adminPlatts 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…
NMB gets $15m FMO, Swedfund credit line
Business Reporter Development financial institutions FMO of the Netherlands and Swedfund of Sweden have agreed to provide NMB Bank with a $15 million line of credit for lending to small…
Let us prevent veld fires
Veld fires have become a persistent environmental challenging Zimbabwe destroying natural resources, property and life. Veld fires are characteristic during the dry season and most prevalent in the period July…
Slain editor’s body exhumed
COLOMBO. — The remains of a newspaper editor who was killed seven years ago during the last stages of Sri Lanka’s civil war has been exhumed as part of a…
National Payment Systems transactions down 9 percent
Transactions processed through the National Payment System declined 9 percent in July largely reflective of the illiquid state of the economy particularly on high value transactions. According to the Reserve Bank…
WTD 2016: Towards tourism for all
Dr Walter Mzembi Special Correspondent I issue this solidarity statement from Bangkok, Thailand, where we are gathered to celebrate World Tourism Day 2016 under the theme: “Tourism for All –…