEC and Russia on output cuts…
Google overtakes Apple as most valuable listed company
Key to Google’s low tax rate is the controversial and complex arrangements it uses to shift non-US income from the UK and elsewhere to Bermuda, using aggressive tax strategies known…
LATEST: Fake VID instructor in court
Tendai Gukutikwa A DANGAMVURA man masqueraded as a Vehicle Inspection Department instructor and duped a resident of $235 on the pretext that he was organising a driver’s licence for him.…
LATEST: Man stabs wife and her boss
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent A 25-year-old Harare man allegedly stabbed his wife and her boss with a knife after accusing the two of having an extra marital affair, the court…
UPDATED: Tomana granted bail
Tendai Rupapa Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana was today granted $1 000 bail by Harare magistrate Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe in case in which he is facing charges of abuse office or…



