adminRBZ can raise own $1bn, says Gono
Golden Sibanda Harare Bureau FORMER Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono says the central bank could raise more than $1 billion by disposing of non-core assets to clear…
Mpilo chokes on $20m debt
Loveness Bepete Chronicle Reporter MPILO Central Hospital is struggling to fund its operations as the debt owed by patients doubled from last year’s estimated $10 million, officials said yesterday.
JOHN EWING BOUNCES BACK…Joins Sevens squad as assistant coach
Paul Munyuki Harare Bureau FORMER Cheetahs’ coach, John Ewing, has bounced back into the Sevens rugby structures as assistant coach to newly-appointed Daniel Hondo. Nsikelelo “Sykes” Sibanda and Grant Mitchell…
Ivorians aim to banish ‘chokers’ tag
CÔTE D’IVOIRE have a better balance between work horses and match winners allied with a steely determination to end a long drought in the African Nations Cup, coach Herve Renard…
Cairo airport on alert after bombs discovered
CAIRO — Cairo airport authorities tightened security yesterday after finding two bombs near the arrivals hall and a homemade explosive device exploded in central Cairo, security officials said.
Ebola vaccine: safe, but yet to prove potency
LONDON — A vaccine against the Ebola virus about to be tested on 30,000 people in West Africa is safe, but has yet to prove its efficacy. It sailed through…
Witness takes the stand in Strauss-Kahn ‘vice ring’ trial
LILLE (France) — Lurid details of lunchtime group parties emerged yesterday as an former sex worker nicknamed “Jade” took the stand in a French trial over a high-end vice ring…
Zim has got talent…Meet scriptwriter behind Generations
Brenda Phiri Harare Bureau The name Obey Machipisi might not ring a bell in the minds of Zimbabweans, but it resonates like a hurricane within the South African arts industry.…
Insurance industry agrees on backdated pay rise
THE insurance industry has agreed to award employees a 2.5 percent salary increase, which will see the lowest paid employee earning $560 up from $546. In a Statutory Instrument published…
15 survive head-on collision
Nokusa Masuku Chronicle Reporter FIFTEEN people narrowly escaped death when two commuter omnibuses collided in Bulawayo’s Southwold suburb along Plumtree Road last night. Three ambulances ferried more than a dozen…