adminDrugs stash lands three women in court
Three women from Harare appeared in court yesterday after they were this week allegedly found with 378g grammes of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), infamously known locally as mutoriro, with a street value of more than $3 million at two different places.
Tobacco farmers earn US$125k on first day
Farmers earned US$125 095 from the sale of 48 938kg of flue-cured tobacco on the opening day of this year’s tobacco marketing season.
SA business mood drops to two-year low
South African business sentiment declined to a two-year low in the first quarter as severe power outages and dilapidated logistics networks hobbled economic activity. A quarterly business confidence index compiled…
Ambulance in pile-up – 3 road accident victims injured
AN ambulance carrying three injured people from the scene of a road accident was involved in a three-car collision at the intersection of Beatrice Road and Remembrance Drive yesterday morning, which left three people injured.
Rand firms against weaker dollar
The rand firmed early yesterday against a weaker US dollar, despite S&P Global’s late-night announcement that it had downgraded its outlook on South Africa. At 8:54am, the rand traded at…
Notorious armed robber remanded in custody
A Harare suspected armed robber who broke into houses, held up the occupants at gun point, stealing their property and leaving them tied up, has been arrested and was yesterday remanded in custody until April 11 on two counts of robbery and one count of misuse of a firearm.
Rivals battle threatens SA platinum miner
Royal Bafokeng Platinum said the protracted battle of rival miners to gain control over it, which has spilled into a second year, poses a risk to the future of its…
Global auto group Stellantis plans manufacturing facility in SA
Multinational automotive group Stellantis – which owns vehicle brands such as Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Citroën, Jeep, Opel, Peugeot and Abarth – plans to develop a manufacturing facility in South Africa.…
Liberalisation of airwaves bridges digital divide
The growth and spread of new television stations is an effective way to bridge the digital divide, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Monica Mutsvangwa has said.
Economic polarisation in US shows failure of capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their own interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that can serve best the interests of the society.