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Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter THE African Development Bank has approved $1,5 million support for Zimbabwe’s beef and leather industries. The objective of the project, which will start in June this…
Police arrest 6 poachers
Crime Reporter Police have arrested six suspected poachers who were wanted in connection with several cases of poaching countrywide and recovered rifles and two elephant tusks. They also recovered live rounds…
Civil servants meet RBZ chief • Call off planned strike • Bonus still coming • Constant pay dates promised
Felex Share Senior Reporter Representatives of civil servants on Wednesday met Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya whom they said gave them a “satisfactory” insight on the state…
SA king begins 12-year jail term
Johannesburg. – A South African traditional king from Nelson Mandela’s Thembu ethnic group began a 12-year prison sentence yesterday for arson, kidnap and assault of his subjects, after a long…
Zimbabwean producer shines in US
Tawanda Matanhire Arts Reporter United States-based Zimbabwean musician Prince Desire Magomo aka “Flavour P” is lifting the country’s flag high in a foreign land as a music video producer, entertainer, beat…
African leaders urged to form ‘united front’
OUAGADOUGOU. – Burkina Faso’s new President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Tuesday urged presidents of African states present at his inauguration ceremony in Ouagadougou to form “a united front” against…
Under-age kombi driver gets life ban
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent An under-age Class 2 commuter omnibus driver, who escaped at a police roadblock after being asked to produce his particulars, had his licence cancelled and banned…
Arda, Schweppes form partnership
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter About 10 000 farmers from 62 districts in Mashonaland and Matabeleland are set to benefit from the resuscitation of the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority processing…
Council, Zimra in bitter cash wrangle
Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter Harare City Council is embroiled in a bitter wrangle with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) after the revenue authority demanded an upward review of the subsisting…
ZSE closes year in negative territory
Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange indices closed the year in the negative territory, with both industrials and minings recording significant annual losses. The Industrials Index slumped 29,45 percent while the…