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Fanuel Kangondo EntrepreneurshipAs social enterprise venturing increasingly gains significance worldwide, there is still some confusion regarding what really constitutes a social entrepreneurial initiative and what drives the discipline.
COP17 post-mortem
Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryA WEEK ago, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management gathered together key stakeholders in the climate change arena to ruminate on, provide and receive feedback on COP17,
Make a difference, women urged
Business ReporterWOMEN entrepreneurs have been urged to contribute to the positive transformation of the sectors in which they operate. Addressing female delegates at a Woman Excel meeting in Harare recently, Securico
Soaring cement demand boosts Lafarge revenues
Cement manufacturer Lafarge Zimbabwe has said full year revenue is expected to reach US$60 million as cement demand especially on the local market continues to grow. The company last year recorded US$50 million full year revenue following a refurbishment exercise that increased capacity utilisationDisburse maternity funds now
ZWRCN Women’s DeskReports have it that funds raised by Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe for the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) are still lying idle — more than a year
New seed variety unveiled
Business ReporterAS part of its contribution to food security in Zimbabwe, Seed Co recently launched a high-performing medium variety, the BlockBuster, SC 637, during a field day held at its Rattray Arnold Research Station
RioZim goes into the red
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterRIOZIM Ltd has gone into the red after posting an operating loss for the year of US$8,1 million. The loss was a significant downturn from the profit of US$9,3 million the company posted in 2010. The
ZABG’s great escape
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterZABG Bank has reached an agreement with Unicapital of Mauritius and a local private firm, Trebor & Khays, for fresh capital injection to meet regulatory capital requirements. The bank’s great escape of
African Sun turnover rises 19 percent
Martin Kadzere Business Reporter
AFRICAN Sun’s turnover for the five months to February rose 19 percent to US$22 million, compared with the same period last year, as the hospitality group targets its US$60 million forecast this year. Chief
Star Brite back with a bang!
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
They came in their numbers for preliminary auditions and now the country awaits the next big star from Zimbabwe’s oldest and pioneer talent search show — Star Brite. Now it’s time for the hopefuls to