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Savanna Neat. It’s giving whisky

Robert Weeder, brand manager at Heineken Beverages, says “We’ve crafted it for an unpretentious generation that’s into bold new flavours without the fuss.” No need for sniffing tumblers here. Savanna Neat is ready to drink from a perfectly chilled bottle. The newest sibling in the popular Savanna family of flavour variants, Savanna Neat celebrates a nation…

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7 killed in Wedza kombi crash, victims named

National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi SEVEN people were killed on the spot while nine others were injured when a Toyota Quantum vehicle with 15 passengers on board veered off the road and overturned before landing on its wheels. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the accident occurred Wednesday afternoon at the 5km peg…

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UPDATED: Police suspect inside job in US$4m bank robbery

police said they suspect the robbers connived with some insiders in the heist POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for six unidentified armed robbers who raided a Safeguard Security cash-in-transit vehicle early today and got away with US$4 million at a local bank. In a statement, police said they suspect the robbers connived with…

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The Battle for Africa

Rivals old and new are bracing themselves for another standoff on the African continent. By Vadim Samodurov The attack by Tuareg militants and al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM group (Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin) against Mali’s military and Russia’s forces deployed in the country that happened on July 27, 2024 once again turned the spotlight on the activities…

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Spar appoints new CFO

Source: Reuters. Isaacs was the group finance director of upmarket retailer and Spar competitor Woolworths Holdings Limited from 2013 to 2023. “Isaacs has strong strategic and operational finance experience that will add considerable value to the company,” Spar said in the statement. He succeeds Mark Godfrey, whose decision to retire was announced in June this…

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Robbers pounce on bank cash vehicle, get away with US$4m

Ecobank in the Bulawayo city centre ARMED robbers Thursday afternoon pounced on a Safeguard Security transit vehicle delivering money to Ecobank on corner Fife Street and 9th Avenue at the National Railways Building in Bulawayo’s central business district and got away with about US$4 million. When Southern Eye visited the bank at around 3:20pm, the police were…

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Employment and Labour to host Employment Standards Conference

Image source: rawpixel – 123RF.com The department’s Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) branch is set to host the conference from 8 – 10 October at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. “The conference promises to be an enlightening platform for the more than 350 inspectors expected to attend, offering an opportunity to engage in…

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