adminMakoni set for SADCC talks
THE Minister of Industry and Energy Development, Dr Simba Makoni, leaves Harare on Sunday to attend a two-day Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC) ministers’ meeting which starts in Luanda next Friday.
Bosso hopeful in Mhindirira contract talks
HIGHLANDERS remain hopeful of pinning midfielder Devine Mhindirira down to a new contract as several local clubs are believed to be monitoring the situation tightly with the hope of snatching the midfielder when his contract expires on June 30.
High interest rates frustrate tobacco funding
STAKEHOLDERS in the tobacco industry have described local financial institutions’ interest rates as prohibitive and impeding Government’s efforts to localise funding for the sector.
More scholarships for less privileged learners
MORE less privileged children from vulnerable communities across the country are set to benefit from scholarships as the First Mutual Foundation has expanded its scholarship programme, complementing Government efforts in boosting education.
National blood stocks dwindle
National blood levels are falling, with the country having stocks to last only two days, NBSZ chief executive Ms Lucy Marowa has said.
Nigeria’s inflation rises for the 17th straight month
Nigeria’s headline inflation increased for the 17th consecutive time to 33,95 percent in May 2024, up from 33,69 percent in April, according to the latest Consumer Price Index and Inflation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) .
‘Expanded wheat production will curtail imports’
AN increase in wheat production over the past two seasons from 375 000 tonnes in 2022 to 467 905 tonnes last year has spawned a 24 percent drop in durum wheat imports.
Ethiopia to allow foreign banks to set up subsidiaries
Ethiopia has announced an economic liberalization move, allowing foreign banks to establish local subsidiaries and permitting foreigners to acquire shares in domestic lenders.
CX Slovakia beat Belgium at Euro 2024
Slovakia caused the first upset at Euro 2024 as Ivan Schranz fired the underdogs to a 1-0 win against Belgium yesterday.
Croc skin exports rise 56pc, increase global market share
THE agriculture sector is emerging as a vital cog in the country’s journey towards achieving an upper-middle income economy by 2030, with crocodile skin (unprocessed and processed) exports increasing by 56 percent in 2023.