HARARE – Every week, we report a case of a father sexually assaulting their children. This is becoming alarming. Have fathers become sick in the head? Week after week, it’s unrelenting, these heinous acts of rape and sexual assault on minors by their very own biological fathers. We have become a sick society where children…
HARARE – The 2018 tobacco marketing season opened on a high note, with the golden leaf auctioning at $4,99 per kg, 39 cents higher than last year’s opening price. The first sales raked in $346 000 from 156 000kg that went under the hammer. Tobacco Sales Floor (TSF) offered $4,99 per kg while Premier Tobacco…
HARARE – Crocodile skins and meat producer, Padenga Holdings, yesterday reported a 53 percent increase in profit after tax for the year ended December 31, 2017, buoyed by firming prices. The group reported a profit after tax of $12,9 million for the period under review, up 52,98 percent from $8,4 million reported in the previous…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (Zas) has called for more support for farmers after it found that the contemporary support system for agriculture fails in comparison to the system that was in place half a century ago. On Wednesday, Zas hosted a dialogue on: “The role of tertiary institutions in enhancing agricultural productivity in…
HARARE – Nedbank Zimbabwe (formerly MBCA Bank) says the changeover will be twinned with a mix of “agility” and “responsiveness” to market needs, as it mounts a new plan to improve competitiveness. Managing director Charity Jinya, pictured, told reporters in Harare this week that the factors were part of the pillars that had anchored the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is drafting a raft of new policies aimed at strengthening the country’s industries, a senior government official has said. Abigail Shoniwa, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Industry, yesterday told delegates attending the second CBZ International SMEs Indaba in Bulawayo that the new policies “will speak to business growth”. “If we…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest financial services group by asset base, CBZ Holdings, says it has this year set aside $10 million for the development of the country’s small to medium enterprises sector. The group’s acting chief executive Peter Zimunya told journalists on the sidelines of the ongoing SMEs International Indaba in Bulawayo that CBZ was…
HARARE – Government – through the Public Affairs Department – has created a National Branding Committee consisting of officials from public service, private sector and civic organisations to promote “Brand Zimbabwe” in tourism, trade and investment. Aimed at improving the image of the country, the branding exercise is targeting the tourism sector, exports, immigration and…
HARARE – After watching his side earn a comfortable opening day 2-0 victory over Herentals last weekend, Ngezi Platinum Stars coach Tonderai Ndiraya believes they can go all the way this season. The platinum miners missed the title by a whisker last season after dropping down from first place in the last rounds of action…
HARARE – Zambezi Cheetahs coach Gilbert Nyamutsamba believes his side will have to be at their best if they are to defend their Victoria Falls Kwese Sevens title this weekend. The national Sevens side won the inaugural tournament last year when they beat Namibia 24-7 in the final. Nyamutsamba and his charges are using this…
