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EIGHT people died on the spot yesterday in a road accident where a public bus rammed into a stationary truck in Kapiri-Mposhi near Mangala area.
President Ian Khama has unveiled his multi-faceted dream to turn Botswana from a diamond dependent economy to a producer country and a competitive service provider in Africa.
OHORONGO yesterday secured nearly N$1 billion of the required N$2,5 billion to develop the country's only cement factory.
BRUSHING off accusations that its investment is denuding Africa of precious natural resources, China has pledged to help African countries overcome poverty and fight new threats like climate change, which scientists predict is likely to seriously affect the continent.
SA's neighbours, particularly Botswana, are gaining substantial market share in Zimbabwe at SA's expense, South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO Neren Rau warned yesterday.
BANKING institutions have broken their promise to provide loans to the agricultural sector reneging on the pledge they made only a month ago.
A strike is looming in the mining sector as workers and employers have failed to break the impasse over salary negotiations.
CBZ Bank Limited has struck a multi-million dollar deal with the Zimbabwe Fertilizer Company, Windmill and Seed Co for the production and supply of fertilizer and maize seed to the Grain Marketing Board.
WITH more than 90 percent of plot holders at Dotito Irrigation Scheme earning an average monthly income of between US$200 and US$300 from the sale of their vegetables and other horticulture products, the relevance of formal employment is fast diminishing in the eyes of most Ward 9 residents.
The City of Joburg has decided to close the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system's inner-city routes for the time-being, due to a number of challenges.
SA SHOULD strive for a target of 25% renewable energy contribution to consumption by 2025, according to Irish wind energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power's CEO, Eddie O'Connor.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has insisted he will not give the go-ahead for any new gambling activity until he has seen the results of an impact-assessment study now under way.
FORMER Eskom chairman Bobby Godsell yesterday declined an invitation to return to the utility, dealing a heavy blow to the government and to Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan in particular.
The draw for next year's Soccer World Cup taking place on December 4 in Cape Town - is likely to give hoteliers in the inner city a boost after the Mother City's gloomiest winter season in many years.
In light of serious concerns about Zimbabwe’s compliance with the Kimberley Process (KP) rough diamond certification scheme, we await full and expeditious implementation of the stringent controls that were agreed at the KP Plenary in Swakopmund, Nambia on November 5 for exports of rough diamonds from Zimbabwe’s Marange fields. The United States expects that if the Work Plan which ...
South African refugee rights group, PASSOP, has laid an official complaint against insurance giant Old Mutual, saying the group needs to show its support for the human rights of Zimbabweans by severing certain business ties in the country.
The governor of central Bié province, Cândida Celeste da Silva, said Monday in Kuito that 50 percent of the local population are already consuming drinking water, thanks to the implementation of the "Water for All" programme.
The Zimbabwe Council of Tourism says the number of tourists has more than tripled, but the sector's full recovery will be linked to the success of the unity government.
The Trained and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) has rallied behind President Ian Khama's take on the ever increasing fees and upsurge of enrolment in education institutions without due regard to quality.
The Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) last week presented a report on why the price of food and other goods continue to rise despite the fact that fuel prices have gone down drastically.
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dinah Marathe has said roads in Francistown should be improved to ease congestion.
Buyers are coming down heavily on the Botswana Stock Exchange(BSE) outweighing sellers as the renewed confidence in the economy's performance has attracted investors back to the domestic bourse.
Government has finally responded to calls for the empowerment of citizen entrepreneurs as it will soon bypass the tendering process and procure from local companies provided their prices are competitive.
INDIGENISATION of the economy should not be mistaken for expropriation and the Government will proceed with the process while taking into consideration the thrust of empowering the majority of Zimbabweans, a Cabinet minister has said.
President Mugabe has thanked the Food and Agriculture Organisation for assisting Zimbabwe boost household food security through a US$70 million input facility targeting smallholder farmers.
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