SA maize prices scale new peaks

JOHANNESBURG. — South African maize prices maintained their record run into 2016, scaling historic highs yesterday amid growing drought concerns and rand weakness.

How compromises, mistakes made in Mandela era hobbled SA’s economy

Alan Hirsch Correspondent Julius Malema has blamed policies put in place during Nelson Mandela’s era for the country’s high levels of inequality. He may have a point.

Sunshine Boys get down to business

Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter HARARE City got their pre-season preparations off the ground when they roped in fitness expert Gerald Maguranyanga to engage the players on the first day of…

Chinese delegation expected today

Business Reporter A 12-member business delegation from the Qingdao province of China is expected in Zimbabwe today for a four-day visit which will include signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Africa faces increasingly expensive debt financing

NAIROBI. — Governments in Sub-Saharan Africa are facing increasingly expensive debt financing as favourable global and domestic conditions come to an end, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) said yesterday,…

Can growing lettuce in the clouds feed the world?

Tom Jackson Since off-season cucumbers were grown under “transparent stone” – an early version of the greenhouse – for the Roman Emperor Tiberius, we’ve been trying to bend Mother Nature…

DA in another racism storm

Johannesburg. — The Democratic Alliance is planning to pull Penny Sparrow’s membership, the party said yesterday. This after the KwaZulu-Natal woman compared black people to monkeys on her Facebook page…

Mhere samples new album

Mathew Masinge Arts Correspondent Gospel musician Mathias Mhere sampled his upcoming album titled “Double double” when he shared the stage with Nicholas Zacharia and Blessing Shumba at PHD Ministries’ Crossover…

Serena out injured

PERTH. — World number one Serena Williams suffered an early season injury setback yesterday as she withdrew from the United States’ opening Hopman Cup tennis tie with inflammation in her…

Dry spell projected to continue: Met Office

Bulawayo Bureau THE prevailing dry spell is projected to continue, with temperatures set to clock a record 43 degrees Celsius in some areas, the Meteorological Services Department has warned.