adminPenguins face bleak future
Wellington. – Scientists in Antarctica say climate change is having two very different effects on the region’s Adélie penguins.At Cape Bird on Ross Island the penguins are thriving, but further north – where the continent is warming more rapidly – the penguins are disappearing.
Delta Corporation scoops top CSR award
Business ReporterDELTA CORPORATION scooped the top Corporate Social Responsibility award after it was named the company with the best corporate social responsibility programmes in Zimbabwe.
GMB to diversify product range
THE Grain Marketing Board will this year implement a number of projects as it diversifies its commercial product portfolio to enhance viability and sustainability, information from the parent ministry shows.New Superbrand concept unveiled
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Business ReporterMARKETERS have been urged to acknowledge, respect and celebrate individual cultural backgrounds, beliefs and languages when they are in the process of creating brands.
Speaking at the launch of the new Superbrand concept in Harare yesterday, Dr Sean McCoy, founder and chief executive of HKLM Consultancy of South Africa, said consumers
Energy sector leaders head to Kenya
NAIROBI. – Energy sector leaders head to Kenya this month for a global oil and gas conference to explore how East Africa can capitalise on opportunities in the nascent industry.Organisers say the April 29 conference will also seek to build local expertise, coming in the wake of the discovery of oil reserves in Kenya last year.
Dell opens support centre for Ghana
ACCRA. – Global information technology giant Dell has opened a support centre here to bring after sales support to its local customers.Dell’s Ghanaian executive Samuel Amanor told CAJ News that it was imperative for the company to offer this crucial service to its customers in the region.
Call for street protests against Hollande
PARIS. – Opponents of French President Francois Hollande called last Friday for mass street protests against his government, as he faced fresh fire over a tax scandal that saw his budget minister resign in shame.US trade deficit edges lower
WASHINGTON. – The US trade deficit edged lower in February due largely to a decline in crude oil imports, government data released last Friday showed.The Commerce Department reported the trade gap shrank to US$43 billion, down from the revised US$44,5 billion in January.
Kenya Airways declares war
NAIROBI. – Kenya Airways management is girding itself to fend off stiff competition from rivals South African Airways and Ethiopian Airlines which could eat into its profit margins.The airline’s survival strategy hinges on keeping its aggressive competitors from snatching its skilled workers, overhauling its ageing fleet, and ratcheting up its trainee pilot