Obama calls for Republicans to compromise, avoid crisis

WASHINGTON.
Barack Obama warned of a “deep economic crisis” if Washington fails to raise the US debt limit, and urged Americans to

Nissan, Dongfeng partner to launch vehicle models

BEIJING.
Nissan and its Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor Corporation will invest 50 billion yuan (US$8 billion) and launch around 30

SA gold miners to join strike

JOHANNESBURG.
South African gold miners will be the latest to join nationwide industrial action this week when they join thousands of workers

Greek crisis hits German consumer sentiment: Think-tank

FRANKFURT.
GERMAN consumer sentiment has been hit by the Greek debt crisis, and a widely-watched index fell to a forecast 5,4 points for

India hikes interest rates

MUMBAI.
INDIA’S central bank hiked interest rates by a higher-than-expected 50 basis points yesterday, its 11th increase since March 2010

Dangers of gentleman’s agreements

SIX years ago my friend Alister and I realised that we needed a boat to access most parts of the dams that we intended to

African Sun bosses lose stake

By Martin Kadzere
BURYPAST, a management consortium of African Sun directors, has lost a 9,6 percent stake in the hospitality group after failing

Hwange board row rages on

Business Reporter
THE boardroom squabbles at Hwange Colliery Company Ltd escalated yesterday after outgoing chairman Mr Tendai

CZI annual congress opens

By Golden Sibanda in Victoria Falls
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries annual congress opens in Victoria Falls today in pursuit of solutions to challenges

Youth Service not exclusive to Zim

By Tichaona Zindoga
LAST month, South African President Jacob Zuma officiated at a graduation of a youth service programme at the De Brug