Pork output rises

THE Pig Industry Board yesterday said pork production in the first month of the year grew compared to the same period last year due to an increase in demand for locally produced products. PIB deputy director Mr Andrew Shonhiwa said that production

Ali loves watching Ali

NEW YORK. — The boxer who pummelled opponents with his words as well as with his fast fists rarely talks these days, and his dazzling footwork is a memory frozen on video tape and in the minds of millions of admirers. But the spirit and sparkle in 71-year-old Muhammad

EgyptAir to resume Harare flights

Walter Muchinguri and Kudakwashe Pembere
EGYPTAIR returns to Harare skies on June 1 after a nine-year absence.
The airline will fly four times a week between Harare and Cairo via Dar es Salaam, using a Boeing

Hwange: Forensic auditors called in

Business Reporter
HWANGE Colliery Company has engaged forensic auditors to investigate its historical debts of about US$30 million, chairman Mr Farai Mutamangira has said.
The company wants a comprehensive account of how borrowed funds were applied, amid

Renaissance Securities, creditors meet

Business Reporter
RENAISSANCE Financial Holdings subsidiary Renaissance Securities’ members and creditors will meet at the High Court in two weeks, for the first time since the firm went into liquidation, to prove claims. This comes after the Securities Commission of Zimbabwe

Every cloud has a silver lining

Ben Chiganze A Bass Fisherman’s Approach
LAST Saturday morning my friends and I set off for Maringe Dam in Beatrice for our usual bass fishing expedition and as we were just getting down to business, the guards pounced on us and told us to leave. They gave us 30 minutes to pack our fishing

Nigerian telecoms giant signs US$500m deal

LAGOS. — Nigeria’s telecommunications giant Globacom, which signed a US$750 million partnership deal with Huawei six days ago, has clinched another mega financial deal that will accelerate work on revamping its network. Globacom yesterday signed a US$500 million

Software to check noise pollution out soon

ACRRA. — Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, is working in tandem with the Environmental Protection Agency to introduce software that will help people measure noise levels on their own, using their smart-phones. “Everyone now has

ZITF cheers local businesses

Rumbidzayi Zinyukwe Business Reporter
MOST companies that participated at the just ended 54th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo expressed their satisfaction with the business opportunities that they managed to get during the fair. This year’s showcase witnessed 656 exhibitors taking

NGO sets up egg marketing project in Goromonzi

Blessing Bonga Business Reporter
HELP From Germany, a local NGO, has officially commissioned a US$600 000 egg marketing project for Goromonzi District in Mashonaland East province targeting a total of 600 smallholder farmers under the theme “Farming as Business”.  The district consists of four wards, namely

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