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When the rains move, rural farmers must stay ahead

When the rains move, rural farmers must stay ahead

Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. IN a statement released by the Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) in January this year, it was projected that...
Ensuring water security in mining communities critical

Ensuring water security in mining communities critical

Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. AS Zimbabwe grapples with the poly-crisis of rampant climate change, water scarcity, pollution and food insecurity, local populations within mining communities...
Zim mining push faces headwinds as energy, prices, policy lag

Zim mining push faces headwinds as energy, prices, policy lag

Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. ZIMBABWE’S mining industry, the cornerstone of its export earnings, is on track for modest but tangible growth this year, but the...
Struggling farmers find solace in Sesame production

Struggling farmers find solace in Sesame production

Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. PHILLIP Mapfumo and his wife Kestina Sibanda, from Mwenezi’s ward 7, are forever grateful for coming across information that led them...
RBZ urges industry to use industrialisation financing options

RBZ urges industry to use industrialisation financing options

Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has revealed plans to increase financing options to support industrialisation, citing current economic stability as...
‘We are trending towards de-industrialisation’: Kuvarika

‘We are trending towards de-industrialisation’: Kuvarika

Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) chief executive officer Sekai Kuvarika says the country is gravitating towards de-industrialisation as the manufacturing sector’s...
First Capital Bank delights in Zim Junior Golf Open growth

First Capital Bank delights in Zim Junior Golf Open growth

Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. One of the country's top financial institutions First Capital Bank has expressed satisfaction with the growth of the annual Zimbabwe Junior...
Tobacco crop under threat from fungal disease

Tobacco crop under threat from fungal disease

Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. TOBACCO farmers are battling the emergency of a destructive fungal disease, posing a huge threat to their crop. Zimbabwe Tobacco Growers Association...
Huayou Cobalt bets on Arcadia Lithium Mine

Huayou Cobalt bets on Arcadia Lithium Mine

Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. CHINESE battery manufacturer, Huayou Cobalt (Huayou) is placing significant emphasis on its Arcadia Lithium Mine, as it progresses with a lithium...
Zida agriculture projects to generate over US$1,2bn revenue

Zida agriculture projects to generate over US$1,2bn revenue

Africa-Press - Zimbabwe. THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) is promoting three transformative agricultural ventures aimed at revitalising rural economies, enhancing food security,...