adminEditorial Comment: Unilever move shows market confidence
UNILEVER’S decision to increase production in Zimbabwe and upgrade its factories here with new investments in equipment is welcome and a return to the business model that has done so…
China plans to cut 500 000 jobs
BEIJING. — China will further trim its bloated smokestack industries this year and support other sectors in services or internet-related businesses to create new jobs.
Market evidence vital for farmers, traders
Charles Dhewa While many organisations assume farmers and agricultural value chain actors need simple information such as prices and buyers, such few details are no longer enough for serious decision…
Unilever to resume local production
Tinashe Makichi Business Reporter Unilever Zimbabwe has started investing towards the transformation of its factory capacity which will see the company manufacture part of its products locally. The investment is aimed…
Winky D takes Nama joy to Midlands
Arts Correspondent Dancehall star Wallace Chirimuko aka Winky D who recently scooped two National Arts Merit Awards, has lined up shows in Midlands province this weekend to celebrate his latest…
Time for women to rise in all spheres of society
Victoria Ruzvidzo Business Focus Zimbabwe needs to take advantage of its demographics in terms of gender diversity as it seeks sustainable solutions to current economic challenges.
Can Africa grow its manufacturing sector?
WASHINGTON. — Over the past decade and a half, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced rapid economic growth at an average annual rate of 5,5 percent.
Unlocking value of rural livestock
Sydney Kawadza Senior Features Writer Growing up in Chiware Village in Rusape, Manicaland province, vivid memories of tending to the family’s herd of cattle remain etched in the mind. Cattle are…
SAA Airbus A330-200 lands in Vic Falls
Walter Muchinguri recently in VICTORIA FALLS SOUTH African Airways yesterday introduced its new Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the Johannesburg-Victoria Falls route. The wide bodied aircraft, with a capacity of 222…
NSSA exits CFI Holdings
Zimre Holdings, through its investment vehicle Stalap, is now the largest shareholder in CFI Holdings after acquiring 12,93 percent of the company’s shares on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange on Tuesday.