Livestock slaughters increase

Zimbabwe slaughtered an increased number of livestock for the year ended December 2018 compared to the previous year although performance became subdued towards the end of the year.

SA should hold course on agric exports

SA is not in a great position to take advantage of the US-China trade war, but there are opportunities on the margins. One of the questions I am often asked…

President Mnangagwa to open miners’ AGM

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will officially open this year’s edition of the Chambers of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ’s) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and conference, to be graced by several local and international high profile dignitaries, which roars into life in the resort town of Victoria Falls on Wednesday next week.

Copper mining lesson from Zambia

Vedanta Resources is learning the hard way that when it comes to Zambia’s copper-mining industry, history tends to repeat itself. Fifty years ago, Zambia’s first post-independence leader Kenneth Kaunda nationalised…

BHP sees coal era ending

The BHP Group, the world’s biggest miner, sees the outlook for thermal coal as challenged and won’t add production as it prioritises growth in commodities tied to the shift to renewable energy and electric transport.

Netball World Cup live on BBC

Sky Sports and BBC have been confirmed as the UK broadcast partners for the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019.

Kawonza’s shoes too big to fill

Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) announced the resignation of Abigail Kawonza from her national team coaching position in pursuit of other top portfolios she holds with the ZRU and World Rugby.

Maduro proposes early elections

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed holding early parliamentary elections as a way to defuse the country’s political crisis. “Let’s see who gets the most votes! Let’s find a political, constitutional…

Moza ex-finance minister to be extradited home

Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang will be extradited to his home country where he is wanted on charges related to a $2 billion debt scandal, justice minister Michael Masutha said on Tuesday.

CAFCA’s footprints

Amidst the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listings trends the legendary manufacturer and supplier of power distribution cables and information transmission facilities and allied products in southern and central Africa, the Central African Cables (CAFCA). It got listed on ZSE in February 1990.

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