VOLKSWAGEN (VW) SA said yesterday it planned to export 55000 new-generation Polos next year to destinations such as the US, Ireland and Malaysia from its flagship plant in the Eastern Cape.

Amnesty International condemns the failure of Egypt's military appeals court to overturn sentences imposed on leading members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization after unfair trials and call

Amnesty International welcomes the arrest by the German authorities of Ignace Murwanashyaka, President of the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR), and his deputy, Straton Musoni, on 17 November 2009 as an important step forward in addressing impunity and establishing

Dr Ramin Pourandarjani had allegedly received threats to deter him from revealing the extent of abuse that had taken place at Kahrizak detention centre.

President Paul Kagame yesterday met and held talks with a group of investors who are in the country on a two-day visit aimed at identifying different investment opportunities.

Barclays Bank of Kenya has returned a 4.2 per cent growth in pre-tax profit for the nine months ending September 30, 2009, reflecting the impact of the economic slowdown on various sectors of the economy.

BRITISH companies will only invest in Zimbabwe when all outstanding issues of the global political agreement are fulfilled, Britain's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mark Canning, has said. In an interview with the Zimbabwe Independent in Gwanda this week, Canning said although

The government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Employment and the United States embassy in Banjul as well as Trust Bank Limited and Eco Bank Limited, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote bilateral

Investors who have waited so long to have reward on their investments in Champion Breweries Plc would soon heave a sigh of relief as the company has continued to increase its market share in the brewing sector.

Georgia State chapter of the All Nigeria American Congress (ANAC) is set to draw top Nigerian businessmen and women, lawmakers, and other government functionaries to the state of Georgia, in the United States to its planned 2009 Annual United States-Nigeria

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, James Musoni, is back from a three-day visit in Washington DC where he held discussions aimed at increasing American investments in Rwanda with various officials.

FINSERVE, the staff investment vehicle at ZB Financial Holdings beneficiaries will meet tomorrow in a crucial meeting to discuss the distribution of share certificates, in ZB Financial Holdings.

Zimbabwe's economy is set for turnaround following the huge investment package - worth US$8 billion -- unveiled by a Chinese-Angolan joint venture company, China Sonangol.

THE Union Bank of Switzerland is eyeing a three percent stake in Zimbabwe-oriented London-listed conglomerate LonZim Plc, reflecting growing investor confidence from the West in the local economy.

ZIMBABWE Mining Development Corporation's partners in the exploitation of diamonds in Chiadzwa have invested about US$50 million in plant and machinery over the past two months.

Champion Breweries Plc has disclosed that it has increased its presence in key states in the South-South, especially in Akwa Ibom and five other neighbouring states.

The uninspiring granite exterior of the London Stock Exchange provided the quiet backdrop for a meeting that would almost have gone unnoticed, if it did not have such a strong bearing on Africa's growth prospects.

OUTSPOKEN Roan Member of Parliament (MP) Chishimba Kambwili, who was a vocal opponent of Chinese investors, has been awarded a contract to supply goods and install some equipment at the re-opened Chinese-owned Luanshya Copper Mines.

AFRICAN farmers are seeding prosperity. Marie Nerica who is sowing a new breed of Nerica rice in Sierra Leone is one example. She now produces enough rice to sell the surplus in local markets and to the government.

President Paul Kagame yesterday arrived in Arusha, Tanzania for the 11th Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) but it was not clear who would take over from him as Chairman of the regional bloc.