Turning inkukhu zemakhaya into big business

DEEP in rural Gwanda in Masholomoshe area lives a determined entrepreneur who is defying the odds by making a living through breeding of chickens. Whereas many do well in rural…

Three solar power plants for Matabeleland

Harare Bureau LOCAL private firm, Intratrek Zimbabwe has partnered Chinese firm CHINT Electric Co Limited for the establishment of three giant solar power stations with a combined output of 300…

Zimbabwe, Kenya partner to attract tourists

Harare Bureau Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has struck a business deal with Kenya Tourism Board which will see the two countries sharing tourism business. The deal followed the signing of the…

Point of sale swipe gadget for smartphones introduced

Business Reporter INFORMATION Communication Technology (ICT) Company, Bethel Communications has introduced a new way of making payments for smart phone users. The point of sale swipe gadget is compatible with…

Shangani stamp mill to increase gold output

Business Reporter A newly established gold stamp mill in Shangani plans to produce up to 30 kilogrammes of gold over the next  months, the director, Mr Thompson Mpala, has said.…

Agribusiness forum postponed

Sithandazile Moyo Business Reporter THE Agribusiness forum which was scheduled for the first week of November has been shifted to the last week of the same month. Deat Capital managing…

Editorial Comment: Economic blueprint key to nation’s turnaround strategy

THE adoption by Cabinet of the Government’s economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim Asset), paves way for the immediate implementation of the plan which will guide…

Saudi to reassess relations with US: report

Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief has said the kingdom will make a “major shift” in relations with the United States in protest at its perceived inaction over the Syrian war and…

Russia rejects court over Greenpeace arrests

Russia has said it will boycott maritime court hearings sought by the Netherlands over the fate of 30 crew members of a Greenpeace ship who were detained during a protest…

Tunisia launches crisis talks

Tunis – Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and opposition were to begin hard-won negotiations yesterday to end months of political deadlock, with Prime Minister Ali Larayedh expected to announce his government’s resignation.…