Why small business incubation matters
Kudzai M. Mubaiwa A few years ago I wrote some articles on business incubation when it was still an emerging phenomenon and one could count on their fingers the number…
Should Govt panic over price hikes?
Clive Mphambela Government has hit the panic button over recent spikes in the price of most basic goods, and in typical fashion has reacted by setting up an ad hoc…
Govt should go beyond ensuring food security
Kudzanai Sharara In 2016, Government embarked on a Command Agriculture Programme whereby 400 000 hectares of land was specifically targeted for maize production.
Auction floors decentralisation gains momentum
Elita Chikwati HARARE – Decentralisation of tobacco auction floors is now underway with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board having carried the first round inspection of possible sites. The decentralisation is…
Developing countries need to wake up to the risks of new technologies
By Ralph Hamann Technological advances associated with the fourth industrial revolution – including artificial intelligence – allow the automation of an increasingly wide array of processes in increasingly interactive and sophisticated…
Europe stocks steady as treasuries gain; dollar up
European stocks steadied as investors sought to put Wednesday’s selloff behind them and as bonds rose. The dollar was stronger and the yen pared some of yesterday’s gains.
Rand makes small recovery after Wednesday’s setback
The rand was slightly stronger on Thursday morning following Wednesday’s setback when it registered the business community’s disappointment that rumours of President Jacob Zuma’s exit were false.
De-watering of shafts at Shabanie-Mashava Mine begins
HARARE – An initial 50 workers have been engaged to re-process dumps at Shabanie-Mashava Mines in an effort to raise part funding required for re-opening of the mothballed asbestos mines…
Bourse’s All-Share Index slides into the red
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange’s All Share Index shed 0.62 points (or 0, 64 percent) to settle at 96.94 as Hippo Valley dropped $0, 0600 to close at $1,…
World Bank projects lower Zim GDP growth
Tawanda Musarurwa HARARE – The World Bank anticipates that Zimbabwe’s economic growth this year will grow by 0, 1 percent. This is significantly lower than the 4, 5 percent that was…









