Major boost for Vic Falls hotels
Roberta Katunga Senior Business Reporter TOURISM operators in the resort town of Victoria Falls have been given a temporary relief from the stresses of the low season as the town hosted…
Know your wildlife
Parakeet — African Ringneck RINGNECK Parakeets are growing in popularity among aviculturists and pet lovers around the globe. The African Ringnecked Parakeet is also known as the Rose Ringed Parakeet.…
Govt in bid to improve irrigation infrastructure
Dumisani Nsingo Senior Farming Reporter THE Government will channel most of the 88 million euros to be allocated to the agricultural sector by the European Union towards development and resuscitation of…
Egypt could raise up to $2bn in Eurobond issue
LONDON — Egypt could raise as much as $2 billion through a Eurobond this year and expects economic growth of close to 7 percent in three years’ time, Finance Minister…
Trade shortfall pushes rand more than 1pc weaker
JOHANNESBURG — The rand stumbled more than 1 percent last Friday to its softest in nearly a week after the trade balance swung into a wide deficit, pointing to continued…
Schweppes in bid to strengthen grip on local, regional markets
Dumisani Nsingo Senior Business Reporter LEADING non-carbonated beverages manufacturer Schweppes Zimbabwe said it is introducing a wide range of products in the next three years as it moves to strengthen…
SMEs conference to focus on funding opportunities
Roberta Katunga Senior Business Reporter FUNDING opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will take centre stage at the third annual Zimbabwe SME banking and micro-finance summit as Government intensifies financial…
Industry not benefiting from Higher learning institutions’ researches
Lungile Tshuma Business Correspondent THE gap between the academia and industry is killing the country’s manufacturing sector as both parties are walking in different paths which is not ideal in finding…
Poor yields in farming demystified
Ngonidzashe Chiutsi Farming Correspondent A CROP breeding expert has said poor crop management, among other factors, is contributing to poor yields per hectare in the country compared to other farmers in…
Livestock drought mitigation measures
THE second month of the year has just ended without significant rains in most parts on the southern region and this is a clear sign that it will be another…

