Commercial rents to drop?

Rents for commercial and industrial space are likely to drop in response to the current economic downturn while residential rents will continue to be high because there is still a…

Press battles looming

Zimbabwe's fledgling independent press is to receive another boost with the launching of an independent daily within two months, reports say, but its survival could be at stake because of…

Boost for NRZ

The National Railways of Zimbabwe, which almost collapsed three years ago but has since managed to cut its deficits by more than 300 percent in the past two years is…

Shoot to kill

The Botswana army has adopted a shoot-to-kill policy against suspected Zimbabwe smugglers -sometimes referred to as border-jumpers, seven of whom were shot dead recently, according to reports. The Zimbabweans are…

Zimbabwe loses to SA

After failing to clinch an aviation pact which would have allowed Malaysian Airlines to fly to Harare, the Kuala Lumpur government signed one with South Africa on June 18. The…

Government spending too high

After two years of making unfulfilled promises most people are closely watching to see if the government will this time make tangible efforts to reduce its spending when Finance Minister,…

Sugar fad

With this year's sugar production standing at only 3 368 tonnes compared to a normal harvest of 260 000 tonnes and the situation only expected to return to normal in…

Bread price

The price of bread, the only foodstuff whose price has been static for the past 10 months, is likely double when it is reviewed next. With the price of wheat…

Finish yellow first

Zimbabweans will have to be more resourceful to obtain white maize meal as authorities are reported to have restricted the supply of white maize until the present stocks of yellow…