adminApollo Theatre goes down memory lane
Los Angeles.From Michael Jackson to James Brown, Harlem’s The Apollo Theatre is famed for helping launch some of the most successful figures in US black entertainmentA new exhibit, “Ain’t Nothing…
England take on Denmark
PARIS.Half a season on from a World Cup where their respective soccer teams largely failed to impress, England, Germany, Italy and France will use midweek friendlies to chart a course…
U2 gear for SA megashows
Johannesburg.IT might seem ridiculous for a four-man rock band to need 5 900 staff for a two-date tour, but rock royalty U2’s juggernaut is not just any normal series of…
Exploration fees hiked
By Martin Kadzere
GOVERNMENT has raised pre-exploration fees for new diamond projects to US$1 million from US$50 000 to curb speculation in the mining sector.
SA not keen on nationalisation
CAPE TOWN. NATIONALISING South Africa’s mines is “not the option”, Mines Minister Susan Shabangu said yesterday in her strongest comments in a year against an idea that has unnerved investors…
Swiss bank UBS posts profit in 2010
ZURICH.SWISS bank UBS yesterday posted a largely expected annual profit in 2010 for the first time since the financial crisis, with full year net income of 7,2 billion Swiss francs…
Oil prices fall as Egypt’s turmoil eases
NEW YORK.Oil prices fell sharply on Monday as concerns about Egypt’s political turmoil affecting oil flows in the region eased and investor focus returned to rising US inventories and a…
European shares lower
LONDON.European shares were lower yesterday in a broad selloff from the previous session’s 29-month closing high, led by defence firm Thales after one of its joint contracts was scrapped.Some strong…
Govt prepared to assist retrenchees — Minister
The Government is prepared to assist school-leavers and retrenchees to set up businesses and income-generating projects as a way of reducing unemployment, a Cabinet minister said recently.Retrenchees have expressed fears…
BNC-Glencore deal to calm uneasy investors
Corporate News with Golden SibandaTHE announcement by Mwana Africa that its majority- owned Bindura Nickel Corporation signed an off-take agreement with Glencore International should calm the nerves of uneasy investors.As…