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Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:38
HARARE - Monomotapa star midfielder Ronald “Rooney” Chitiyo could be heading to the Absa Premiership following an intense bidding war for one of Zimbabwe’s finest talents. Chitiyo, who was named the country’s third best player in the 2012 Castle Premiership season,...Read More
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Business » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:27
HARARE - Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats)’s subsidiary Zimplats yesterday unveiled its indigenisation plan by ceding a 51 percent stake worth $971 million to locals. By signing an agreement or term sheet — outlining the implementation of its enhanced empowerment plan —...Read More
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Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:25
HARARE - A Deloitte & Touche study on the National Social Security Authority (Nssa)’s banks merger plan is expected next Tuesday, officials have said. While the pensions fund’s acting general manager Tendai Mafunda has confirmed the development, Nssa commissioned the study...Read More
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Africa »
Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:16
JOHANNESBURG - On Digital Media (ODM) which runs TopTV has launched a second attempt to introduce pornographic TV channels in South Africa exactly a year after the country’s broadcasting regulator denied TopTV’s first application. TopTV is currently under business rescue according...Read More
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Business »
Thursday, 10 January 2013 12:34
HARARE - Capital Bank Corporation Limited (Capital Bank) has submitted its recapitalisation plan to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) after it missed the December 31, 2012 deadline. According to RBZ’s phased recapitalisation requirement, commercial and merchant banks are supposed to...Read More
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Business »
Wednesday, 09 January 2013 12:14
HARARE - Global resources group Rio Tinto says it expects to unveil its Murowa Diamonds indigenisation compliance plan when President Robert Mugabe resumes official duty next month. Mugabe — who is the key driver of the empowerment programme through his Indigenisation...Read More
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Business »
Wednesday, 09 January 2013 12:08
HARARE - Ecobank International (Ecobank)’s newly appointed chief executive Thierry Tanor is expected in the country today. Tanor’s agenda involves mapping the Pan African group’s Zimbabwe unit growth strategy among, other key issues. In 2010, Ecobank — which has operations in...Read More
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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 09:58
HARARE - Indigenisation and Youth minister, Saviour Kasukuwere has promised tough action against violence in his constituency saying Zanu PF must win freely and fairly. Kasukuwere, the secretary for indigenisation in the Zanu PF politburo, said this in the wake of...Read More
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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 09:58
HARARE - Vivek Solanki, a Harare businessman, has fingered the Attorney General’s office in the Trauma Centre saga, accusing officers of receiving a $150 000 bribe. Solanki proffered the information while giving evidence in a $10 million fraud case involving Peter...Read More
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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 09:42
HARARE - A 37-year-old Harare man has died after being stabbed with a knife by three drunkards while he was trying to save a commuter ominibus driver from the three. Harare police spokesperson Tadious Chibanda said the man, who cannot be...Read More
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Entertainment »
Tuesday, 08 January 2013 15:03
HARARE - Gospel star Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave who faced a harsh fan backlash over her decision to pull out of the recent Shingisai Suluma show, has begged in vain to Red Rose Entertainment for a compensatory Easter gig. Fungisai opted out of...Read More
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Business » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Tuesday, 08 January 2013 11:33
HARARE - Indigenisation minister Saviour Kasukuwere says the snub of Barclays’ Zimbabwe unit in the merger of the group’s African operations with those of Absa Group has nothing to do with empowerment laws, but the institution’s internal affairs. This comes as...Read More
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Tuesday, 08 January 2013 10:46
MUTARE - Service delivery has all but collapsed in Masvingo where council workers owed money continue attaching property. The messenger of court, acting for the workers, has attached more vehicles and other movable property over the $3,5 million salary row. This...Read More
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Business »
Monday, 07 January 2013 11:03
HARARE - A delegation of American businesspeople is expected in Harare this January to explore opportunities in the country, Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda told businessdaily. This comes after Masunda’s trip last month to Chicago, United States of America (USA), following up...Read More
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Monday, 07 January 2013 10:39
HARARE - Regional bloc Sadc, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are the most likely to fund Zimbabwe’s much-awaited electoral processes. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s top political advisor Alex Magaisa told the Daily News, Finance minister...Read More
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