Central Securities Depository expected to go live soon

Oliver Kazunga Business Reporter THE Central Securities Depository (CSD) is expected to go live next month having missed the first quarter target date. Outgoing Finance Minister Tendai Biti in the…

Coal prices rise on strike talks

London — Coal in South Africa is trading higher than the equivalent European contract for the first time in six weeks, as unions in the world’s fifth largest exporter declared…

Blasts halt Iraq oil exports to Turkey

Kirkuk — Militants yesterday bombed a major pipeline carrying oil from northern Iraq to Turkey, stopping exports, a senior official from the North Oil Company official said.

BlackBerry weighs option of a sale

BlackBerry has hinted it might put itself up for sale after the long-awaited debut of its new phones failed to turn around the struggling smartphone maker. The Canadian company said…

Malawi Sadc summit tackles regional issues, appointment of new leadership, secretariat

THE Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit set for Lilongwe, Malawi, this week will deliberate on a wide range of regional issues including the appointment of a new leadership…

Zanu-PF win leaves Tsvangirai battling for political survival

Cuthbert Mavheko AFTER four years of bitter haggling in the shaky inclusive Government, Cde Mugabe and his party Zanu-PF were given an overwhelming mandate to preside over the country’s governance…

Editorial Comment: UNWTO general assembly must be a success

In less than a month after holding a successful national election, Zimbabwe will be co-hosting another major event, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly with its neighbour…

Keita wins Mali presidency

BAMAKO — Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali’s presidency after his opponent conceded defeat late on Monday in an election aimed at restoring stability to a country wracked…

Clashes erupt as Morsi supporters march

Clashes broke out in central Cairo when supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi came under attack as they marched to the interior ministry.

Peace talks resume under cloud of Israeli construction

A 10-minute drive from where negotiators will sit down today to resume long-stalled Middle East peace talks, Israeli bulldozers are busy reshaping land that Palestinians want for their future state.