Innscor initiative boosts potato yields, secures markets for farmers

Business Reporter A targeted agricultural initiative combining precision science with supply chain support is transforming the fortunes of Zimbabwe’s potato farmers, driving record-breaking yields and promising a new era of…

Berries 10 months exports surge 23pc

Edgar Vhera Specialist Writer – Agribusiness THE blueberry industry continues to record strong growth, with export earnings rising by 23 percent to US$14 million in the first 10 months of…

Econet Infrastructure group comes out of the shadows

Business Reporter Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has unveiled plans to spin-off its infrastructure division that could soon be listed on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), if shareholders approve a scheme…

UPDATE: Seven dead after mine shaft collapse at Chegutu–Alisha Mine

Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau SEVEN people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a mineshaft at Chegutu-Alisha Mine, near Pickstone Mine in Chegutu, as rescue and recovery operations…

CMED pivots towards electric vehicle market

Business Reporter The Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) is pivoting its medium-term strategy towards the electric vehicle (EV) market by establishing a new sales unit for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)…

Chinese business group pledges US$50 000 child stimulation class to Chinamano Primary School

Trust Freddy Herald Correspondent The Hunan (province) Business Association in Zimbabwe, a key collective of Chinese investors operating in the country, has committed US$50 000 toward the construction of a…

Agriculture stakeholders meet to draft information repository

Edgar Vhera Specialist Writer – Agribusiness AGRICULTURE value chain players are attending an inception meeting to develop an agricultural information repository system (AIRS), which should be universally accepted and designed…

Construction worker killed, two injured in Shamva roof collapse

Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau A CONSTRUCTION worker died on the spot while two others were injured after a roof collapsed at a building site in Shamva Town Centre today,…

Zimbabwe enacts stricter regulations to reserve key economic sectors for indigenous citizens

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro The Government has gazetted new regulations reserving several sectors of the economy for indigenous Zimbabweans, reinforcing the country’s policy on indigenisation and economic empowerment of locals. This is…

ZERA hands over sun protection materials to Albino Association

Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has donated a consignment of sun protection materials to the Zimbabwe Albino Association (ZIMAS) in a gesture aimed at…

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