Preparing sheep, goats for breeding season at the onset of the rainy season
As the much-anticipated rains begin sweeping across the country, small livestock farmers must prepare their sheep and goats for breeding to ensure a productive season.
View ArticleDStv loses 1 million subscribers in 4 years
It cites research from Eighty20 showing that income in the middle-income market (R15 000 to R25 000 per month) declined in real terms by 10 percent between the end of 2022 and the middle of 2024.
View ArticleSilvergill’s Sadomba wins excellence in engineering award
Founder of Silvergill Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, a leading integrated logistics company in Zimbabwe, Engineer Clara Sadomba, has added another gong to her collection of accolades by recently winning an...
View ArticleFirm embraces Govt’s value addition thrust
DIVERSIFIED local firm, Raymeg Consultants, continues to embrace the Government’s value addition thrust after recently introducing rabbit biltong, a first for the country.
View ArticleKenya-Japan firms in US$620m eco-energy, car assembly deals
Kenya has signed a number of agreements with Japanese firms, including the giant Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corporation, that could unlock nearly Ksh99 billion (US$620,7 million) in investments in green...
View Article‘New products, listings to spur VFEX activity’
NEW products and listings expected to onboard the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) this will improve trading activity and liquidity, which has been an area of concern, market watchers say.
View ArticleCarbon emissions pushing world toward warming threshold
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels inched higher in 2024 and are estimated to set a record, further jeopardizing the planet’s prospect of meeting a key goal set by the 2015 Paris Agreement to...
View ArticleBAT focuses on cost cutting for profitability
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed British American Tobacco (BAT) Zimbabwe, says it is strategically focusing on cost reduction as part of initiatives to restore its profitability.
View ArticleZamco winds up, as 10yr mandate lapses
THE Zimbabwe Asset Management Company (Zamco) has started handing over to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) assets the firm was using in executing its mandate following the expiry of its 10-year tenure.
View ArticleUnion wary over welfare of HCCL contractors’ workers
A MINING labour body has expressed concern over poor working conditions of workers of companies contracted by HCCL Holdings while urging the coal mining firm to ensure a safe working environment is...
View ArticleSA beer duties unpredictable, consistently exceed inflation
A new report by Oxford Economics Africa – “Double the Pain: The burden of unpredictable excise taxes and high inflation on beer in South Africa” – has found that above-inflation adjustments to excise...
View ArticleBrics stalls decision on making Türkiye full member
Türkiye has been invited to become a partner of the Brics group of emerging-market powers, short of its expectation that it would be granted full membership.
View ArticleRelevant insurance products can improve client experience: IIZ
The Insurance Institute of Zimbabwe (IIZ) says increasing insurance awareness and the development of relevant insurance products can help demystify the industry and grow the penetration rate from the...
View ArticleBitcoin briefly tops US$93 000 on Trump agenda, Fed policy outlook
Bitcoin spiked above US$93 000 for a short period as expectations of further interest-rate reductions by the Federal Reserve added to the impetus from President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-crypto stance.
View ArticleNampak repeats warning over share disposal
Business Reporter Nampak Zimbabwe has reiterated its cautionary advice regarding the proposed sale of Nampak Southern Africa Holdings Limited’s (Nampak SAHL) 51,43 percent shareholding to TSL Limited....
View ArticleZimre quarterly revenue surges 8pc to US$43,5m
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed insurer, Zimre Holdings, says insurance contract revenue grew by 8 percent to US$43,5 million in the third quarter to September 30, 2024.
View ArticleMarkets see 80pc chance of December Fed cut
Traders added to wagers that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by another quarter point next month after in-line inflation data, spurring gains for Treasury debt.
View ArticleSA Ponzi schemes are miles ahead of authorities
Last week, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) issued a warning against Tiger Agriculture, a pyramid scheme pro On Sunday, the team leaders of the Tiger scheme started promoting Farm Home...
View ArticleMultiChoice says Canal+ deal will help take on Netflix
MultiChoice chief executive officer Calvo Mawela is preparing to take on US streaming giants as the African TV company works to get its approximately US$3 billion deal with Vivendi SE’s Canal+ over the...
View ArticleNigeria lifts oil output to 1,8m barrels per day
Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC said yesterday it had increased oil production to 1,8 million barrels per day (bpd), with the possibility of getting to two million bpd by year-end.
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