All Share Index gains week-on-week again

HARARE – On a week-on-week basis, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange’s All Share Index was up 3.36 points (or 3, 42 percent).

Fidelity Life in the red

BH24 Reporter HARARE – Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe slipped into the red after posting a loss after tax of $1, 3 million for the year to December 31 2017,…

BCSDZ pushes for sustainable business

Munashe Matambo HARARE – The Business Council for Sustainable Development Zimbabwe (BCSDZ) has put into operation the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) Project meant to promote rapid uptake of…

Govt targets beneficiation in agriculture sector

Livingstone Marufu HARARE – Government is mulling plans to compel all agriculture producers beneficiate their products before exporting crops to increase earnings.

Local links across Africa provide key clues to fighting the illegal ivory trade

By Kristof Titeca The population of African elephants is estimated to have declined by 111 000 over the past ten years. Eastern Africa, for example, has experienced an almost 50% reduction…

U.S. jobs growth expected to regain momentum in April

WASHINGTON – U.S. job growth likely accelerated in April after a weather-related slowdown in the previous month, with the unemployment rate expected to drop to near a 17-1/2-year low of…

Rand weakens again on renewed dollar strength

The rand lost ground again in early-morning trade on Friday, as the dollar firmed after a soft patch on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates on hold.

Ethanol shortages push up fuel price

Hebert Zharare The price of petrol has shot up to $1.48 per litre in some cities and towns on the back of acute ethanol shortages after the Green Fuel plant…

New deal with Zisco investor to be finalised in 100 days

Golden Sibanda The Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company’s (Zisco) ‘onerous’ half a billion-dollar debt to local and foreign institutions/individuals was chief among the many factors that led to the collapse…

Singapore giant angles for Cottco

Martin Kadzere Singaporean agro-processing giant, Wilmar International’s local unit, Surface Wilmar Investments, has launched a bid to acquire a majority shareholding in The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe to secure guaranteed…

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