adminTraining in new technology vital
LAST week Alan and I braved the cold weather to play our favourite game, bass fishing. We were comforted by the thought
Deep-rooted crops capture more carbon, fight drought
SINGAPORE.
Creating crops with deeper roots could soak up much more carbon dioxide from the air, help mankind fight global warming
Is it time to ditch the dollar?
THE dollar represents 60,7 percent of the world’s currency reserves followed by the euro at 26,6 percent. Given the situation
Steelnet mulls rights offer
By Martin Kadzere
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed concern Steelnet is again considering a rights offer as it seeks to raise money to recapitalise.
Skewed lending blasted
By Bright Madera
THE skewed lending pattern in the financial sector that is heavily biased towards non-productive sector is inhibiting economic
TN projects US$50 million revenue
By Golden Sibanda
TN Financial Holdings has projected revenue to rise by 60 percent to US$50 million by December from US$20 million in
Importing blending tobacco noble, but . . .
By Obert Chifamba and Elita Chikwati
JUST recently, The Sunday Mail ran a story headlined “Zimbabwe to import blending tobacco” in which it revealed that the
Street names not mere signposts
MOST streets and institutions carry names of certain individuals as a way of honouring them; this could be in a township,
Govt owes tertiary colleges US$35m
Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT owes tertiary colleges US$35 million in outstanding fees for students learning under the cadetship programme, a Cabinet Minister told Parliament recently.
Treasury has released only US$25 million of the US$60 million required over the past two years.
Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Stan Mudenge, said Treasury disbursed US$10 million and US$15 million in 2010 and 2011 respectively to cover the cadetship, leaving a shortfall of US$35 million.
“My Ministry is short of US$35 million for the cadetship this year. And that is the money we owe universities and colleges,” he said.
US debt: Time for introspection
NEW YORK.
The White House on Saturday challenged the ruling by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade US long-term credit rating form top