adminNew technology to ease housing blues
Business Reporter Eco-shelter, a new player in Zimbabwe’s construction industry, has introduced an innovative building technology, that will provide a solution to the nation’s huge housing backlog, which is estimated…
Pick n Pay’s first-half profit up
Johannesburg. – Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. said first-half profit climbed 6,2 percent as South Africa’s second-biggest grocer cut costs, added new stores and stemmed market share losses. The shares…
Kenyan retailer compensated for Westgate loss
NAIROBI. – Leading retail chain Nakumatt has received partial compensation amounting to more than US$2 million for losses it suffered during last month’s terror attack at the upmarket Westgate Shopping…
‘Zimbabwe can regain breadbasket status’
Business Reporter Maize seed producer Pioneer Hi-Bred Zimbabwe says it has doubled its production capacity in the last 10 years to service the local market. The seed company has grown…
Pathologist speaks out
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter Zimbabwe’s only pathologist Dr Maxwell Hove said students who were trained in pathology in the past 10 years have either gone into private practice or out…
R. Kelly’s album delayed
R. KELLY’S much-anticipated forthcoming album, “Black Panties”, will be delayed a month. Originally scheduled to drop on November 11, the 12th studio effort will now arrive on December 10, giving…
Interpol, Cosafa fight match-fixing
JOHANNESBURG. – The Council of Southern African Football Associations is once again at the forefront of the fight against the scourge of match-fixing in the region. Cosafa recently hosted a…
Learning is a lifelong activity
Ben Chiganze A Bassfsherman’s Approach I AM always inundated with calls and emails from colleagues who want to be taught the art of bass fishing. I am humbled by titles…
Lufthansa predicts 700m euro profit
Frankfurt. – Deutsche Lufthansa AG predicted operating profit for 2013 that fell short of analysts’ estimates as restructuring costs mount the strong euro depresses revenue, causing the stock to drop…
SA to host African Economic Conference
JOHANNESBURG. – Top policy-makers, heads of state, leading researchers and experienced development practitioners from Africa and around the world will next week converge in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the eighth…