adminFresh lithium deposits to transform Zim economy
Munyaradzi Musiiwa: Midlands Correspondent LITHIUM is set to transform the country’s economy following a fresh scramble for the mineral by foreign companies after new deposits were discovered around Harare, Mines and…
Salt off the earth
Christopher Charamba: Featurers It is believed that one of the causes of the collapse of the Great Zimbabwe empire was the shortage of salt in the area. Nyatsimba Mutota was sent…
Cheeky tenant ‘steals’ house
Andile Tshuma: Bulawayo Bureau A 53-YEAR-OLD Thorngroove suburb man has appeared in court for allegedly stealing his landlord’s house. Phillip Ndlovu appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Tinashe Tashaya facing forgery and theft…
Kenya Airways in talks for stake sale
NAIROBI. — Kenya Airways is talking to “about three or four” foreign institutional investors and airlines about buying a stake to raise cash for the loss-making carrier, its chief executive…
Oil prices fall as hopes for deal in Algiers fade
LONDON. — Crude oil futures fell yesterday as optimism faded for an output-limiting deal from an oil producer meeting in Algeria to curb one of the worst supply gluts in…
Platts lifts world sugar deficit estimate amid waning Brazil hopes
LONDON. — Platts Kingsman extended the round of upgrades by commentators to forecasts for the world sugar production deficit next season, amid waning expectations for Brazil’s cane crop. Platts raised by…
ZimTrade to equip firms with export skills
Business Reporter ZimTrade will this week conduct a capacity building training of companies in the plastic pipes manufacturing and packaging industries. The training, which will be held from September 29-30 in…
Unifreight post $2,5m net profit
Transport and logistics provider, Unifreight posted a $2,5 million net profit for the half-year ended June, 2016 bouncing from a $2,3 million loss in the comparable period aided by disposal…
Now is the time to end child marriages in the apostolic sects
Tendayi Gudo Correspondent Earlier this month, 400 women from various apostolic sects gathered in Gweru to explore ways of ending child marriages. This was as historic as it was significant;…
Twitter final buyout price might be lower than you think
NEW YORK. – With an increasing number of rumoured suitors for Twitter, analysts who follow the company started to offer estimates for a possible purchase price. For any long suffering Twitter…