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Nicole Hondo Correspondent Joice Mujuru held her inaugural Press conference as the leader of the Zimbabwe People First party at Meikles Hotel in Harare. Mujuru looked rather smart and intelligent before…
20 militants killed in airstrike
MOGADISHU. — Some 20 Al-Shabaab fighters were killed and scores injured on Tuesday night in a helicopter raid in Awdhiigle town of Lower Shabelle region, southern Somalia.
168 illegal panners nabbed in Chiadzwa
Abel Zhakata in Mutare Police have arrested 168 illegal diamond panners in Chiadzwa for trespassing into the protected fields as law enforcement agents sealed off the area under “Operation Hakudzokwi”.
Civil service travel agency launched
Business Reporter GOVERNMENT is expected to save more than $20 million in travel costs annually following the launch of the first State-owned travel agency, the Civil Service Travel Bureau.Officially launching…
Truworths revenue up 7 percent
Tinashe Makichi : Business Reporter Truworths Limited’s revenue for the half year to January 10, 2016 went up 6,6 percent to $12,2 million from $11,4 million of the prior period mainly…
Zim: The political economy of diamonds
Abayomi Azikiwe Correspondent The Marange diamond fields are said to be one of the most lucrative in the world, yet people living in the vicinity are suffering from food shortages and…
Xi Jinping calls for industrial reforms
BEIJING. — President Xi Jinping on Monday called for deeper reform to revitalise China’s north-eastern industrial base. He urged lawmakers from Heilongjiang to pursue innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared…
Don’t overwork drivers — union
Herald Reporter THE Transport and General Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe has warned public transport operators against overworking their drivers. In a statement on Tuesday, the union said road accidents were…
Can SEZs attract FDIs?
Gift Mugano Special Economic Zones (SEZs) surged tremendously in the last 20 years. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), in 1986, there were 176 SEZs in 47 countries. In 2006,…
Econet launches home security service
Econet Wireless said on yesterday it had diversified into home security service as the telecommunications operator seeks to widen income streams in the face of declining profitability from its core…