adminLithium to transform Zimbabwe’s economy
Midlands Correspondent Lithium is set to transform the country’s economy following a fresh scramble for the mineral by foreign companies after new deposits were discovered around Harare, Mines and Mining…
StanChart faces probe over Indonesian investment
JAKARTA/LONDON. — The Justice Department is investigating Standard Chartered PLC over allegations that an Indonesian power company controlled by the London-based bank paid bribes to win contracts. An internal audit at…
Erect statue in honour of Muzenda, Govt urged
Walter Mswazie Bulawayo Bureau Government has been urged to erect a statue of the late Vice-President Dr Simon Muzenda in Masvingo City‘s central business district in recognition of his sterling work…
Trump, Clinton clash over jobs, race
NEW YORK. — In a relentlessly antagonistic debate, Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton clashed over trade, the Iraq war, his refusal to release his tax returns and her use…
Transparency vital to success of command agric
Christopher Farai Charamba Correspondent Knowledge is power, and for one to acquire knowledge they need information. Thomas Jefferson once said; “information is the currency of democracy.” This is why the…
WTO cuts 2016 global trade growth forecast to 1,7pc
GENEVA. — The World trade Organisation cut its forecast for global trade growth this year by more than a third yesterday, reflecting a slowdown in China and falling levels of…
AfDB calls for Nigeria to incentivise way out of recession
ABUJA. — Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), stressed the need for Nigeria to put in place the right incentives to boost private investment and revive growth.
Batoka project cost down $2bn
Patrick Chitumba Bulawayo Bureau The projected cost of the proposed Batoka Gorge Hydro-electric scheme on the Zambezi River has been revised downwards from $6 billion to $4 billion. The revision comes as…
Welfare figures surge: UNICEF
Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The number of children requiring welfare has increased from 11 000 last year to an estimated 20 000 during the first seven months of this year, according…
Chibuku quarter-final draw: Highlanders take on How Mine
HIGHLANDERS have been handed a seemingly easy draw in the Chibuku Super Cup quarterfinals as they will face How Mine this weekend.