Tesla boosts spending plans to as much as $8bn a year
Bloomberg Tesla has increased its capital expenditure plan by billions of dollars after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk referred to the carmaker’s new factories as “gigantic money furnaces.” The company…
Oil drops as concerns over slowdown offset tight crude market
Bloomberg Oil declined at the start of the week as concerns about an economic slowdown overshadowed signs of a tight physical crude market. West Texas Intermediate fell below US$94 a…
Gold steady as investors prepare for Fed’s next jumbo rate hike
Bloomberg Gold steadied after posting the biggest weekly gain since May as investors weighed prospects for tighter US monetary policy and concerns over an economic slowdown. Bullion hit the lowest…
Favoured emerging-market trade loses luster on recession fears
Bloomberg Investors are rethinking what was the go-to trade in emerging markets at the start of the year: betting on rising short-term rates as rampant inflation forced central banks into…
Africans look to crypto as charity funding dwindles
Reuters A sculpture of a giant tap spewing plastic waste greeted delegates at UN environment talks in Kenya earlier this year – a reminder of the urgent need for them…
Gold coins start circulating
Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter THE much anticipated Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coins went on sale yesterday with an opening selling price of US$1 823,80 or Z$805 745,35 per coin after their release…
From maid to successful farmer
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter INSPIRED by her late father who was an Agritex officer, a female farmer, Ms Talita Matutu left her job as a maid in South Africa to venture…
Synergies in hybrid horticulture seeds to benefit Matabeleland farmers
Sikhulekelani Moyo, Business Reporter A provider of agricultural science and technology, Syngenta AG is working with farmers in Matabeleland through providing hybrid horticulture seeds and chemicals as part of its strategy…
Ezimnyama ready for Europe tour
Mthabisi Tshuma, Showbiz Reporter ZIMBABWE’S pride in dance, music and theatre, Ezimnyama Dance Ensemble is set to embark on a one-month international tour where they will raise the Zimbabwean flag high…
Man takes passion, creativity in tombstone making to another level
Rejoyce Sibanda, Chronicle Reporter A 45-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has taken his passion and creativity in tombstone making to greater heights by crafting the most artistic and beautiful tombstones around the city.…









