Grid Africa, Huawei mines solar power project hailed
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Senior Business Reporter The solar energy deal between Grid Africa and Chinese technology giant Huawei has been hailed by industry experts as a transformative step for Zimbabweโs mining…
SAโs economy on a roll ahead of budget review?
All eyes will be on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana next Wednesday,ย October 30, when he delivers his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS).
Dinsonโs steel plant reaches 60pc production capacity
Business Reporter Dinson Iron and Steel Companyโs US$1,5 billion steel plant in Manhize has reached 60 percent operating capacity utilisation since production commenced in July this year.
Govt targets 7 sectors for import substitution
Business Reporter In a bid to reduce reliance on imports and boost local industry, Zimbabwe has identified seven key sectors for import substitution. The countryโs short-term manufacturing blueprint, the Zimbabwe…
โSanctions led to inward-looking and domesticated intervention measuresโ
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter Zanu PF Manicaland Province says the illegal sanctions imposed on the country by the United States of America and its Western allies have taught Zimbabweans to…
Flights into Zim rise 19pc in three months
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro-Senior Business Reporter Zimbabweโs aviation sector recorded significant growth in the second quarter of 2024 after all of the countryโs airports recorded increases in the number of flights compared…
Huawei in Zim solar power deal for mines
Oliver Kazunga-Senior Business Reporter LEADING renewable energy provider Grid Africa has entered into a strategic partnership with global technology giant Huawei to implement a 72MW solar power project to supply…
Old Citrus Farm resumes operation after a long hiatus
Ruth Butaumocho-Business Correspondent A 350-horsepower Massey Ferguson tractor ploughed through ridges of what remained of sweet potato beds. Black smoke spewed out, with the sound of the disking hoe, melodiously…
Sugar supplies seen dwindling to lowest in years
Global sugar supplies are seen shrinking to the lowest level in six years in early 2025 as drought hampers production in top exporter Brazil, according to commodities trader Czarnikow Group…