admin‘Use current rains for early land preparations’
FOLLOWING the rains being experienced in parts of the country, farmers’ unions have urged farmers to take advantage of the subsequent moist soils to do early land preparation for the 2024/25 cropping season.
Govt support propels pig industry to a 49pc growth
Ashton Mutyavaviri GOVERNMENT’S strategic interventions to promote agricultural productivity are bearing fruit with the pig industry recording a 49 percent growth in the past three years.
Investment firms hail efforts to drive ZiG demand
Asset management and stock trading firms have applauded the move to bolster demand for the new currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), saying the policy measures present a good starting point for the currency’s wider use.
Blanket Mine posts 6pc jump in gold production
Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) listed resources group Caledonia Mining Corporation said gold production at its Gwanda-based gold mining operation, Blanket Mine, jumped by 6 percent in the first quarter to March 2024.
IMF faces push to cut billions of dollars in fees
For years, the International Monetary Fund has collected billions of dollars in fees from its biggest borrowers, a practice that penalised those most in need. Now, with its coffers refilling and interest rates running high, the world’s lender of last resort is considering giving them a break.
Stop tobacco side marketing, TIMB as farmers pocket US$155m
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has warned farmers against side-marketing saying the practice could ruin the season whose earnings and tobacco volumes had by Day 18 eclipsed last year’s records by 43 and 22 percent respectively.
Technologies farmers need to feed Africa
Other African countries should likewise embrace irrigation, mechanisation, and fertilisers to improve food security and unlock the continent’s agricultural potential.
NBS committed to affordable housing
NATIONAL Building Society (NBS) says it remains committed to the provision of affordable housing to the majority of home-seekers through various mortgage and micro-mortgage products.
Legal health check vital for businesses
A legal health check is essentially an audit or review of the legal affairs of a business. It is quite important but often overlooked by businesses until there is a problem.
Industry gurus to unpack digital future at ICT summit
COMPULINK Holdings, a leading information communication technology (ICT) company in Zimbabwe, will host the inaugural Evolve ICT Summit 2024 at the Harare International Conference Centre next month.