adminAirAsia jet’s alarm ‘screamed’ before crash
JAKARTA — Warning alarms in AirAsia flight QZ8501 were “screaming” as the pilots desperately tried to stabilise the plane just before it plunged into the Java Sea last month, a…
Chinese officials sacked over New Year’s Eve stampede
FOUR top ranking Shanghai officials have been sacked after a Chinese government investigation found the New Year’s Eve stampede that killed 36 people could have been avoided with better public…
South Sudan warring rivals in Tanzania for talks
ARUSHA — Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was in Tanzania yesterday to witness the signing of a truce between warring South Sudanese factions. In the latest peace effort Ramaphosa, as special envoy…
Boats, oxen deployed to save Zambia’s rain-hit polls
LUSAKA — Boats and ox-wagons were deployed to get ballot papers to parts of Zambia hit by torrential rains as presidential elections were extended for a second day yesterday. A planned…
Gunfire in DRC…42 killed in three days of protests
KINSHASA — At least 42 people have been killed in three days of protests in Democratic Republic of Congo over a proposed legal reform the opposition says would keep President…
AAG steps into Archer takeover row
Oliver Kazunga Acting Business Editor— THE Affirmative Action Group (AAG) says it will not allow creditors’ bickering to hold back the revival of Archer Clothing by Paramount Garments. Archer creditors last March…
ZSE invites tenders for electronic price display board
Oliver Kazunga Acting Business Editor THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) is seeking a vendor to supply and install a new electronic price display board to replace the existing technology. The stock exchange…
Tobacco selling season delayed
Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has not yet set a date for the start of the 2015 tobacco marketing season. Traditionally, marketing of the golden leaf…
Kanyekanye denies corruption charges
Harare Bureau SUSPENDED Allied Timbers Zimbabwe chief executive Joseph Kanyekanye has denied corruption charges raised against him and has accused the company’s chairman of usurping executive authority and “acting wrongly…
Fish producer eyes new export markets
Walter Muchinguri Harare Bureau Kariba-based Lake Harvest, the largest fish producer in Africa, has set its sights on two new export markets. The company, which produces a bream called the Nile Tilapia…