adminTobacco mop-up sales planned
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter TOBACCO mop-up sales will be conducted later this month as this year’s crop marketing season comes to an end today. Statistics from the Tobacco Industry and…
Africa, China banks sign $1bn deal
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Export-Import Bank of China have signed a co-operation agreement to create a $1 billion China-Africa Investment and Industrialisation Programme…
Mobile network promos blocked . . . Marketing ads ‘not cleared’ by Potraz
Bianca Mlilo Business Reporter THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has reportedly issued a directive suspending some marketing promotions by mobile service providers in the country.
IS names new Boko Haram leader
Lagos — Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader who is threatening to bomb churches and kill Christians while ending attacks on mosques and markets used by ordinary…
S Sudan leader fires 5 ministers close to opposition
Juba — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has fired five ministers, according to an official decree, in a move that removed figures known for close ties to ex-rebel leader Riek…
Republicans mull Clinton amid repeated Trump stumbles
Washington — Internal party turmoil over Donald Trump spilt into public alarm on Wednesday after unprecedented self-inflicted mistakes by the Republican nominee, as some conservatives prepared to do the unthinkable:…
Mi Casa arrive in Byo for debut show . . . Partners Ammara, Tehn Diamond
Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent AWARD-winning South African music group Mi Casa arrived in Bulawayo yesterday for their performance at the Amphitheatre tonight. Speaking at a press conference at the Zimbabwe Academy…
Editorial Comment: Remove toxic Aids drug from the market
The shocking discovery that more than 20 percent of Africans who are taking Efavirenz, a first line drug to manage HIV and Aids, could have been taking an overdose over…
$1,8m needed to kick start digitilisation
Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief THE Government is looking to raise $1,8 million to acquire the first batch of about 450 000 set-top-boxes to kick start the digitalisation programme. Set-top-boxes are…
Thief ‘blows’ R7 200 stolen money
Tanaka Mrewa Court Reporter A MAN from Bulawayo allegedly went on a spending spree, even hiring a taxi to take him to a toilet less than 50 metres from a beerhall,…