Comparison of transport in mammals, plants
If an organism is small and has a large surface area to volume ratio, all the nutrients and respiratory gases can be taken in by diffusion across the body surface. Most multicellular plants and animals...
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Sadc targets $4bn high-priority energy projects
Joseph Ngwawi in VICTORIA FALLS Southern Africa has identified at least nine high-priority energy transmission projects valued at more than $4 billion for promotion and marketing to investors....
View ArticleZPC seeking investors
Business Reporter ZIMBABWE Power Company is seeking investors to build a 30 megawatt hydro power plant in Gairezi as the company continues exploring small scale hydroelectric potential in the country,...
View Article‘Insurance firms should consider product bundling’
Business Reporter Insurance firms should continuously innovate especially in a market where customers are demanding access to related products under one roof, a financial expert has said. NMBZ Holdings...
View ArticleWomen groups key in savings mobilisation
Sanderson Abel BAZ The contribution of women to economic development is well documented. Yet there exists several barriers to the full optimization of women’s economic potential. Reasons commonly cited...
View ArticleSI 122 doesn’t supersede contractual pacts: Ministry
Lynn Murahwa BH24 Reporter The Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development has said Statutory Instrument 122 of 2014 which regulates the prices of small grains will not displace...
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Seed houses target 52 100t of maize
Business Correspondent Seed houses are targeting to produce at least 52 100 tonnes of seed maize this year up from 52 052 last year, an official has said. Zimbabwe Seed Trade Association chairman,...
View ArticleAir Zimbabwe on course
A team from Buy Zimbabwe is in South Africa to explore among other things how our biggest trading partner has implemented its procurement programmes. As part of the visit the team naturally opted to...
View ArticleCotton demand expected to increase
Nelson Gahadza Business Correspondent International cotton demand is expected to increase 5 percent to 24,5 million tonnes in 2014/15 selling season as prices of polyester and cotton converge. This is...
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Montana takes over Carswell Meats
Montana Meats is eying a controlling stake in Carswell MeatsConrad Mwanawashe and Tinashe Makichi— Montana Meats has acquired a controlling stake in Masvingo-based Carswell Meats in a deal now before...
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Zimplats’ Bimha Mine to cease operations
Business Reporter Impala Platinum Mines’ Zimbabwe unit, Zimplats, could lose up to 70 000 ounces from its production after stopping all mining operations at its collapsed Bimha Mine. A decision has...
View ArticlePPC volumes expected to grow
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter PPC Zimbabwe volumes for this financial year are expected to grow three percent on the back of increased exports into the region, an official said yesterday....
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Zim imports 121 000mt of GM maize
Jeffrey Gogo Business Correspondent ZIMBABWE imported nearly 121 000 metric tonnes of genetically modified (GM) maize from Saouth Africa between February and July this year, in contravention of the...
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Seed Co to offload 60pc of Quton
Secretary for Agriculture Ringson Chitsiko (right) being shown the new packaging for Seed Co’s maize seed by managing director Mr Dennias ZaranyikaHappiness Zengeni Business Editor— SEED CO has...
View ArticleWho has time for retirees?
Peter Sibanda Employee retirement from service is one thing that is rarely discussed. I wonder how many employers make a follow up on employees that have retired from service. Normally the Out of...
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Govt tightens controls on GMO imports
Dr MadeBusiness Reporter Government is moving to tighten controls to curb importation of genetically modified material contained in agricultural products to avoid contaminating farming soil, protect...
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Hunyani approves Nampak, MegaPak acquisition
Hunyani will also offer 334 731 009 new shares to shareholders of MegaPak in exchange for 100 percent shareholding in MegaPakBusiness Reporter Hunyani shareholders today approved the acquisition of...
View ArticleHigh demand for Zim agric products
Business Reporter A LEADING South African supermarket chain wants more Zimbabwean agricultural products to add to the current basket of commodities being exported across the Limpopo river. Pick &...
View ArticlePelhams secures $3m for restocking
Business Reporter ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed furniture retailer, Pelhams Ltd has secured $3 million from CABS to finance the company’s restocking exercise, official sources said yesterday. “The...
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Batoka to produce more power
Mr Patson MbiririTinashe Makichi Business Reporter— The Batoka hydro-power project, to be undertaken on the Zambezi River, has potential to generate more than the initially anticipated 1 650 megawatts,...
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