adminAgribank posts $8m profit
AGRIBANK has recorded a profit after tax of $7,9 million for the year to December 31, 2017, representing a 65 percent jump compared to 2016 driven by a surge in non-interest income.
Ramaphosa tackles youth unemployment
President Cyril Ramaphosa officially launched the Youth Employment Service (YES) yesterday, an initiative that aims to see more than one million young South Africans being offered paid work experience over…
Ipec to regulate micro insurance sector
GOVERNMENT has gazetted two Statutory Instruments allowing IPEC to register microinsurance companies and effectively peg their minimum capital at $300 000 while setting levels of fees and levies for the sector.
NBSZ in Easter Week campaign
National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has embarked on an Easter Week campaign to boost blood stocks. Speaking in an interview with The Herald yesterday, NBSZ public affairs manager Ms Esther Massundah said the campaign which began on March 26 ends today.
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition elects Ahmed new leader
ADDIS ABABA. — Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has elected Abiy Ahmed as its new chairman, according to state media. The announcement by state broadcaster FANA means that Ahmed, who hails from…
Parents fight Zimsec over withheld exam results
Herald Reporter Fretful parents and guardians of 47 students from Mutare Boys High whose November 2017 O-Level examination results were withheld by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) for cheating…
Upgrading rice production increases jobs for rural youth
BAMAKO — The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA), together with the Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, has launched a new project…
Work on Chinhoyi Battle shrine to begin next week
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau The establishment of a shrine at the Battle of Chinhoyi site will begin next week, a Cabinet minister has said. Speaking in Chinhoyi at the weekend,…
Council to spruce up GV home industry
Prince Mukuna Herald Reporter The Harare City Council is planning to turn Glen View 8 home industry into a modern market by partnering a local bank. Poor planning and lack…
Tendai Ndoro in fresh trouble
Sports Reporter WARRIORS striker Tendai Ndoro has been ordered to stop playing for his club Ajax Cape Town until FIFA determines his eligibility to feature in the ABSA Premiership after…