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Tehran — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday vowed to defend Muslim countries against terrorism and Israel while insisting that its neighbours should not feel threatened. Speaking during a National Army…
Gambia opposition activists die in custody
New York — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called on Gambia to thoroughly investigate the death in detention of opposition activist Solo Sandeng and two other party members. Ban “learned…
Rescuers race against landslides to reach quake victims
Minami-Aso — Rescuers used shovels to dig through mountains of soil on Sunday as they raced against the threat of more landslides to reach people still trapped by two big…
Industry on recovery path: President
Prosper Ndlovu Business Editor— ZIMBABWE’S manufacturing industry is on a recovery path as evidenced by the resuscitation of several distressed firms in different sectors and the establishment of new companies that…
Zimra increases duty on imports
Bianca Mlilo Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has come up with measures to protect local industry by increasing duty on imports and revoking a number of rebates. A rebate is…
Panners vandalise Sabi Gold Mine equipment
Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief ILLEGAL gold panners (amakorokoza) are reportedly threatening a $26 million investment at Sabi Gold Mine in Zvishavane where they are accused of blasting pillars, which support…
Coal mining companies scale down production
Fairness Moyana Hwange Correspondent MAJOR coal mining companies in Hwange have scaled down production on the back of the fall in international market prices of the mineral and lack of working…
Cold Storage Company at cross roads…Minister has not met board since 2011
Prosper Ndlovu Business Editor AGRICULTURE, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made has “never met” the Cold Storage Company (CSC) board to discuss the turnaround strategies for the troubled parastatal since…
RTGS extension for tobacco farmers
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has directed banks to extend the time required to process RTGS transactions in order to ease problems being faced by tobacco farmers in accessing payments…
$1,1 billion for Hwange power plant expansion
Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Power Company expects to have concluded financial closure for the $1,1 billion expansion of Hwange Thermal Power Station towards the second half of the year, ZPC…