adminBCC seeks $13m to purify rivers
Patrick Chitumba Senior Reporter BULAWAYO City Council has written to government seeking borrowing powers to raise $13,3 million from financial institutions to purify rivers that are spilling raw sewage and…
Man ‘assaults’ wife with barbed wire over infidelity
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent A SECURITY guard at Jilongwe Mine in Gwanda allegedly assaulted his wife with barbed wire and detained her for five days to conceal the resultant injuries…
Netherlands keen to fund Zim Asset
Harare Bureau THE Netherlands says that channelling development aid to Zimbabwe through non-governmental organisations is not sustainable and is keen to fund the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim…
Man opts for jail over community service
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A 31-YEAR-OLD Bulilima farm labourer opted for jail than to perform community service for severely assaulting his wife. Jonathan Siziba was yesterday asked by Plumtree magistrate…
Demand for diamonds firm: Marange to produce 12 million carats
Business Reporter DEMAND for diamonds is expected to remain stable this year with mining companies in Marange projected to produce 12 million carats, diamond experts Rapaport have said.
500 engineers face prosecution
Senior Business Reporter A TOTAL of 1,265 engineers and technicians have registered with the Engineering Council of Zimbabwe as the council gears to prosecute about 500 who are yet to…
Zim named world’s best tourist destination
IN a development that could indicate a further thawing of relations between Zimbabwe and the European Union (EU), the European Union Council on Tourism and Trade (ECTT) has unanimously awarded…
‘Chinese Zim-Asset funding welcome’
Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter ECONOMIC commentators have welcomed a cash package by China to fund the country’s five- year economic blueprint – Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-economic Transformation (Zim-Asset)…
BancABC in line for $100 million investment
Business Reporter THE Imara Zimbabwe Fund declined 9 percent in April this year to $19,2 million compared to the previous month after share prices of its leading holdings slumped.
Hawkers vie for cash at polling stations
Johannesburg — Food vendors competed with political parties for space outside polling stations in Alexandra yesterday. The congested township, which dates back to 1912, saw voters queuing at various stations…