Dube new Hippo chairman
Listed sugar producer Hippo Valley Estates Limited has appointed lawyer and corporate governance expert Canaan Dube following the resignation of Daniel Makorane.
Palladium boom for Zimplats, Mimosa
Spot palladium surged to a record high on bets that rebounding economies will fuel auto-maker demand, deepening supply shortfalls of the precious metal.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Ghost workers should not be paid
The only surprise in the latest Government decision not to pay teachers who are not performing their minimum contractual obligations is that Government in effect gave them as long as a month to make up their minds, bending over backwards not to be confrontational.
First Lady charms councillors across the political divide
Tendai Rupapa in Mutare FEMALE councillors from across the political divide are charmed by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa’s non-partisan approach and traditional meal cookout competition which they say has helped…
Sanctions cripple DDF operations
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter ILLEGAL sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe soon after the country’s land reform programme in 2000 have crippled the District Development Fund (DDF) operations as Government cannot secure…
Crisis of expectations . . . can prices go up in US dollar terms?
The experience of repeated, accelerated crises can hamper peoples’ ability to accept certain developments as they are even in situations where circumstances might have changed.
SMM loses mining claims
SMM Holdings administrator Afaras Gwaradzimba allegedly sold land under the company’s mining leases, with the land set to be converted into residential stands.
Absa, unlike SA’s other banks, can’t get a CEO to stick
Banks are supposed to be boring and predictable. When they break that age-old rule, things go awry. You need look no further than the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 to see what happens when bankers get creative.
Vic Falls residents receive second jab
Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter VICTORIA Falls residents have started receiving their second Covid-19 doses following the rollout of mass vaccination last month, amid calls especially for schools in the…
Five countries, five years . . . For a moment, we were one of the Dozen Divas
IN a week dominated by football’s rejection of greed, and an All-Star cartel, it’s a pity its 2016 Olympics sweethearts were not there, to provide a powerful symbol, of the game’s romantic attachment to its roots.











