Billionaires’ startup discovers large-scale copper deposit in Zambia

KoBold Metals, a California-based metals exploration company backed by billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said it has discovered a vast copper deposit in Zambia. The rare discovery of…

Delayed rains drive demand for small grains, legumes

Business Writer Seed Co Limited says delayed rains this season led to increased demand for small grains and legumes, extending into the last quarter of the financial year in Zimbabwe…

First time world exceeds 1,5C warming limit

For the first time on record, global warming has exceeded temperatures of 1,5 degrees Celsius (2,7 degrees Fahrenheit) over a 12-month period, European climate monitors have said, in what scientists…

New Sahara Ventures invests US10 million in renewable energy

Business Writer NEW Sahara Ventures has spent over US$10 million developing renewable energy projects across the country including the US$4,75 million Guruve Solar Park that is already feeding 5MW into…

Zim’s proposed structured currency, benefits and disadvantages

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro In a bid to address the ongoing economic challenges hounding Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa announced during a recent cabinet meeting that the government’s intention is to introduce a “Structured…

Manic wagon: Audi RS6 Avant GT the last of its kind

Audi has already confirmed that upcoming performance models will be electrified. ICE versions are slowly being phased out, with each spawning a final edition before bowing out. We expect that…

How to conduct a disciplinary hearing

Arthur Marara The Question of Onus The law has to be set out at this stage; it is the duty of the employer to prove the employee’s guilt and not…

De Beers pursues new diamond prospects in Angola

Luanda. — Anglo America unit De Beers has signed agreements with Angola on diamond processing and exploration prospects, CEO Al Cook said on Tuesday, as the diamond producer deepens its…

EU calls for 90pc cut to greenhouse gas emissions by 2040

“Based on the best available science, and a detailed impact assessment, we are recommending that the 2040 target should be a 90 percent emission cut” compared to 1990 levels, said…

Could your last breath be stolen by lung cancer?

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away, said Maya Angelou. It is easy to read this and…

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