Bindura Nickel seeks short-term bridging finance

Business Reporter Bindura Nickel Corporation is seeking short-term bridging to finance its operations, the majority shareholder Mwana Africa, said yesterday. In a statement to shareholders, Mwana Africa said the short-term…

FBC subsidiary Microplan accorded platinum status

Harare Bureau FBC Holdings Limited subsidiary, Microplan Financial Services, was recently accorded platinum status by the Zimbabwe Association of Microfinance Institutions, recognising the company as one of the major players…

MFIs disburse $17m in loans

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) disbursed loans worth around $17 million in the first quarter of the year to various sectors of the economy, an official has said. Zimbabwe Association of Microfinance…

David Whitehead assets up for sale

Harare Bureau DAVID Whitehead Textiles provisional judicial manager Mr Winsley Militala has been granted permission by the Master of the High Court to sell some of the troubled firm’s assets…

Cresta Sprayview Hotel to reopen next month

Sithandazile Moyo Business Reporter Cresta Sprayview Hotel in Victoria Falls, which was acquired by Cresta Hotels group last year, will re-open next month after undergoing a $1,5 million refurbishment. Cresta…

Bosso badly crippled ahead of Hwange tie

Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS are likely to face tricky Hwange in a Castle Lager Premiership match set for Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday without seven senior players at a…

Mandela makes dramatic recovery

Nelson Mandela has made “dramatic progress” and may be going home “anytime soon” said his daughter Zindzi, as South Africa prepared to celebrate his 95th birthday. His doctors also have…

Protests in India over school meal tragedy

At least 22 Indian people, mostly children, have died and dozens left in a critical condition needing hospital treatment after apparently being poisoned by a primary school meal. The incident…

Tshinga Dube donates $400 to Wheelchair Basketball Zimbabwe

Sports Correspondent THE Wheelchair Basketball Zimbabwe (WBZ) yesterday got a shot in the arm when aspiring Zanu-PF candidate for Makokoba, Tshinga Dube donated $400 to help the women’s national team…

Zifa drops bombshell on player agents

Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter ZIFA yesterday dropped a bombshell after announcing that none of the country’s previously registered player agents have paid the required $5 000 renewal fee, effectively…