Climate smart mining emerges as pathway to sustainable growth in Zimbabwe

Pascal Manyakaidze, [email protected] THE global push towards a low carbon future has intensified competition for mineral exploitation, as countries race to secure resources that underpin the energy transition. In Zimbabwe,…

National Foods volumes grow after US$22,7 million plant expansion

Prosper Ndlovu, [email protected] FOLLOWING the commissioning of three new production plants by President Mnangagwa in Harare in May last year, National Foods Holdings Limited chief executive officer, Mr Mike Lashbrook,…

President Boko calls for urgent action to boost intra-African trade

Mashudu Netsianda, [email protected] BOTSWANA President Duma Boko has called for urgent and co-ordinated action to dismantle longstanding barriers to trade and investment across Africa, warning that intra-continental trade remains alarmingly…

High‑stakes at BF Highlanders host table‑topping CAPS United

Innocent Kurira, [email protected] HIGHLANDERS coach Benjani Mwaruwari is hoping his team can build on their midweek breakthrough when they come up against CAPS United in what promises to be a…

Bulawayo set for retail boom as Fairgrounds project takes off, 350 jobs on the cards

Judith Phiri, [email protected] INDUSTRY and Commerce Minister, Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu, on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the Fairgrounds Retail Centre, a state- of-the-art retail development set to rise within…

Batoka power project gathers momentum

Trust Freddy Herald Correspondent THE Zambezi River Authority has officially started the final regulatory phase for the US$4.5 billion Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme, inviting public stakeholders to scoping meetings essential…

Tertiary education institutions light up ZITF

Veronica Gwaze in BULAWAYO The country seems to have struck the right chord when the Government introduced the Heritage-Based Curriculum under Education 5.0, judging by the innovations on display at…

Zimbabwe ready to leverage Botswana partnership for industrial growth — Minister Ndlovu

Rutendo Nyeve, [email protected] ZIMBABWE is ready to leverage its longstanding relationship with Botswana to fast-track industrial transformation in both countries, Industry and Commerce Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu has said. Addressing…

Govt steps up bid to unlock informal sector potential

Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent EFFORTS to formalise the informal sector have been intensified by the Government, with authorities and stakeholders calling for an urgent upgrade of urban markets to improve…

US$7 TO SAY GOODBYE!!! . . . Mutare’s cemetery levy sparks outrage

Ray Bande Senior Reporter ANGER is boiling over in meeting halls, pubs, on social media, and across the streets of Mutare after city council slapped residents with a shocking US$7…