Nagasaki pushes for shift from nuclear power after quake

TOKYO.
The Japanese city of Nagasaki yesterday called for a shift from nuclear power to renewable energy as it commemorated the

Training in new technology vital

LAST week Alan and I braved the cold weather to play our favourite game, bass fishing. We were comforted by the thought

Deep-rooted crops capture more carbon, fight drought

SINGAPORE.
Creating crops with deeper roots could soak up much more carbon dioxide from the air, help mankind fight global warming

Is it time to ditch the dollar?

THE dollar represents 60,7 percent of the world’s currency reserves followed by the euro at 26,6 percent. Given the situation

Steelnet mulls rights offer

By Martin Kadzere
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed concern Steelnet is again considering a rights offer as it seeks to raise money to recapitalise.

Skewed lending blasted

By Bright Madera
THE skewed lending pattern in the financial sector that is heavily biased towards non-productive sector is inhibiting economic

TN projects US$50 million revenue

By Golden Sibanda
TN Financial Holdings has projected revenue to rise by 60 percent to US$50 million by December from US$20 million in

Importing blending tobacco noble, but . . .

By Obert Chifamba and Elita Chikwati
JUST recently, The Sunday Mail ran a story headlined “Zimbabwe to import blending tobacco” in which it revealed that the

Street names not mere signposts

MOST streets and institutions carry names of certain individuals as a way of honouring them; this could be in a township,

US debt: Time for introspection

NEW YORK.
The White House on Saturday challenged the ruling by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade US long-term credit rating form top