British unemployment total falls slightly

LONDON. —The UK unemployment total has fallen slightly, but the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said the jobs market could be “cooling off”. Unemployment fell to 1,69 million between January…

Tobacco farmers earn $200 million

“This was a difficult season. We had low rains and this affected quality as the leaf was not heavy enough” said Desmond Chikuvanyanga (38), a tobacco farmer from Chiweshe. I started…

Agro-processing can create jobs

Johannesburg. — Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has lauded the benefits of agro-processing in the country, charging that the processing of agricultural products could create a number of jobs…

LATEST: Econet and MTN in Zim-Zam money transfer deal

Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s largest mobile money service, EcoCash, and MTN mobile money in Zambia, have launched a money transfer service that allows Zimbabweans living in Zambia to send money home…

LATEST: Palestinian President heads to Zimbabwe

Lloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to visit Zimbabwe in July to thank President Mugabe for his support for the liberation of his country. President Mugabe…

Police looking for Hit and run motorists

Tendai Gukutikwa Police are looking for two drivers, Eddie Chimonyo and Watson Mabika who fled from two separate fatal accidents over the weekend.In the first accident, two people died on…

French president defiant in face of anti-reform protests

French President Francois Hollande stays defiant in the face of nationwide anti-reform protest rallies, pledging to go ahead with the controversial plans despite the opposition pressure on his administration.

COMMENT: Let us unite to rid football of hooliganism

UGLY scenes of violence that took place at Rufaro Stadium in Harare following former champions Dynamos’ 0-1 loss to FC Platinum last Sunday only served to remind us about our…

RBZ gets more control, major shareholders lose influence

Golden Sibanda, Harare Bureau THE new Banking Act came into effect on Friday last week, giving the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe more latitude to tighten bank supervision, monitoring and control…

Will Bulawayo rise again? The NRZ question

Morris Mpala, MoB Capital Ltd THE business coordinates by earlier economic planners for Zimbabwe was Bulawayo. The city was strategically located as the epicentre of trade and trade movements thus…

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