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ZEC paid US$5.4 million for fancy V11 display boxes that it never used
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) splurged US$5 million on gadgets to display digital V11 polling station forms for last August's elections - but the devices, bought at inflated prices, were onl...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
China takes next step in currency globalisation
China's gradual internationalisation of its currency will shift to its next leg on Monday when about two dozen Chinese companies start trading in their home currency in Hong Kong's stock market....Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga chuffed by international recognition
Theatre doyen Cont Mhlanga is on cloud nine as his play Nansi Le Ndoda is set to be translated into English. A short piece of the IsiNdebele play was staged on the Eve of World Theatre Day in London o...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Why HH has been invited to the White house by Biden
President Hakainde Hichilema has been invited for a meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House while in the US attending the United Nations General Assembly. ...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:58hrs | | by Mwansa P. Chalwe snr
Tech trends that cannot be ignored in 2021 and beyond
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated reduced physical human interaction with more people engaging online now than ever before. This is unlikely to fade anytime soon and will see the increased datafic...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:09hrs | | by Agencies
Mushekwi splashes US$120 000 on luxury passenger coach for his beloved CAPS Utd
ZIMBABWE international striker Nyasha Mushekwi has splashed US$120 000 on a specially-customised 45-seater passenger bus for his old club CAPS United as a token of appreciation for the role the Green ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to speak at CEOs conference
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officiate at the 6th Africa Round Table, which ends here this afternoon. According to the programme, the President is expected to give a keynote add...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe start-up targets foreign market
A Zimbabwean start-up, Flexi Africa, has set up an online trade platform which links local vendors to international markets.Flexi Africa chief executive Gerald Nyamadzawo told Standardbusiness...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 10:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'China can assist with Zimbabwe re-industrialisation'
China has the potential to finance Zimbabwe's re-industrialisation strategy following a significant increase in trade between the two countries, economic analysts have said.This comes as China...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 12:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Madinda was a good singer'
THERE are some people who deserve special mention in Zimbabwe football. One of them is Ali "Baba" Dube, a respected figure in junior coaching circles.Alibaba as he is fondly known, has a...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma visits Victoria Falls
CHINESE billionaire Mr Jack Ma visited Victoria Falls incognito and spent a night in the resort town. Mr Ma (53) landed on Wednesday afternoon on a private plane with a group of about 20 peopl...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
60-member Chinese delegation jets in
A DELEGATION of 60 Chinese Government and private business organisations arrived in Harare yesterday to scout for business opportunities as China positions itself for massive investment in Zimbabwe un...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Petina Gappah engaged to help Mnangagwa
Petina Gappah, the Zimbabwean international law expert who has courted controversy after being hired to organise President Emmerson Mnangagwa's participation at the on-going World Economic Forum (WEF)...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 08:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimra fiscalisation touches off storm
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) is in the eye of a storm amid accusations companies it shortlisted to sell fiscal gadgets are charging exorbitant and inflated prices for devices which can be source...Published: 20 Jan 2017 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'What is that in your hand?' asks Strive Masiyiwa
Exodus 4:2"And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod."When Moses encountered God in the desert, The Lord asked him a simple question, "what is that in your h...Published: 18 Nov 2013 at 12:34hrs | 24 | by Strive Masiyiwa
Strive Masiyiwa out to inspire young Zimbabweans
Strive Masiyiwa the founder and director of Econet and one of Zimbabwe's richest people says he is out to inspire a new generation of Zimbabweans.Commenting on a Facebook post by strive M...Published: 10 Nov 2013 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Alibaba set to revolutionize China's retail industry
Alibaba Group's plans to revolutionize China's retail industry, investing $16 billion in logistics and support by 2020, will open up China's vast interior and bring access to hundreds of millions of p...Published: 14 Oct 2013 at 04:27hrs | | by Reuters
'Alibaba to seek U.S. Initial Public Offering'
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ALIAB.UL has decided to pursue an initial public offering in New York after talks with Hong Kong regulators broke down over a listing in the Asian ...Published: 25 Sep 2013 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Yahoo Inc weigh deals for Asian assets
Yahoo Inc is considering a plan to unload most of its prized Asian assets in a complex deal valued at roughly $17 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, winning nods of approval ...Published: 22 Dec 2011 at 05:31hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Jack Ma, chief of Alibaba wants to buy Yahoo
The founder of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant whose bitter rift with Yahoo! was one of the main reasons Carol Bartz was fired as chief executive, has said he wants to buy the beleaguered web se...Published: 01 Oct 2011 at 17:18hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Hloniphani Ndebele interview
Hloniphani Ndebele is one of a few foreign players in Swaziland who made his name after being signed by the Hub giants Manzini Wanderers two seasons ago.Some of his team-mates call him Fajuju ...Published: 03 Sep 2011 at 16:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
China cashes in on British royal wedding
Chinese jewellery factory owner Zhou Mingwang sums up the global appeal of this week's British royal wedding with one line: "It's a love story."But, he adds with a sly smile, the much-ballyhoo...Published: 26 Apr 2011 at 06:28hrs | | by Byo24News
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