3 500MW by end of next year, is it achievable?
Business Writer ANALYSTS say it is increasingly becoming impossible that the targeted 3 500 Megawatts (MW) Zimbabwe requires under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1 will not be attained by…
Power outages cost PPC US$1m
Business Writer Cement manufacturer, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Zimbabwe, has suffered over US$1 million in financial losses in the first half of the financial year ended September 30, 2024 due…
Treasury greenlights works to resume on Harare — Chirundu Highway
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Contractors working on the Harare – Chirundu Highway rehabilitation and widening have resumed work since June, ending six months of no activity after Treasury had instructed them to…
China’s trade reprisals may extend to minerals like rare earths
China isn’t short of options when it comes to critical minerals that could be used as counters in a trade war with the US. Beijing’s ban on Tuesday covering sales…
The power of attitude in business: Lessons from the everyday market
Tariro Manamike This past week, I embarked on a series of errands, hopping from one retail outlet to another in search of various items. A long the way, I encountered a…
How mineral deficiencies affect your health and what to do about it
In our modern, fast-paced lifestyles, it’s all too easy to disregard the importance of balanced nutrition. While the effects of mineral deficiencies may appear trivial at first glance, their repercussions…
Farrell signs off with win as Ireland edge past Wallabies
Ireland gave head coach Andy Farrell a winning send-off before his secondment to the British and Irish Lions as they came from behind to beat Joe Schmidt’s Australia in a…
COP29 climate finance: Will rich countries pay the US$300bn a year they promised?
Developing nations slammed the deal as woefully inadequate but rich countries set to pay the bill praised it as ambitious. At COP29, developed nations pledged US$300 billion (€285 billion) a…
Cruising in style: The Mercedes-Benz CLE Cabriolet experience
It’s not a very large market but cabriolets are big on the cool factor. And especially when it’s a Mercedes-Benz, in this case the CLE 200 and CLE 300 4MATIC.…
No immediate reprieve for formal retailers
Nelson Gahadza The recent exit of Choppies, which has started negotiations to sell its business in Zimbabwe, shows the underlying macroeconomic challenges the formal retail sector is facing without reprieve.…











