CABS gets $10m loan from French firm
Business Reporter PROPARCO, a French Development Finance Institution yesterday signed a five-year loan agreement for $10 million with CABS. Proparco, which also signed a $10 million loan agreement with...
View ArticleCourt hears Pistorius shot Reeva in hip before head
Oscar PistoriusPRETORIA. — Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend first in the hip before hitting her fatally in the head through a locked toilet door, a police ballistics expert testified yesterday at...
View ArticleNkandla overhaul excessive: Public Protector
PRETORIA. — The excessive amount spent by government in the overhaul of President Jacob Zuma’s private Nkandla home was unconscionable, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said yesterday. “The expenditure...
View ArticleGovt to set up lithium plant
Business Reporter— GOVERNMENT is planning to set up a lithium processing plant in Bulawayo, which would be crucial in the production of batteries in the country, an official said. Mr Valentine Vera, a...
View ArticleEditorial Comment: CEOs salary cap progressive, the work begins
The drastic action taken by the Government over the maximum pay for heads of local authorities and those parastatals and state entities that receive tax-payers’ grants or subsidies can only be a...
View ArticleZim back on track
Boundless joy . . . Zimbabwe cricketers celebrate after the dismissal of Netherlands batsman Michael Swart (out of picture) during their dramatic win at the ICC World Twenty20 Group B match yesterday....
View ArticleWho should be Zifa boss?
NEXT Saturday, unless the High Court rules otherwise today, Zifa councillors will be tasked with electing the leader of our beautiful game for the next four years. There are four names in the hat —...
View ArticleNewsDay slapped with US$750k lawsuit
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Harare lawyer and businessman Mr Wilson Manase is demanding US$750 000 from Alpha Media Holdings, publishers of NewsDay, for alleged defamation over an article...
View ArticleANC to act on Zuma’s Nkandla home scandal
Jacob ZumaJOHANNESBURG. — The ruling African National Congress pledged yesterday to address irregularities in the security upgrades of South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma’s private home in Nkandla,...
View ArticleDino, Diamond Studios wrangle turns nasty
Dino MudondoTawanda Marwizi Arts Correspondent Rasta Kwasa musician Dino Mudondo’s latest album could go unnoticed on the market following the musician’s fallout with his record company Diamond...
View ArticleImplats shows interest in Zim refinery
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter Zimplats controlling shareholders, South Africa’s Impala Platinum, have “interesting” ideas regarding establishment of a precious metals refinery, a senior...
View ArticleTender board admits to flouting regulations
Minister ChinamasaTendai Mugabe and Lloyd Gumbo Government has established a Cabinet Committee to monitor the State Procurement Board to ensure transparency. This follows reports that some undeserving...
View ArticleCanadian ambassador meets Prof Moyo
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter Canadian ambassador to Zimbabwe Lisa Stadelbauer lauded the Government for tackling corruption in the public sector, saying the move may see a positive improvement in...
View ArticleEDITORIAL COMMENT: Labour Act review a game changer
Government’s proposal to review the Labour Act to rationalise, among other things, costs of production that at times constitute up to 70 percent of the total cost of conducting business should be given...
View ArticleA GOAL MADE IN HEAVEN
Robson Sharuko Senior Sports Editor IT wasn’t as vintage as Diego Maradona slaloming past the entire English defence in Mexico in ’86 but Knowledge Musona’s stunning beautiful goal on Wednesday night,...
View ArticleDiamond bosses face perjury rap
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter OFFICIALS from diamond mining firms in Chiadzwa could be charged for contempt of Parliament after they told a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee that they were unaware...
View ArticleAnother MDC-T official bashed at Harvest House
Daniel Kachere Herald Reporter Another MDC-T official was allegedly assaulted by her colleagues at the party’s headquarters at Harvest House in Harare on Tuesday and had to hide in a toilet in the...
View ArticleTake pride in your totem
We all have totems and we should take pride in themUrban Reloaded With Swagga T and Brie Hey good people what’s the word. Phew the heat is catching up. This past week the story of the missing Malaysian...
View ArticleEDITORIAL COMMENT: The right thing simply has to be done
The State Procurement Board should investigate and ascertain whether or not the manner in which it has been handling matters has been above board, especially in the wake of reports that it flouted...
View ArticlePay cuts: MPs dare unhappy CEOs
Hebert Zharare Political Editor Legislators have dared any public sector boss unhappy with the recently announced salary caps to resign, saying Zimbabwe has enough willing qualified people to fill the...
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