adminSA’s Gordhan warns Africa on foreign capital
KIGALI. — AFRICAN countries should set their sights on creating the conditions in which they could issue more bonds in their local currencies and reduce dependence on foreign capital inflows,…
Land reform sees small towns booming
Ian Scoones Correspondent So it was only with land reform that a major reconfiguration of the rural economy occurred. With new farmers on new land in need of output and input…
EMA, police in bid to stem shaft deaths
Daniel Chigunwe Herald Correspondent Police in Mashonaland Central and the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) have called for the formation of properly organised syndicates by artisanal miners following an increase in deaths…
Palestinians mark ‘uprooting’ anniversary
RAMALLAH (West Bank). — Palestinians have marked the anniversary of their uprooting almost seven decades ago with sirens and low-key marches. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were driven…
ZB on consumer’s doorstep
Tinashe Makichi Business Reporter ZB Financial Holdings Limited is targeting 10 000 banking agents by year-end from the current 6 000 as the financial institution taps into the unbanked by bringing…
CMED chairman commits suicide
Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter CMED (Pvt) Ltd board chairman and managing director for Nemchen (Pvt) Ltd Mr Leslie John Denn committed suicide last week in unclear circumstances. Mr Denn (35) shot…
Afrojazzanova ends in style
Arts Correspondent Saxophonist Vee Mukarati’s first instalment of the Afrojazzanova series ended in style last Friday at Pablo’z Restaurant at Sam Levy’s Village with a collaboration concert featuring Prayer Soul.
Govt to educate public on road signs
Lloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development will soon embark on awareness campaigns to educate motorists on the new road signs, common to all SADC states, that…
Gambia, Senegal resume border talks
Karang (Senegal). – Senegal and The Gambia will hold talks today aimed at ending a three-month border blockade that has created shortages of essential daily items on both sides of…
Vehicle registration fees to go down
Bulawayo Bureau Government is considering reducing the price of vehicle registration plates, a Cabinet minister has said. The new set of number plates that were introduced in March 2005 can…