Border Timbers judicial management extended
Border Timbers asset value was $152.05 million as at January 31 2015 and liabilities were at $57.77 million.BORDER Timbers’ provisional judicial management period has been further extended to September...
View ArticleZAFA to hold inaugural conference
ZAFA president Edward GomboTHE Zimbabwe Association of Funeral Assurers, (ZAFA) and its affiliate, the Funeral Services Association, (FuSa), will be hosting its inaugural funeral assurance and services...
View ArticleEconet reintroduces Buddie Zone, packages it with mobile games
By Victor Mukandatsama Econet has reintroduced its Buddie Zone promotion, which offers discounts of up to 90% for on-net voice calls. At first glance, this looks like Econet’s way of adding value to...
View ArticleZESA loses US$30 million to vandalism
For the past five years, ZESA has lost more than US$25 millionTHE country’s integrated electricity generation and distribution company, ZESA Holdings, has lost close to $25 million through vandalism of...
View ArticleHow HTTPS can get you a secure webserver
By Garikai Dzoma This is a continuation on a series that deals with building a secure webserver. The focus this time is on using HTTPS for this, setting it up and why its an advantage to have it,...
View ArticleTelecash remains defiant in the face of competition
By Victor Mukandatsama Telecash may have faced a seasonal drawback in the Telecel versus government tiff early this year but they look set to grow stronger with the right formula. Recording 1 million...
View ArticleCrackdown on vendors begins
Municipal police vs vendorsHARARE Municipal Police on Wednesday swooped on illegal vendors in the Central Business District (CBD), pulling down tents and removing vending stalls as council moves in to...
View ArticleTotal exposure to banks at US$39,5 million: DPC
THE Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) says as at 31 May 2015, total exposure to banks on the watch list was US$39,4 million while exposure to distressed contributory institutions was US$21,7...
View ArticleBeyoncé, Big Sean, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj & Rihanna nominated MTV Africa...
And the winnner is…MTV Base has revealed that Beyoncé, Big Sean, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna have been nominated for Best International Act at the MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal 2015....
View ArticleEconomy to grow 1 percent in 2015: World Bank
President R G MugabeZIMBABWE’S economic growth prospects in the next two years are subdued in contrast to Sub-Saharan Africa which is expected to grow to an average 4,6 percent in 2016 and to...
View ArticlePSMI workers unpaid for three months
Tendai Makaripe PREMIER Service Medical Investments (PSMI) employees have gone for three months without salaries following a major dip in the organisation’s revenue inflows. PSMI workers who opened up...
View ArticleBest tips to stop and prevent hair fall / hair loss
Hair fall can easily make their face and physical appearance feebleHAIR fall is most common problem we watch out among many people due to several reasons, one may experience the fall due to...
View ArticleEDITORAL/Bimha should demonstrate commitment
LAST week, we reported that Essar Africa Holdings Limited (EAHL) had pulled out from Zimbabwe after years of political bickering over its US$750 million acquisition of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel...
View ArticleNarcissism, illusions, dreams and opposition politicians
If there is one career opposition politician who deserves to be taken least seriously, then Job Sikhala should be the one.Cyril ZendaONE of the late Professor Masipula Sithole’s classic jokes went like...
View ArticleGay triumph now complete
Gay activist, Jim Obergefell of Cincinnati is photographed in his living room. He and John Arthur marriedJULY 4, or Independence Day, commemorates the overthrow of the British imperialists by American...
View ArticleNothing unusual with reshuffle, Cdes
Newly appointed minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Prof Jonathan MoyoDear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, after repeatedly asking you to exercise patience, I started the week by making...
View ArticleHere’s why Telecel employees should fight for share ownership, not salaries
By Victor Mukandatsama Whether true or false that Telecel has tabled offers to its staff for payment of 20% of salaries in kind, this is an opportunity for the shareholders to shed some equity over to...
View ArticleMinister of ICT, Supa Mandiwandzira gives Operators 90 day ultimatum
By Staff Writer Today at the TelOne and POTRAZ initiated Infrastructure Sharing debate, Minister of ICT, Supa Mandiwanzira issued ICT operators with a 90 day ultimatum to share infrastructure or else…...
View ArticleImports ruin local drugs firms
Imports ruin local drugs firmsTHE country’s reliance on imported drugs has ruined local medicine producers, a leading player in the industry has said, warning of far reaching consequences unless steps...
View ArticleBorder Timbers doomed?
Border Timbers doomed?LISTED forestry concern Border Timbers Limited (BTL) — currently under provisional judicial management — is surrounded by two other large but presently unstable forestry companies...
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