How the Ancient Egyptian economy laid the groundwork for building the pyramids

Andreas Winkler In the shadow of the pyramids of Giza, lie the tombs of the courtiers and officials of the kings buried in the far greater structures. These men and…

Stocks rise, dollar sags on signs of more cautious Fed

TOKYO – Asian stocks rose on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street, after the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve suggested it may nearing an end to its three-year rate…

South Africa’s rand firmer as dovish Fed boosts risk appetite

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand firmed in early trade on Thursday, as the dollar faltered after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman suggested they may be nearing an end of their…

POTRAZ targets inclusivity in tech adoption

Michael Tome HARARE – The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) yesterday donated a total of 59 laptop computers and other ICT accessories to four institutions which houses…

Govt in build up to currency reforms

HARARE – The Zimbabwe government is yet  to decide which currency it will adopt for primary use when it  implements currency reforms in the economy, Finance and Economic  Development Minister…

D-day for Miss World Zim Head to Head challenge

It’s d-day for Miss World Zimbabwe Belinda Potts as she aims to garner more votes for the Head To Head challenge at the Miss World competition.

Cassava Smartech introduces EcoCash FCA wallet

BH24 Reporter HARARE – Cassava SmarTech has unveiled a foreign currency account (FCA) wallet on its EcoCash platform, the company’s popular mobile money subsidiary.

We assigned US$12 billion “loan” to CAR by mistake: Russian bank

LONDON/MOSCOW. – Central African Republic landed a windfall on Tuesday, at least on paper, when Russian state bank VTB reported it had lent the country US$12 billion – but the bank then said it was a clerical error and there was no such loan.

US may impose tariffs on imported cars from next week

BERLIN. – European auto stocks extended losses on Tuesday after a German magazine reported that U.S. President Donald Trump could impose tariffs on imported cars from next week.

Gabon’s Bongo in Morocco to continue recovery: wife

DAKAR . – Gabon’s president Ali Bongo is now believed to be in Morocco.

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