Medicine goes mobile with smartphone apps, devices
WASHINGTON. - Thanks to smartphones, email, video games and photo sharing are available at the touch of a finger. But attach a special case and that same phone can produce an electrocardiogram (EKG)...
View ArticleSA platinum miners look elsewhere
Johannesburg. – Recent promising platinum group metals (PGMs) discoveries by Impala Platinum’s exploration partner in Canada, Transition Metals Corporation, underscore the possibility that South...
View ArticleTax compliance crucial for the economy
Blessing Bonga Business Reporter TAX evasion and avoidance both have negative implications on the economy as they hamper governmental efficiency in engaging in beneficial programmes and result in an...
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Entreprenuership: The new buzzword
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora unveils the plaque that marked the handover of Eaglesvale School from the Dutch Reformed Church (Central Africa) to the Reformed Church in...
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Peugeot seeks salvation
PARIS — Stricken French auto giant Peugeot Citroen handed part control to Chinese firm Dongfeng and the French state on Wednesday to win a new lease on life but still burdened by huge losses. The...
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A day at the museum
I fondly remember a trip to the Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences along Rotten Row in Harare when I was 10. It was quite an experience that will enthral any boy of that age. It was with some...
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First tobacco bale sells for US$4,85
Acting Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, Dr Ignatius Chombo (left) examines tobacco from the first bale that went on sale at the Tobacco Sales Floor yesterdaywhile TIMB...
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Delta in US$12m Chibuku expansion
Technicians assemble the new Chibuku Super production line in Chitungwiza yesterdayHappiness Zengeni and Martin Kadzere DELTA Corp is spending close to US$12 million on the expansion of its Chibuku...
View ArticleNo compromise on platinum miners — Govt
Business Reporter Government will not compromise on its position requiring platinum miners to set up a local refinery and wants mining firms to take hard short-term decisions for future benefit. Mines...
View ArticleNigeria president expels central bank governor
ABUJA. — NIGERIAN president Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the immediate suspension of central bank governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. This was contained in a press statement issued today by Reuben...
View ArticleWhite House Villa, a perfect homely retreat
Isdore Guvamombe Toursim Matrix The White House Guest Villa and Villages, located on the outskirts of the Midlands City of Kwekwe, in the small mining town of Redcliff (home of Zimbabwe Iron and...
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Look beyond usual suspects and fix SEPs
Happiness Zengeni My Two Cents RECENT revelations about the lavish salaries and perks being enjoyed by CEOs and other top managers in Government parastatals at the expense of service delivery and...
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SECZ mulls new capital thresholds
THE Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe is considering roping in investment managers’ proposal for minimum capital thresholds to be determined by the risk carried by an institution....
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Facebook acquires WhatsApp for US$19bn
SAN FRANCISCO. – Facebook is betting huge on mobile with an eye-popping cash-and-stock deal worth up to US$19 billion for Internet Age smartphone messaging service WhatsApp. The surprise, mega-deal...
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AfrAsia US$5m rights issue fully subscribed
LYNN MUKONOWESHUROGolden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter AFRASIA Zimbabwe Holdings says its US$5 million rights issue was fully subscribed as the financial group continues with fundraising efforts to...
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Emerging economies warned ahead of G20
IMF chief Christine Lagarde (centre) arrives for a public question and answer session programme for ABC television in SydneySYDNEY. — IMF chief Christine Lagarde and British finance minister George...
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Zimasco in US$250m deal
Tinashe Makichi Business Reporter ZIMASCO has partnered Chinese firm Jilin Houyuan in a deal that will culminate in the construction of a sintering plant at a cost of about US$250 million in Kwekwe,...
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European Investment Bank officials coming to Zim
ALDO DELL ARICCIAEUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) officials are due to visit Zimbabwe on a mission to explore funding opportunities for the private sector, an official has said. The EIB suspended lending...
View ArticleThe reality of wheat farming in Zim
While Government is fighting running battles with miners on various fronts from beneficiation to Indigenisation, the agriculture (excluding tobacco) and manufacturing sectors languish in intensive care...
View ArticleInvestor Protection Tips
SECZ, as the regulator, is responsible for investor protection. Below are some of the tips to minimise the risk associated with capital markets: 1. Capital markets offer a wide range of products; get...
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