State moves to pay farmers early
Livingstone Marufu Farmers have delivered over 25 000 tonnes of maize to the Grain Marketing Board this year although more still needs to be done to pay them on time,…
The importance of product, service development
In many economies, emphasis is increasingly being placed on the profession of product development. Product development is commonly defined as the job of designing, creating and eventually marketing new products…
DIY car maintenance guide
Motoring with Lovert Mafukure With this recurring economic crunch, a lot of us find it difficult to cater for a car on our budgets. Cars are essential and require every little attention you…
COMMENT: Embracing the rand
“Our problems are man-made and can be solved by man.” Those are the words of John Kennedy and there cannot be a better way to capture the current cash shortages…
Death row prisoner tastes freedom after 26 years
Robin Muchetu IN 1990, the Government introduced an economic blue print – the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (Esap). Esap would grow in popularity to become one of the most commonly…
Greatness comes through leadership
When leadership is absent, you know it, and when it is present, you feel it. Leaders influence and make things happen. Maintaining the status quo is not one of the…
Mr Prince shines at SA festival
Ngqwele Dube recently in Johannesburg, South Africa THE s on of a king is a nobody in a foreign land, so goes an African saying but the opposite could be…
Somanje brothers join forces
Prince Mushawevato PENGAUDZOKE heir, Faheem Somanje, has enlisted the services of cousin and former Orchestra Dendera Kings backing vocalist-cum-dancer, Never Somanje, in a bid to bolster the group’s appeal. Faheem…
Winter wheat farming at Maphisa set to grow
Roberta Katunga Senior Farming Reporter THE winter wheat crop at Arda Antelope Estate at Maphisa Growth Point in Matabeleland South is expected to surpass last year’s targets after 60 more…
Foot-and-mouth outbreak: Farmers speak
Harmony Agere Government should have stood by the decision to ban cattle movement for any purposes other than slaughter as it is the only way to effectively contain the foot-and-mouth…








