Botswana, DRC deadlocked on post

JOHANNESBURG. – Botswana and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are deadlocked on who should replace Tanzania’s Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax for the post of Sadc executive secretary. Tax leaves…

China to promote foreign trade

BEIJING. – China will further spur market vitality by promoting mass entrepreneurship and innovation in the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), according to a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang.

Emperor ‘concerned’ about Covid-19 spread

TOKYO. — Japanese Emperor Naruhito “appears concerned” about the possibility the Olympic Games could cause the coronavirus to spread as feared by many members of the public, the head of…

Kenya launches elephant naming festival

Kenya on Monday launched a magical elephant naming festival in order to boost wildlife conservation. Najib Balala, the cabinet secretary at the Ministry for Tourism and Wildlife, said the event,…

Why multi-million rand hotel investment is on the rise

The last 16 months caused much uncertainty in the travel and tourism sector. Famed attractions closed their doors overnight and many were left unemployed. During these unprecedented times, you’d think…

Afdis moves to trim import reliance

Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter WINE and spirits producer, African Distillers (Afdis) Limited, intends to invest in capital projects to localise production of some of the company’s imported raw materials.…

President in moving tribute to Kaunda

Harare Bureau FORMER Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda who died on June 17 stood against all odds in the fight for the liberation of southern African nations including Zimbabwe which came…

Silverstone to welcome full capacity crowd

LONDON. — Silverstone will operate at a full capacity for the British Grand Prix in July, meaning more than 140 000 spectators could be in attendance for the Formula One race.

AAG Bulawayo to continue promoting economic empowerment initiatives

Oliver Kazunga , Senior Business Reporter THE recently constituted Affirmative Action Group (AAG) Bulawayo Chapter, has reaffirmed commitment to forge ahead with initiatives aimed at promoting broad-based economic empowerment in…

Djokovic top seed at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON — Defending champion Novak Djokovic was named as the top seed at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

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