Govt in build up to currency reforms

HARARE – The Zimbabwe government is yet  to decide which currency it will adopt for primary use when it  implements currency reforms in the economy, Finance and Economic  Development Minister…

Cassava Smartech introduces EcoCash FCA wallet

BH24 Reporter HARARE – Cassava SmarTech has unveiled a foreign currency account (FCA) wallet on its EcoCash platform, the company’s popular mobile money subsidiary.

Why do Black Friday shoppers throw punches over bargains? A marketing expert explains ‘psychological ownership’

Colleen P. Kirk Black Friday, the most celebrated shopping day of the year, abounds with tales of fistfights over discounted televisions or even stampedes as consumers rush to get that…

World stocks climb to one-week high on hopes of trade reconciliation

LONDON – Hopes for a thaw in U.S.-China trade relations at the upcoming G20 summit helped world shares inch to a one-week high on Wednesday, though fears of a no-deal…

Rand holds steady; focus on trade tensions, Fed speech

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand steadied against the dollar in early trade on Wednesday, with investors focusing on the Sino-U.S. trade dispute and cues from the U.S. Federal Reserve on…

UDCORP set to complete housing projects in Norton and Manresa

HARARE – The Urban Development  Corporation (UDCORP) plans to complete development of its housing  schemes in Norton (Knockmalloch), about forty kilometers from West of  the capital and Manresa (Harare East)…

Batoka Gorge project on course for implementation

HARARE – Preliminary works on the 2 400  megawatt Batoka Gorge hydro-electric power plant will start in January  next year as Zimbabwe moves to become energy self-sufficient, a Cabinet  Minister…

Cairns Foods to invest $15m in raw materials

Michael Tome HARARE – Cairns Foods will spend more than $15 million to purchase raw materials from farmers contracted to produce white pea beans

Asia puts brave face on Trump threat, oil subdued

SYDNEY – Asian share markets fought to keep a global rebound alive on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to quash hopes of a trade truce with China, clouding…

‘STTRIP targets installing 250 000 solar geysers by 2030’

Michael Tome Energy and Power Development Minister, Joram Gumbo says the Solar Thermal Technology Roadmap and Implementation Plan has potential to aid government’s vision of installing 250 000 solar geysers…