Pioneer to cut seed production

Agriculture Reporter
Pioneer Hi-Bred Zimbabwe will this season reduce seed production by 50 percent due to over supply of the commodity on the market. The company whose market share has grown from 12 percent to 30 percent said it was better to reduce production this season to avoid incurring losses. Speaking

Tips on buying pesticides

Buying pesticides is serious business.
Mistakes when buying pesticides may cause wrong product application, be hazardous to both the user and the environment.

GMB to sponsor soya beans production

Agriculture Reporter
The Grain Marketing Board expects to sponsor the production of 8 000 tonnes of soya beans ahead of the launch of its Norton Stockfeeds Plant in Norton early next year. The parastatal would contract farmers in Mashonaland West and Mashonaland Central provinces.The provinces are the chief

Tips on battery care in summer

After our article on how to take care of your battery in winter, we have thought of giving you tips on battery care in summer. Excessive heat and overcharging shortens the life of a battery. Heat causes battery fluid to evaporate, which then damages the internal structure of the battery. A

MOB: It all gets too exciting

Robert Garai Muganda Buy Zimbabwe
SATURDAY November 17, My Own Boss — Buy Zimbabwe Edition season four (4) will have a winner. But getting there is (and has been) a long road. The question on the viewers’ lips is who between Godwin Gogwe (23) and Odert Kosimoni (27) will walk away from Nigel Chanakira’s final

Politics – A means of personal enrichment?

Dwight Mutonono Business Correspondent
I have often heard people say statements like, “I would like to get into politics because you can make a lot of money in politics”. Many seek public office for exactly that reason and the truth is many who have attained their political aspirations have indeed become extremely rich because of it.

Unpacking UNTWO hosting issues

WHEN I travelled to South Korea as part of the Zimbabwean delegation in October 2011, the main agenda was to win the bid to co-host, with Zambia, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation 2013 general assembly. The bid was won. In the aftermath of winning of the bid, so many

Mazda T35: A legend in commercial vehicles

Fact Jeke Behind the Wheel
WHEN we talk of light commercial vehicles, both trucks and buses, the Mazda T 3500 rates among the best. Mazda T35 trucks and Swaraj buses have stood the test of time and in Zimbabwe they are a favourite with farmers, transporters, schools and churches. For those who have no idea,

Sandy forces carmakers to scrap 15 000 cars

Sandy forces carmakers to scrap 15 000 carsCHICAGO. — Toyota Motor, Chrysler, Nissan and Honda plan to scrap about 15 000 vehicles damaged by Hurricane Sandy as vehicle makers and dealers continue assessing the storm’s impact, according to local media reports on Wednesday. Travis

Merging the future of China’s car industry: Expert

BARCELONA. — A Spanish expert said yesterday that Spain might be the perfect place for the Chinese car industry to get a foothold overseas. Jaume Ribera, professor from the IESE Business School in Barcelona, said one of the ways for Chinese-made cars to enter markets in Europe and the United

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