Mukwazhe a taste of political humour

ZIMBABWE Development Party (ZDP) leader and presidential aspirant Mr Kisinoti Mukwazhe, who died on Sunday night at Karanda Hospital in Mt Darwin, was a larger than life character who added a very individual touch to the country’s presidential elections.

SIMBI eyes US$150 million expansion

Masvingo City’s sole heavy industry, Sponge Iron and Mining and Beneficiation Industries (SIMBI) is working on expanding its operations by injecting US$150 million to manufacture finished steel products and generate its own electricity to get around the power cuts that now make its business unviable..

Turnall sales volumes down

Turnall Holdings Limited said sales volumes for the third quarter and nine months to September 30, 2019, went down 31 percent as the market grappled inflationary pressures that resulted in waning disposable income.

Tenax, Sheasham almost there

MIDLANDS side, Sheasham, will become the second team to gain promotion into the domestic Premiership if they win their last game against Dulibadzimu in Beitbridge on Saturday.

Paynet Zimbabwe loses US$100m suit

Paynet Zimbabwe, the bulk payments service provider, has lost its High Court claim for US$100 million damages against the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) made after Zimbabwe-based banks stopped using it because it was demanding payment in US dollars.

Saudi Aramco in IPO race

DUBAI. — Saudi Aramco is worth up to $1,7 trillion at the price range set by the oil giant on Sunday, below the $2 trillion sought by Saudi’s crown prince but putting it in the running to become the world’s biggest IPO.

British troops may be investigated over alleged war crimes

War crimes allegedly carried out by the British military may for the first time be investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Killings of civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq have been…

Hong Kong protesters try to free campus allies

HONG KONG —Hong Kong police used tear gas and water cannon yesterday against protesters who tried to break through cordons and reach a university at the centre of a week-long…

Four killed in California backyard shooting

Four people were shot dead and six others wounded while watching a football game in the backyard of a central California home on Sunday, police said. Police were called to…

Unions threaten to ground SA’s aviation industry

JOHANNESBURG — Striking unions threatened to shut down South Africa’s entire aviation industry on Sunday by extending industrial action beyond state-run South African Airways. SAA has cancelled hundreds of flights…

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