Shop smart: Say no to counterfeits
Your Money, Your Call Cresencia Marjorie Chiremba ON the bustling streets of Harare, hawkers peddle their wares with fervour. It is the same case downtown, where several tuckshops are filled…
Firms invest in capacity as USD revenues increase
Nelson Gahadza SEVERAL businesses have lined up different capital expenditure programmes to enhance capacity on the back of increased foreign currency revenues, as 85 percent of sales are now, on…
US dollar shields real estate sector
Enacy Mapakame CHARGING customers in US dollars when buying land and buildings, as well as rentals, has cushioned the real estate sector from currency volatility. Despite economic challenges such as…
Nerica rice holds promise for agricultural growth
Hamond Motsi RICE used to hold high status for the common people in Zimbabwe and was typically reserved for special occasions such as Christmas and ceremonial gatherings, especially before 2009…
Export opportunities abound in Ethiopia
Trade Focus Allan Majuru A VIBRANT export-led economy is crucial for any country’s economic transformation and sustainable development. This is why the Second Republic has been implementing a raft of…
Miner loses leg, 19 teeth in machete attack
TWO illegal miners were hauled before a court in Bulawayo for allegedly attacking a mine owner in Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South province, and cutting off his leg with a machete…
Paedophile Gweru deacon gets what he deserves
EDSON USHE is an apt description of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The 43-year-old Gweru-based deacon of the Word of Life International Ministries — a man whose purported piety practically…
Delicious goat stew
THIS is a twist to the classic goat stew, with the addition of zesty lemon juice, some smokiness from BBQ sauce and a hint of mild curry powder. This recipe…
For Harare, the circus is coming to an end
NO song can be longer than a sungura song and no performance can be similarly longer, energetic and involved as a sungura gig. Maybe rhumba? Perhaps! Hurungwe-born musician Mitchell Jambo,…
Chief Shana buried
Bulawayo Bureau A SEA of people gathered at Nejambezi Primary School in Jambezi, Hwange district, to pay their last respects to Chief Shana III, who passed away last Sunday. He…











