Zimra, SMEs must find common ground
THE economic situation prevailing in the country is one where companies, families or individuals rarely have extra money to save or rather donate. Almost everyone is operating on survival mode…
Air Zimbabwe rated one of the safest airlines in the region
AIR Zimbabwe has scored a first by becoming one of the safest airlines in the region after successfully undergoing an International Air Traffic Authority (IATA) operational safety audit. Transport and…
Foreign airlines commend Victoria Falls Airport rehab
DELEGATES who attended the Routes Africa strategy summit held in Victoria Falls last week commended the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe on the Victoria Falls airport expansion project saying it…
Tourism sector introduces new models to boost domestic tourism
THE tourism industry has intensified efforts to grow domestic tourism in the country by introducing new models that will see domestic tourists’ figures rising significantly, a cabinet Minister said. Tourism…
Edible insects series 6
King crickets (common English), Henicus species, Majenya (Shona) Introduction THANK you all for the responses on the last article on Jewel beetles, these are still a delicacy in Mashonaland East,…
Joshua Nkomo Airport targeting low cost airlines
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has made a decision to focus on targeting low-cost airlines for the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport in Bulawayo in a bid to develop…
Milk production set to increase
GOVERNMENT is working on various initiatives to improve the country’s milk production which has been on a free-fall for over a decade, a senior Government official has said. Agriculture, Mechanisation…
Farmers fail to meet winter wheat hectarage
WINTER wheat farmers in Matabeleland North are likely to miss the targeted 400 hectares this year due to a plethora of challenges, chief among them capital constraints and uncompetitive prices…
Direct lending to smallholder livestock farmers, a possibility
THIS week I thought I should walk the jungle and tackle a subject which I totally have no clue about, finance. I have a nearly non-existent background in finance and…
Farmers lose revenue due to frost attack
COMMERCIAL farmers in Umguza and Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North province have lost thousands of dollars in potential revenue after frost damaged their crops this month. According to a report from…





