adminCastle Lite shines
Business ReporterTHE October edition of the SABMiller Global Taste Session saw a local sample of Castle Lite beer being recognised as the best beer in its brand category. Brewed at Delta’s Southerton Lagers Manufacturing plant, the premium beer emerged in pole position in a category that had entries from 19
Blanket Mine gold output reach all-time high
Business ReporterCALEDONIA Mining Corporation says gold output at its local unit, Blanket Mine, reached an all-time high after increasing 33 percent in the third quarter from 9 743 ounces to 12 918 ounces produced during the same period last year. Output was 12 percent higher from 11 560 ounces produced in the
D-Day for finance minister
Christopher Mugaga Economic AgendaLife will be all about braving icy currents and enduring raging storms fortified only with pride and virtue. There is a bold need to revive the economy. The road ahead is not for the faint hearted or for those who prefer leisure over work. This afternoon will see the Treasury boss plying the
Beitbridge council ventures into livestock project
Thupeyo Muleya in Beitbridge
BeitbridgE Town Council has ventured into a livestock production and horticulture project in a bid to boost its revenue inflows and also create a beef market for communal farmers around the district. In an interview, the project manager Mrs Lethubuhle Baloyi said they had established a farm near
Set standards, stick to them
Zachary Aldwin Milkshake in the BoardroomThere was a time when having electricity all day was the norm, when running water flowed out of all our taps, all the time. That was the expectation and no one questioned it until things started to go wrong. Standards, we all have them. Well at least I think we all have them. For many what passes
Business success: How do we rate ourselves?
Shelter Chieza Change ManagementNo company ever simply dislodges itself off and decides to become obsolete. How is it that some of the best performing companies we have had, went on a spinning record of losses? Then all of us who are not privy to insider information wonder if it could not be saved on time. By then the
Real estate investment for the ordinary man
Vengai Madzima PropertyI have been asked on several platforms to give input and ideas on how the so called “ordinary man” can become involved and effective in our local real estate. Normally this question is accompanied by the non-committal reasons why the ordinary man cannot be active in this mode of
Biti’s nightmare!
Victoria Ruzvidzo Business FocusFinance Minister Tendai Biti faces a daunting task this afternoon of tabling a budget that should breathe life into the economy while taking care of civil servants’ salaries and other social and political issues that beckon for attention. The nation will certainly not be content with mere presentation
Teens invent urine-powered generator
Pauline Mhuka Business ReporterFACILITATION is a role that is played by many Zimbabweans but not all are professionals like Mr Cleopas Chiketa. Mr Chiketa recently became the first International Association of Facilitators Certified Professional Facilitator in Zimbabwe and one of the very few in Africa. He was certified after
ZMDC bids for Turnall stake
Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation has joined the race to acquire FBC Holdings’ 58 percent stake in piping and roofing materials manufacturer Turnall Holdings. Sources said ZMDC seeks to regain controlling interest in Turnall after FBC decided to divest in line with Reserve Bank