Westprop ploughs back into community

Staff Reporter WestProp Holdings has disbursed US$7 500 and $609 000 school fees for 112 orphaned children who include primary secondary and college students as part of giving back to…

Africa’s biggest mobile firm plans R6.09bn fibre cable

MTN, Africa’s biggest mobile-phone operator, plans to build a R6,09 billion inland fibre cable to connect ten countries, as telecommunications companies push to expand service to the continent’s growing population.

Musk loses ‘Twitter Sitter’ dispute appeal

A federal appeals court rejected Elon Musk’s challenge to his 2018 agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that required him to have his Twitter posts related to Tesla Inc. screened.

Asia shares gain; Yuan falls on weak China data

Most Asian equities rose before scheduled US debt talks to avert a default and as traders digested the latest data from China. The yuan weakened.

Real Madrid stars stranded at Manchester Airport

MANCHESTER. — Real Madrid were left outside Manchester Airport for over half-an-hour as their pre-Champions League semi-final second-leg preparations took an unexpected hit. Los Blancos flew in from Madrid yesterday…

African scientists rallying to pool data that decodes diseases – a giant step

Alan Christoffels  and Sofonias Kifle Tessema Infectious disease outbreaks in African countries are, unfortunately, all too common. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda; Marburg virus in…

SVB former CEO says Fed contributed to bank’s collapse

The fastest pace of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve in decades combined with negative social media sentiment contributed to the failure of SVB Financial Group’s Silicon Valley Bank, said Greg Becker, former chief executive officer of the company.

HIGH COURT THROWS OUT ANOTHER AFM CHURCH DISPUTE

THE High Court has dismissed an appeal by some AFM Philadelphia Milton Park Assembly members over the ownership of the church building.

MAN, WHO STABBED HIS PARENTS 18 TIMES, INDICTED FOR MURDER

AN Eritrean man (23) has been indicted for the murder of his father and attempted murder of his mother in a brutal knife attack at their Mt Pleasant home in January last year.

PROGRESS’ NEGLIGENT DRIVING LEADS TO ROAD ACCIDENT

MUSICIAN Progress Chipfumo has been charged with negligent driving which allegedly caused an accident along Samora Machel Avenue in Harare.