Tobacco auction floors future bleak
Zimbabwe’s three tobacco auction floors are facing an uncertain future following indications that farmers are turning to contract growing, which offers higher returns. Last week, it also emerged that buyers…
Wilf Mbanga’s emails to Baba Jukwa
May 29, 2013 Baba Jukwa: Dear Chief, Greetings to you, Zimbabwe is currently experiencing a wave of change following arrival of one and might brave Baba Jukwa who has taken…
Baba Jukwa duo faces possible arrest
South Africa-based journalists Mxolisi Ncube and Mkhululi Chimoio are likely to face legal action for violating a number of laws through their Baba Jukwa Facebook page. Legal experts interviewed last…
Wilf Mbanga duped
United Kingdom-based editor of The Zimbabwean Wilf Mbanga lost an undisclosed amount of money to the Baba Jukwa syndicate after he arranged for the two journalists to run a column…
Tobacco pricing controversy: What are the options
The tobacco marketing season which opened in February is now around day 50 and so far, 116 million kilogrammes have been sold at an average price of US$3,21 per kg.…
Nigerian soldiers hunt missing girls
Nigeria’s army yesterday posted two divisions to hunt for 200 schoolgirls abducted last month by Islamist rebels. The soldiers are stationed in the border region close to Chad, Cameroon and…
Time for business
Warriors coach Ian “Dibango” Gorowa reckons the road to the 2015 African Cup of Nations in Morocco will not be as easy as some people think.
US$8 bn needed to revive industry – Msipa
THE country’s manufacturing sector needs at least US$8 billion for working capital and retooling to prevent further collapse of firms that are currently plagued by an unrelenting liquidity crunch and…
Of coffee, chicken and the President
I am particularly devoted to freshly ground coffee and I am sure that the music produced by the South African group that carries that name lives up to it.
Glitz and glamour at Hifa festival
When the just ended Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) season was upon us, many assumed that it was just a time of the year when music fills the…










