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Detroit – Chief executive Mary Barra’s plan to keep a big cash cushion for General Motors is under attack from a group of shareholders led by a member of the…
Tanzania steps up efforts to end child marriage
DAR ES SALAAM —Tanzania and its development partners have signed a new commitment aimed at intensifying efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage in the country.
‘Africa geared for enormous economic growth’
THE mining industry remains absolutely vital for Africa’s economic future, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday.
Can resignation be withdrawn?
Davis Sibanda Labour Matters MANY employees have verbally or resigned in writing when upset with the employer only to try and withdraw the resignation once they have cooled down, at…
Lungu approves power price rise for mining firms
ZAMBIAN President Edgar Lungu approved proposals by power utility Zesco Ltd to freeze prices for consumers and hike tariffs for mining firms on Monday, saying mines were paying lower prices…
Civil group sues Ghana over GMOs
ACCRA — Ghanaian civil group Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) has filed a writ of summons at a high court in Accra against the National Biosafety Committee and the Ministry of…
Greece heads for bailout showdown with European Union
BRUSSELS — Greece’s new government was headed for a showdown with sceptical European partners yesterday as it took its demands to renegotiate its huge bailout to crunch talks in Brussels.
Tobacco growers get bulk of agriculture sector loans
Harare Bureau Tobacco production this summer cropping season is projected to have received 58 percent of the cumulative loans extended by banks to the agriculture sector, figures show.
ZimAlloys begins dump processing
Tinashe Makichi Harare Bureau Former Anglo American Plc ferrochrome producer, Zimbabwe Alloys has started the processing of dumps with the help of a Chinese mining company, Jinan which is providing…
Unstoppable dream
Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter LAZARUS Bafana is a small scale Bulawayo businessman who majors in furniture manufacturing and upholstery. Dropping out of school at Form One because of financial challenges…