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Engen ‘within the law in Zimbabwe’

Fri, Oct 02, 2009

FUEL retailer Engen yesterday denied allegations by black-owned oil companies in Zimbabwe that, in its efforts to buy BP and Shell assets in the country, it had flouted the country’s empowerment legislation.

German investors have doubts on Zimbabwe

Mon, Oct 05, 2009

A GROUP of German investors who undertook a fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe last week said on Saturday they were sceptical of the situation in the country.

Tsvangirai, Mugabe to attend summit in Maputo

Wed, Nov 04, 2009

ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe and his political rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will today attend a regional summit in Maputo, Mozambique, in a bid to thrash out disputes undermining the Harare inclusive government.

SA-Zimbabwe Treaty 'Excludes Expropriated Farms'

Fri, Nov 13, 2009

Johannesburg — THE compromise clause in the bilateral investment agreement between Zimbabwe and SA, due to be signed in Harare on November 27, provided security of tenure for all existing and new South African investments in Zimbabwe, but excluded historical claims arising from Zimbabwe's land reform process, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said yesterday.

SA losing out to neighbours in Zimbabwe

Tue, Nov 17, 2009

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.

Benchmark ruling paves way for Zimbabwe treaty

Fri, Nov 27, 2009

A RULING in the North Gauteng High Court yesterday paved the way for the signing today of a historic bilateral investment protection treaty between Zimbabwe and SA.

Special deal for Zimbabweans beset by delays

Mon, Dec 07, 2009

THE proposed special dispensation for Zimbabwean migrants living in SA is still on the cards but is bogged down in technical hitches and further held up by the need for political approval.

Bid to force arrest of Zimbabwe rights violators

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

ZIMBABWEAN human rights violators could lose the right to travel to SA if an appeal due to be brought in the North Gauteng High Court today succeeds in forcing the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to arrest known perpetrators who set foot in the country.

Is it curtains for Ntini as Middlesex career finale beckons?

Tue, Jan 05, 2010

JACQUES Kallis, Mark Boucher and Dale Steyn yesterday gave home supporters much to smile about on a day that started with a bitter taste when veteran bowler Makhaya Ntini failed to appear on the ground for prematch warm-ups, having been told of his omission from the starting XI the evening before.

ARM could invest in Zimbabwe

Tue, Feb 23, 2010

DIVERSIFIED miner African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) was considering an investment in a world-class platinum group metals ore body in Zimbabwe, but was concerned about ensuring that it acquired any assets in that country legally and ethically, chairman Patrice Motsepe said yesterday.

AfriForum seeks action on land grabs

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

CIVIL rights body AfriForum has threatened legal action against the SA government for failing to protect South African farmers in Zimbabwe, saying its members are being subjected to a “renewed and intensified land-grab onslaught”.

Zimbabwe mine will succeed: ACR

Thu, Jun 17, 2010

AFRICAN Consolidated Resources (ACR) financial director Roy Tucker insisted on Tuesday that a fledgling gold project in Zimbabwe was set to succeed, despite the mining exploration company’s ongoing difficulties with the country’s government.

SA Diplomat Secures Release of Farmer in Zimbabwe

Mon, Jul 05, 2010

Johannesburg — DIPLOMATIC intervention by SA's ambassador in Zimbabwe, Prof Mlungisi Makalima, has helped secure the release of a South African farmer jailed in Zimbabwe.

Assisting Zimbabweans ‘will not incur penalty’

Mon, Oct 11, 2010

There would be no punitive measures if they assisted their employees in obtaining work permits.

Zimbabweans ‘must take responsibility’ - SA

Mon, Oct 18, 2010

SOUTH AFRICA's International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane last week criticised Zimbabweans and the leadership of the country for continuing to blame SA for their problems

Massmart will have to pull out of Zimbabwe over indigenization

Tue, Oct 19, 2010

Speaking at a media conference in Johannesburg, Massmart CEO Grant Pattison says his company will leave if the Harare government imposes the indigenization law

Zanu PF will rule even if you don’t want - Mnangagwa

Sun, Nov 21, 2010

Defence minister and Zanu PF politburo member Emmerson Mnangagwa told hundreds of people in Kwekwe on Saturday that Zanu PF will continue to rule Zimbabwe even if Zimbabweans rejected it.

Mine investors pick up mixed signals from Zimbabwe

Fri, Sep 16, 2011

INVESTORS in Zimbabwe’s mining sector are still unsure if they should trust the government’s recent climb-down on threats to seize foreign-owned groups under an indigenisation policy.

Foreign interest in Zimbabwe’s Delta

Mon, May 14, 2012

THERE is strong interest from foreign investors in Delta Corporation — the Zimbabwe-listed associate unit of global brewing giant, SABMiller — whose financial results for the year to March reflected a 38% surge in per share earnings.