Natfoods volumes surge 3,4pc for half year period

Nelson Gahadza Senior Business Reporter National Foods volumes for the interim period to December 31, 2023, grew by 3,4 percent to 285 000 tonnes from the comparative period, largely driven by…

El Nino-farmers suffer huge discounts on livestock

Martin Kadzere The effects of El Niño drought are tightening their grip on Zimbabwe’s rural communities, forcing desperate farmers to sell off their prized livestock – primarily goats and cattle–…

Call to empower women on capital markets literacy

Enacy Mapakame INVESTMENT and capital market experts have called for enhanced orientation of women and girls in the financial disciplines to boost their awareness as part of the broader vision…

Uganda oil firm begins fuel sales after Kenya fallout

Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) has started selling petroleum products to oil marketing firms in Tanzania and Uganda as it tests the market ahead of rolling out a direct import…

Nigeria leads after Shell’s US$4,2bln govt payment

In 2023, Nigeria received the highest payments from Shell in the form of production entitlements, royalties, taxes, and fees to the government, amounting to $4,92 billion, the highest figure recorded…

Learners walk away with Scholarships in Pure Drop promo

Valerie Mpundu  Youth Interactive Writer About 750 learners won prizes in the Olivine Industries Pure Drop scholarship bonanza competition whose draw was held this week. Dubbed Zimbabwe’s biggest scholarship promotion,…

SA banks caught in UK’s sweeping auto finance probe

Investec has set aside funds to pay for possible compensation and other costs linked to its auto finance business in the UK as regulators continue with an industrywide probe into…

Chinese stocks drop, dollar bounce drags down Asia

China’s CSI 300 Index fell as much as 1,6 percent, on pace for its largest daily drop since January, and the Hang Seng Tech Index slid around 4 percent.  Australian…

Minister appeals for increased stakeholder support for prisons

Lingani Nyika, [email protected] THE Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and devolution, Cde Ezra Chadzamira, says prisons and correctional services could be transformed into vibrant economic hubs if given adequate…

Brazil delegation jets in for political consultations

Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter A delegation from Brazil led by its Secretary for Africa and the Middle East in the Ministry of External Relations, Ambassador Carlos Duarte has arrived in…

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