Hippo Valley: Earnings not telling the real story
Sylvester Mupanduki Over 80 percent of Zimbabwe’s sugar cane crop is produced by two large Tongaat Hulett owned estates, the Triangle Sugar Estate and Hippo Valley Estate, with the remaining…
Economic anxiety shows up in Merriam-Webster’s latest dictionary additions
About once a year, Merriam-Webster adds new words to the dictionary. This September, 370 made it in. Some are related to popular food trends like pumpkin spice, oat milk or…
Afreximbank targets AU specialised agency status
Business Writer The African Union is considering making the African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) its specialised agency in matters of trade and finance, commissioner for Trade and Industry of…
Fury vs Joshua ‘interesting’
The WBC can’t make Anthony Joshua the mandatory challenger for Tyson Fury’s WBC heavyweight title; But the champion Fury is in a voluntary stage of his career so could box…
A summer of climate disasters
Heat waves in the US, wildfires in Europe, floods in Asia: This summer has shown how the climate crisis has made extreme weather a part of everyday life. Some of…
Shrinking disposable incomes dent BAT Zimbabwe volumes
Nelson Gahadza Cigarette manufacturer, BAT Zimbabwe, says shrinking disposable incomes due to increasing inflation and currency devaluation, negatively impacted sales volumes that declined six percent in the half year to…
Distillers ‘bring sexy back’ into the gin industry
People all over the world look forward to spring. It provides a much-needed reprieve from the frigid temperatures that prevent spending time outside. Colour is everywhere, bringing so much vibrancy,…
Value addition retooling fund on the cards
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Zimbabwe intends to introduce a retooling fund to incentivise some firms doing value addition, according to Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube. The southern African nation…
Apple’s car loved before it even exists
New York — If semiconductor shortages, recession risks and the once-a-century shift in propulsion weren’t enough to keep motor industry executives up at night, here’s one more sleep disruptor: Consumers…
Fed effect stirs global FX moves
The dollar is steamrolling currencies from Japan to South Africa and the UK as bond market bets on higher-for-longer US rates gave fresh fuel to the greenback’s rally, triggering a…











