Cars that changed the world

1.1959 – Mini First built in 1959, the Mini is the car that gave us front-wheel drive as we know it by mating it to a transverse-mounted engine, and providing…

Leopard wreaks havoc on Chakonda farms

Collette Mukome FARMERS in Chakonda in Mutare District are living in perpetual fear after a leopard attacked and killed 13 goats and injured several others. One of the affected farmers Mrs…

ZNCC Secretaries Convention rescheduled to next Thursday

Business Correspondent THE annual Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce Secretaries convention has been rescheduled to next week Thursday running up to Saturday. ZNCC Manicaland regional manager, Ms Perpetual Guwila said the…

Fierce rivalry weighs on PPC

CEMENT volumes at PPC had been hit by “intense” competition despite the marked decline in cheap imports from Pakistan, SA’s largest cement maker said in its latest operational update.Core cement…

Fair thee well Tondoya. . . tribute to departed friend

Morris Mtisi YET again the education sector has lost another hero in the civil service. WHEN William Shakespeare says, “Life is but a walking shadow / A poor player that frets…

Farmers to plant 240 000 ha of maize

Tendai Gukutikwa Manicaland expects to plant 240 000ha of maize during the 2015/2016 farming season, the Agritex provincial officer for Manicaland, Mr Godfrey Mamhare, has said. The hectarage is significantly…

AU keen to partner with mines in research

Business Correspondent AFRICA University intends to partner with local mining companies in conducting research on the subsequent effects on biodiversity and ecosystem after land rehabilitation. Former AU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Fanuel Tagwira…

AIDS RIDE gains momentum

Catherine Murombedzi H I V Column What started as bereavement in one family in India in 2000 has now grown to be an internationally recognised manner in raising human immune virus/tuberculosis…

Dangote wins business award

The award for the 2015 African Business of the Year went to Dangote Cement. Helmed by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, the Nigerian cement behemoth plans to expand production in…

Foot and mouth triggers rise in beef price

Business Reporter BEEF prices have steadily rose in Mutare and surrounding areas in the last two weeks owing to shortages caused by a Foot and Mouth disease outbreak in Chipinge…

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