MASHONALAND Holdings (Mash Holdings) says the property market continues to evolve for survival in response to the headwinds in the economy. Zimbabwe has been experiencing economic challenges, which have affected different sectors of the economy, including the property market. “The incessant macro-economic challenges have seen some sectors within the property market failing to provide an…
PLAYERS in the building and construction industry are ramping up recycling efforts in a bid to promote the circular economy, which they see as a new source of revenue. A circular economy is defined as a system of economics focused on the recycling and regeneration of materials or goods, particularly as a means of sustaining…
ONE of Harare’s notable milling companies, Classic Super Foods (CSF), has called on the government to provide more support to smaller indigenous millers. Speaking on the sidelines of a tour of CSF organised by the Entrepreneurs Network of Zimbabwe in Harare recently, the company’s chief executive, Alvin Mparutsa, said the smaller players needed support to…
The tourism industry is confident that the coming in of new airlines will enhance the country’s competitiveness in the region and the world. It comes as there has been a flurry of airlines adding Zimbabwe to their routes over the past six months. “We celebrate the coming in of Zambia Airways, as we have always…
A Mexican golf course designed by Tiger Woods will host the 2023 World Wide Technology Championship. The 15-time major champion designed El Cardonal, located at Diamante Cabo San Lucas, based on the courses he grew up playing in southern California. The par-72, 7,300-yard course – which overlooks the Pacific Ocean – opened in 2014. The…
ZIMBABWE is making a renewed push to increase rice production as it aims to cut imports of the commodity by US$100 million, with authorities stepping up efforts to encourage smallholder farmers to grow the crop locally. This comes as the government has enlisted the help of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) to explore the…
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has suspended two emerging players for three months for using a recreational drug in an out-of-competition case. The two players were summoned to appear for a disciplinary hearing after they were reported to ZC by a concerned citizen who caught them red-handed partaking in suspected substance abuse within the premises of a…
RECENTLY, I drove past the Kadoma Cotton Research Institute and adjacent is the equally historic Cotton Training Centre. I found myself having vivid recollections of how the cotton-textile (CT) value chain provided the glory days for Kadoma, Chegutu and even Chitungwiza! Zimbabwe’s cotton boom back then made it the fourth-largest producer of seed cotton in…
ACCORDING to official estimates, Zimbabwe has enough water resources to irrigate over 2 million hectares. However, only 216 000 hectares are currently equipped with irrigation infrastructure. Our Senior Staff Writer Farai Mabeza (FM) spoke with the Agriculture ministry’s director for irrigation development, Bezzel Chitsungo, to get insights into the recently established working group and its…
DIVERSIFIED financial services group, Old Mutual Zimbabwe, says it will this year increase financial literacy education programmes in a bid to reach out to remote areas in the country. This comes as the group has lined up programmes in Harare and Bulawayo, as well as on social media to mark Global Money Week (GMW). GMW…
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