adminHorticulture exports to surpass peak earnings
Business Reporters HORTICULTURE exports are expected to surpass its peak earnings figure of $143 million by 2020, ZimTrade chief executive officer Ms Sithembile Pilime has said. Zimbabwe`s horticulture sector performance peaked…
Concern about Greek bail-out puts pressure on euro
Singapore. — Concern about a Greek bail-out, early Italian elections and comments by the European Central Bank (ECB) chief about the need for continued stimulus all kept the euro under…
Oil falls amid concern about persistent glut
London. — Oil prices fell yesterday, pressured by the concern that production cuts by the world’s big exporters may not be enough to drain a global glut that has depressed…
Consumer spending, inflation data support Fed rate hike case
WASHINGTON. – US consumer spending recorded its biggest increase in four months in April and monthly inflation rebounded, pointing to firming domestic demand that could allow the Federal Reserve to…
DRC to revisit mine-law proposals
KINSHASA. – A revised mining code that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government will present to parliament is the same draft proposal introduced to legislators in 2015 and opposed by…
Rand extends losses
JOHANNESBURG. — The rand continued on its weaker trend yesterday morning on the continued fallout from the ANC’s decision to keep President Jacob Zuma on. Before the end of the ANC’s…
Easing finance for SMEs
Dr Sanderson Abel Financing enterprises is not an easy thing more so for SMEs, who at times are highly informal. For any funder to be able to release resources to…
Poverty and SDGs for children
Runyararo Muhwati Correspondent The sun finally set on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2000-2015, ushering in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for another 15 years. While Zimbabwe has made progress…
UPDATED: President mourns nat hero Ndlovu
Felex Share Senior Reporter— President Mugabe yesterday mourned veteran politician and national hero Cde Naison Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu, saying the veteran nationalist never betrayed the liberation struggle despite the persecution administered to…
Editorial Comment: Comrades, the job is not yet done
OUR Constitution guarantees freedom of association and assembly, at the same it safeguards our territorial independence and democracy. To this end anyone is free to form a political party in…