A barcode unlocks Indonesia’s billion-dollar informal economy
From food carts lining Jakarta’s raucous streets to wet markets in Indonesia’s most remote villages, one type of barcode is becoming ubiquitous. The quick-response code, or QR, lets customers make…
US: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV sales doubled in Q1 2023
Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) reports that its vehicle sales in the United States during the first quarter of 2023 decreased by nearly 21 percent year-over-year to 20,938. That’s the…
Mbano Hotel joins global hotel group Accor
Business Writer Mbano Manor Hotel in Victoria Falls has announced it is joining global hospitality firm Accor, under the Mantis Collection franchise flag. Accor is a major hotel operator, managing…
How solar roofs are being used to power electric cars
Every two years, engineering students from across the US compete in the American Solar Challenge, where around 10 schools cobble together a car designed to go as far as possible,…
300 jobs at US$60m solar farm
Nqobile Bhebhe, Senior Business Reporter A private firm — Siyavuma Incorporated (Private) Limited is establishing a US$60 million, 50 megawatts solar photovoltaic plant at Cyrene Farm, a development that will…
Food pairings that maximise nutritional benefits
Many foods are commonly paired together for taste: fruit jam and peanut butter, ham and cheese, cookies and milk, spaghetti and meatballs, wine and cheese, the list goes on. Yet…
COMMENT: Interest in technical training is huge
The Government remains firmly on its agenda to ensure that the local education system sufficiently attends to the needs of the people. After years of producing students who were strong…
‘There’s no substitute for sound check’
Mkhululi Ncube, Showbiz Reporter Richard Makure, the man who was “blamed” for the sound challenges that marred Madlela Skhobokhobo’s album launch in Bulawayo last weekend says the challenges experienced were…
Zimbabwe among Dubai’s target tourism source markets
Business Reporter ZIMBABWE is among the key African tourism source markets being targeted by the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Dubai province, which has recently been named the world’s leading travel…
Pilot project for technical high schools takes off
Nqobile Tshili in Zvimba GOVERNMENT has introduced modern technical high schools as a pilot project that will result in pupils being professionally trade-tested before completing secondary education in line with…









