$10 000 assisted reproductive technology grant availed
Pamela Shumba A US$10 000 grant is up for grabs for partners that have been struggling to have babies but want to try the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).
Seed Co donates sports kit to Peterhouse
Leading hybrid seed producer, Seed Co, has donated sporting kit to Peterhouse boys cricket teams worth over US$6 000.
Sales topline tips to remain competitve
In today’s market in Zimbabwe, attention is the scarcest commodity. Your advertising and marketing messaging must be designed so it stops people in their tracks. The more you can stand out from the crowd, the better your chances for the product or service to be purchased.
How big is inflation risk in 2019?
“We all know that inflation is an evil thing, but when it runs its course unplanned it brings certain natural correctives. Today, these correctives have not been allowed to come into play, and the result is most unhealthy. The making of large paper profits, which is a natural concomitant of inflation, enabled industry to maintain its real capital intact; the restriction of money profit at a time of rising prices is denuding industry, not of real profits, but of real capital.”
Caledonia cries foul over export incentive
Aim – listed mining group, Caledonia Mining Corporation, says its earnings per share could decline by approximately US$ 5,4 million after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) withdrew the export credit incentive scheme for gold producers.
Money supply slashed in real terms
Many businesses are still stumbling in their pricing policies and accounting procedures because they are not thinking straight and are not looking at economic fundamentals and are mixing up inflation, corporate exchange rates and free-funds exchange rates.
Can real innovators please stand up
Many enterprises, big and small, failed to do business this past Monday when one of the biggest telecommunication and mobile money company’s systems failed. They account for a major portion of transactions in payments as well as communications, and their struggle for the majority of that day crippled other businesses in turn in a classic domino effect.
Simbisa reports strong earnings despite challenges . . . 20 new stores opened during the period
Quick service restaurant (QSR) group, Simbisa Brands Limited’s profit for the half year to December 31, 2018 jumped 99 percent to $16,2 million despite a challenging operating environment in its biggest market — Zimbabwe.
Nigerian women entrepreneurs draw the short straw on education levels
One estimate is that 40% of Nigerian women are entrepreneurs. This fits into a pattern in sub-Saharan Africa which has the highest female entrepreneurship rate globally.
Deere eyes green revolution in Africa
Johannesburg — US Deere & Co (DE.N) expects to see demand for its farm equipment in Africa grow 8 to 10 percent annually in the coming years, driven by expansion in key markets like Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, a company executive said.



