Urgent course correction needed on climate change, economic policy, and NHI
Louis Reynolds Kedibone Mmupele (27), her two children Onkarabile (2) and Nkune (6), and her younger siblings Mapule (7) and Sebengu (9) had not had a decent meal in weeks.…
Sustainability in business doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg
Ahead of the Curve With Nedbank Commercial Banking partners.24.com As global policy shifts and employees continue to demand business models that are focused on saving the planet, switching your business…
NSSA board found wanting again
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) board did not follow proper procedures in granting medical doctors a retention allowance. Boardroom fights have been playing out at the state-run…
Africa ramps up efforts to retrieve wealth hidden across borders
Business Writer TAX administrations across the African continent are ramping up efforts to build their capacity to identify and retrieve wealth hidden across their borders. According to the African Tax…
Tobacco contractor suspended for shortchanging farmers
Contracting firm Vision Leaf Tobacco has been suspended following discovery of irregularities in its operations, including defrauding growers. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board licensed 32 contracting companies to operate…
Bitcoin jumps to highest since June as rally gathers pace
Reuters Bitcoin hit a nine-month high on Tuesday, taking gains past 30 percent in four days as it shrugged off chaos in global markets after last week’s collapse of Silicon…
Two things that affect whether you can retire early
By Carin Smith News24.com There are two main drivers which determine if early retirement is even an option for you, says Kerry King, advisory partner at Citadel. Firstly, how much…
MAN RAPES 15-YEAR-OLD STUDENT FOR THREE YEARS. . . Abuse started when she was in Grade 7
Arron Nyamayaro A 40-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a student for the past three years. Innocent Mapuranga allegedly started raping the 15-year-old Form 3 girl when…
Gang in court over us$316k copper cathodes theft
Paul Pindani in CHINHOYI AN eight-member gang, which used a signal jamming device to disable a GPS system on a Beira-bound freightliner and stole copper cathodes, appeared in court yesterday.…
MBCA RETRENCHMENT ROW RAGES ON
Mathew Masinge THE Merchant Bank of Central Africa (MBCA)’s retrenchment dispute of 2011 is far from over. Nine affected workers have dragged the bank to the High Court claiming it…








