Matabeleland North key to economic growth

Nqobile Tshili, [email protected] MATABELELAND North is strategic to the country’s economic growth due to its mandate to produce electricity and coking coal, which is critical in iron and steel production.…

‘Youths key in mitigating effects of climate change’

Peter Matika [email protected]  INNOVATIONS by Zimbabwean youths are set to change and possibly save the country from natural disasters such as climate change, a cabinet minister has said. The Deputy…

120 000 birds dead as avian flu strikes SA

Industry stakeholders are calling on SA’s government to take emergency steps to mitigate the impact of an avian flu pandemic in case it spreads to Brazil – a key supplier of poultry to SA – which could in turn spark a rise in food prices and further strain consumers’ pockets.

UK leaves Microsoft’s US$69bn takeover bid in peril

Britain on Wednesday blocked Microsoft’s US$69-billion takeover of US video game giant Activision Blizzard, arguing it would harm competition in cloud gaming.

Occupation hazard prevention

R Sithole-OSH Promotions Officer Midlands Every year Zimbabwe joins the world in commemorating the World Day for Safety and Health at work. The annual World Day for Safety and Health…

Why AI is not going to change the world too much

LLMs (large language models) – natural language processing computer programs that use artificial neural networks to generate text and source code – have come onto the scene and shaken up the technology world over the last couple of months.

ZITF must return to industrial shop window

As our industrial sector moves forward at ever-increasing velocity we need to start think seriously exactly what the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair means, and just who we want to exhibit…

‘There really is life after London’

For decades London was the main nexus of European finance, melding continental money with transatlantic ideas of what to do with it. But two years after Brexit became a reality,…

Tips for online security and safety in the age of digital remittances

Darryl Pietersen Online money transfer has become an important part of everyday life in Zimbabwe and across the globe. Digital money transfer services not only support millions of businesses, but…

US$750m sunk into Manhize steel plant

DINSON Iron and Steel Company (Disco) has so far invested US$750 million into the construction of its US$1,5 billion steel plant in Mvuma, Midlands Province, with the project now 60 percent complete.