IMF chief fingered in French fraud case

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been put under formal investigation by French magistrates for alleged negligence in a political fraud affair dating from 2008 when she was finance minister. Lagarde was…

E-tolls an immoral project: Cosatu

Midrand – E-tolling is one of the most immoral projects undertaken since the arms deal, Cosatu said yesterday. “This matter touches on the core of governance. This matter touches on the…

Shell sells some Nigeria oil fields

London – Royal Dutch Shell has sold some of four oil fields up for grabs in Nigeria, it said yesterday, as the oil and gas company pushes ahead with global…

Russia shuts down McDonald’s outlets

Russian courts yesterday ordered the temporary closure of three McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow over breaches of sanitary rules, news agencies reported, amid a standoff with the West over Ukraine. The restaurants…

Zesa wage dispute referred for arbitration

Harare Bureau ZESA Holdings might have accumulated a staggering $130 million in arrears arising from a 2012 collective bargaining agreement salary increase it has refused to honour and is contesting.…

Nico Orgo invests in new plants

ORGANIC fertilizer company, Nico Orgo, said yesterday it will invest $2 million in two new manufacturing plants to increase output to over 200,000 tonnes per annum. Nico Orgo is a fertilizer…

Girl,10, hangs -Horror shocks Byo suburb -Family suspects foul play

Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter— A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has been found hanged from a tree in Bulawayo’s Emganwini suburb. The body of Zwivhuya Buhle Mulaudzi, a Grade Five pupil at Senzangakhona Primary…

Naison Ndlovu reconsiders VP stance

Nduduzo Tshuma Senior Political Reporter—  ZANU-PF politburo member Cde Naison Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu could be rethinking his decision not to enter the race for the party’s second vice presidency, despite initially…

Zim bags mega deals in China

From Lloyd Gumbo in BEIJING, China— Zimbabwe struck more mega deals in China with agreements over funding and feasibility studies of power projects, road dualisation and railway line construction being…

Mazwi Game Sanctuary invaders besiege court

Mpumelelo Nyoni Court Reporter— NEARLY 200 people who were illegally settled at Bulawayo City Council-owned Mazwi Game Sanctuary besieged Western Commonage Court yesterday where two alleged Zanu-PF supporters appeared facing…