Wheat farmers receive $35,7bn, US$3,5m

Herald Reporter WHEAT farmers have been paid $35,7 billion and US$3,5 million for the wheat delivered last year to the Grain Marketing Board, GMB chief executive, Mr Rockie Mutenha, has…

Editorial Comment: Value addition on tobacco needs industry collaboration

ZIMBABWE has reclaimed its place as the largest exporter of tobacco from Africa and is back as the fourth or fifth largest exporter of tobacco in the world, but it…

Maize imports decline 71pc

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Senior Business Reporter STATE-assisted farming programmes have helped reduce maize imports by 71 percent in 11 months to November 2022, latest official statistics show. According to figures from…

Black Day for women’s football

Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter Former Mighty Warriors and Black Rhinos Queens star striker Rufaro “Mafidi” Machingura openly admitted to using drugs and was itching for a football comeback. Sadly,…

Botswana firm keen to explore for diamonds in Zim

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Botswana Diamonds (BOD) says Zimbabwe is highly prospective and there are positive signs that the country is gradually opening for business and will soon emerge as a location…

Exports hit record high in Nov 2022

Business Writer Sales of Zimbabwean exports hit a six-year monthly high in November last year with tobacco and gold among the major contributors, figures from the Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (Zimstat)…

How did lithium perform in 2022?

At the end of 2021, analysts were expecting lithium demand to continue outpacing supply in the year ahead. Speaking about the lithium market in 2022, Daisy Jennings-Gray, senior analyst at…

Crowds bid Pele farewell in Santos

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was among 230,000 mourners to view Pele’s open casket in Santos, where some fans shed silent tears and others gave the Brazilian soccer…

Delimitation Report debate in Parly today

Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter BOTH the National Assembly and Senate will reconvene today to debate the preliminary Delimitation Report submitted to President Mnangagwa on December 26 by the Zimbabwe Electoral…

Three ways retailers can continue their golden run in 2023

The retail industry is one of the few sectors of the economy that emerged from the pandemic relatively unscathed. Despite depressed consumer confidence levels, rising inflation and the increasing cost…