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US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to cooperate to implement the Syria agreement reached during talks in Munich, Germany, the Kremlin says. The Kremlin issued…
Trump gets bitter in Republican debate
Donald Trump, his face red with emotion, lashed out at rivals Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz on Saturday at the most acrimonious debate to date between Republican presidential candidates, shouting…
Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for plane bomb
Mogadishu – Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabaab, say they carried out the bombing of a commercial passenger jet earlier this month that blew a hole in the fuselage, sucking out…
Technology gap haunts leather industry
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter— THE leather sector in Bulawayo is struggling to exploit opportunities in the regional and international markets due to lack of modern technology. In an interview on the…
REA requires $300m for rural public institutions
Business Reporter THE Rural Electrification Agency (REA) needs $300 million to electrify about 3,700 rural public institutions that have not been electrified since the establishment of the agency in 2002. Since…
Business community blasts Zimra
Bianca Mlilo Business Reporter THE business community has challenged the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to improve service efficiency to enhance good relations with taxpayers. Contributing during a joint consultative meeting with the…
Freda Rebecca, BNC record increased production
ASA Resource Group (formerly Mwana Africa) says cost control measures and improved production efficiencies at its operations in Zimbabwe resulted in enhanced production during the third quarter ended December 31…
Pork output rises as demand plummets
THE number of slaughtered pigs increased by 6,5 percent in 2015 due to favourable producer prices that prevailed during the first half of the year, an industry official has said. Pig…
Mlilo among Google’s top 20 African innovators
NAFUNA TV head, Nqobizitha ‘Enqore’ Mlilo, has been named by Google as one of Africa’s top 20 innovators using internet to change lives. He is now a semi-finalist in the Google…
Hotels battle to maintain standards
Midlands Correspondent HOSPITALITY operators in the Midlands are struggling to maintain standards due to the harsh economic environment, a senior Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) official has said. ZTA graded hospitality facilities…