adminPremium brands take up space at ZAS’ Harare Mall
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro-Senior Business Reporter Several leading premium brands and retail entities have committed to take up space at the US$20 million Greenfields Mall under construction at the Exhibition Park in…
Climate change poses threat to coffee farming
Bulawayo Bureau ADVERSE climate change conditions are posing a threat to local coffee production with projections estimating a decrease of between 300-350 tonnes this year, a significant drop from the…
Zesa starts Hwange 1-6 refurb to boost capacity
Business Reporter State power utility Zesa Holdings has started the refurbishment of six units at the Hwange Power Station to raise electricity production to about 840 megawatts.
Tourism sector jobs rise above pre-Covid-19 levels
Leonard Ncube-Bulawayo Bureau THE country’s tourism industry is poised for a major turnaround amid positive growth in arrivals and bookings, which has seen the sector’s employment levels rising above pre-Covid-19…
Geingos advocates need to champion sexual reproductive health
PRETORIA. – The former First Lady of Namibia, Mrs Monica Geingos, has emphasised the urgent need to champion Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for young people across East and Southern Africa.
Coaches laud academies’ role
DOMESTIC coaches have saluted the leading role taken by local academies to identify and nurture talent at an elite level to standards that have even attracted the attention of some top European football clubs.
Africa sees surge in mpox cases
KINSHASA. – Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4 000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public health body said on Tuesday as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed.
Bulawayo explores suburban aquifers
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is considering tapping into aquifers in Nkulumane and Nketa suburbs, as well as Hope Fountain on the outskirts of the city, in response to severe water shortages caused by drought.
Chaminuka VTC ventures into melon production
CHAMINUKA Vocational Training Centre in Mt Darwin, through the assistance of ZimTrade, has embarked on the production of lucrative rock melons, which are in high demand in the United Arab Emirates and a number of European countries.
Rupert overtakes Dangote on rich list
JOHANNESBURG. – South African luxury goods magnate Johann Rupert has become Africa’s wealthiest person, overtaking Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, who previously held the top position.