Nepal hand USA a second defeat in Group A

NEPAL bounced back from that opening match defeat to hosts Zimbabwe when they beat the US by six wickets in an ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Group A match at Takashinga Sports Club yesterday.

Optimal wheat planting window closes

FARMERS who missed the optimal planting window for wheat have been advised to refrain from planting late, as this will lead to reduced quality, yields and increase the risk of crop destruction due to early rains.

Modernisation of Beitbridge border enters homestretch

The Zimborders Consortium says it is now at the final stage of the construction and transformation of the Beitbridge Border Post.

Putin reveals Russia’s strategy for ending the Ukraine conflict

President Vladimir Putin was asked again last Friday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum about Russia’s nuclear strategy.

Sino-European ties should be free of US pressure

Although relations between China and the European Union are undergoing changes, they will continue due to the undeniable economic power of China and its importance to the economic success of the EU, which is facing technical and/or real economic recession.

Chevrons Tour, golfers clash over prize money

THE Chevrons Tour has pledged to pay local professional golfers their dues after a tournament held at Royal Harare some two months ago.

SA’s problems keep growing

Key South African industries that are predominately government-owned are a massive drag on business confidence in South Africa. In a new episode of BusinessTech Business Talk, Busi Mavuso, the chief…

Tariff liberalisation to open up economy

ZIMBABWE is implementing tariff liberalisation to open the economy and trade with other member States and has also applied for relaxation to be exempted from implementing tariff reductions on several goods due to challenges being faced by the local business community.

Another officer nabbed for extortion

Another police officer involved in extorting a couple that was coming from a lodge by assaulting them, and demanding money to buy officers’ silence or they would expose their affair appeared in court yesterday.

Driver not tested for licence, ex-VID inspector in court

A FORMER vehicle inspector who is alleged to have issued a driver’s licence to a woman without taking her on a road test appeared before Mr K. Thom at the Salisbury Magistrates’ Court yesterday.