Sugarcane harvesting set to begin
Harvesting of sugarcane begins next week in the Lowveld and is expected to continue until December, an official said yesterday.Last year when the season started, farmers were being paid US$709 per tonne
Datlabs unveils own camphor brand
Business ReporterLocal pharmaceuticals manufacturer Datlabs (Private) Limited, which had an agreement with Tiger Brands of South Africa to produce its Ingram’s Camphor Cream locally, is set to launch a new camphor cream brand called CamphaCare after the latter
IMF predicts growth for Nigeria
LAGOS. — The International Monetary Fund in its latest economic forecast has predicted that Nigeria will top sub-Saharan African countries expected to emerge from the global recession in the next few years to post economic growth not seen outside Asia. The IMF’s WorldTurkish Airlines, Airbus seal mega deal
ISTANBUL. — Turkish national flag-carrier Turkish Airlines yesterday signed a gigantic deal for up to 117 planes with European manufacturer Airbus finalising the largest order in Turkish civil aviation history. “We are inking today the biggest deal ever clinched by aFrance unveils deficit target plan
PARIS. — Yesterday France presented a plan to get its public deficit back under the EU limit by 2014, having decided to let debt grow further as it tries to jump-start a sputtering economy. The plan to bring the deficit below 3 percent of Gross Domestic Product isDifferent types of managers
Shelter Chieza Change ManagementI received a number of interesting responses to last week’s article on the types of managers that we work with. So I have decided to focus on other types of managers that we have. Remember that there is no correct management style, the best leadership style
SME bank commendable
Takunda Mugaga Economic Agenda
The world over, the Small and Medium Enterprises are the biggest employers contrary to the local perception that such enterprises solely thrive on shady business practices which includes tax evasion and intense activity in the grey economy. The plan to
SA’s Pamoja expands to Kenya
NAIROBI. — South Africa’s cloud computing company, Pamoja, has expanded its cloud services business to Kenya, a strategic East African market.This is part of plans to establish a premier cloud services marketplace for Africa. Albie Bester, Pamoja
Egyptair resumes Harare flights
Business ReporterEgypt’s national carrier, Egyptair, resumes flights between Harare and Cairo in June after a nine year absence, and is offering a 20 percent discount on ticket purchases between April 8 to 30 and travel between June 1 and 21. The airline will deploy a 144-seater Boeing
CUT Hotel rings bells for guests
Business ReporterAS one descends the Manyame Valley slope approaching the town of Chinhoyi, you are greeted by a conspicuous gigantic structure that marks a grand entrance into the transit town. Clearly, it cannot be missed as the first billboard you encounter just after the

