Tobacco pricing headache

THE “collapse” of the tobacco auction system has ignited debate on whether minimum auction prices should continue to determine the pricing of contract tobacco.

ASX-listed firm fundraises for Zim lithium

Prospect Resources — developer of the Arcadia lithium project near Harare — has begun discussions with financiers to unlock funding for the staged development of a petalite pilot plant needed to achieve near-term production, the mining junior said last week.

A disaster indelibly etched in memory

ROMAN Catholic priest Father Paul Mayeresa literally gets anxious each time there is a downpour. 

When grief becomes rewarding

A neighbour woke me up in the witching hours of Tuesday seeking transport for her seriously ill mother.

The irrefutable business drivers

We often hear reports of businesses failing and even some parastatals under-performing. Any investigation of the causes of such negativity will always point at some failure to focus on the most important internal and external business drivers.

Danger lurking at passport offices

HORDES of people have resumed camping outside the capital’s passport offices, raising the spectre of coronavirus infections, as standard health protocols are not being strictly observed.

‘We’re on the cusp of something big’

There is currently an ongoing drive to increase garlic production, whose demand in international markets continues to rise. Spain, for example, earned more than US$478 million from exports of the high-value commodity in 2020. The Government believes there is scope for crops like garlic and ginger to play a leading role in rural development, which is key to achieving Vision 2030. Our Business Reporter Ishemunyoro Chingwere was in Gutu for the launch of the export programme being spearheaded and financed by Gutu Central Member of Parliament Winston Chitando, who is also the Minister of Mines and Mining Development. He had an opportunity to talk to Garlic, Ginger and Turmeric Growers Association of Zimbabwe field advisor Mr Douglas Msipa on issues pertaining to garlic production. Mr Msipa is an established commercial garlic farmer and is expecting a yield of 100 tonnes this year.

Kuvarika: Rolling stone that gathers moss

Leroy Dzenga –Senior Reporter Ms Sekai Kuvarika is not your regular corporate executive. She exudes an inexplicable easy-going aura whenever she speaks. Even when engaged on critical issues under her…

Yes, you can legislate for patriotism

GROWING up in the village, one gets to appreciate the fact that not all dogs are the same. They are actually two distinct types: the abidingly loyal and disciplined type,…

Save now for later

As we reflect on the past year and all the lessons we’ve learned in life, because of the pandemic, some of us have changed how we spend, what we spend and how we save.

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