Generator sales soar on worries of major blackouts
[Dumisani Ndlela] Two countrywide blackouts this week sent Zimbabwean businesses scurrying for back-up power supplies on worries of major power supply interruptions this year from the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), the country's power utility. Generator retailers reported soaring generator sales. 24 Jan 2008 07:31

No middle ground for crops between drought and deluge for Zimbabwe's farmers
After six years of drought, the forecast was that Zimbabwe was set for good rains and a decent harvest this season - and then came the deluge. 17 Jan 2008 07:37

Cricket Australia tries to corner image market
Cricket Australia (CA), the governing body of one of Australia's favourite sports, is trying to force all photographers and agencies to sign a new contract before they enter the cricket grounds. 13 Dec 2007 06:42

Music video project for Africa
Pan-African music entertainment network MTV Networks Africa and oil marketer Shell have partnered to boost Africa's contemporary music industry. 22 Nov 2007 14:43

New brand on the horizon: merging to add colour
[Dumisani Ndlela] The makeover of company names and logos has hitherto characterised Zimbabwe's brand revolution, without the dreaded management or shareholder shake-ups that bring in new culture. 19 Nov 2007 13:14

Zimbabwean executives in trouble over newspaper prices
Media executives in trouble as government maintains blitz ahead of elections. 12 Nov 2007 12:40

Power outages cripple Zimbabwe
Many areas of Harare, the capital, were without power for most of last week and early this week. The past months have been marked by almost daily outages, but this – it lasted five days – was the worst yet. 24 Oct 2007 10:27

Tobacco agreement terminated
Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco South Africa has terminated their Chesterfield licence agreement. 12 Oct 2007 06:21

Zimbabwe's freight industry faces ‘collapse'
Zimbabwe's freight industry is operating at under 30% of its capacity - an unsustainable rate that could see the industry collapse. Observers say the main reason is for the low operational level is the currently crippling rate of exchange for the local currency. 16 Aug 2007 11:12

Warner Bros Entertainment footage now available for TV commercial use - Gallo Images
Warner Bros Entertainment's high-end special effect footage has been awarded to Gallo Images for distribution to South African TV commercial and multi-media producers by Getty Images. 1 Aug 2007 14:08

Search for the Face of Africa begins
The search for fresh modelling talent begins this month as TV channel M-Net and mobile phone company Nokia start holding open castings for aspiring models in Accra, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Gaborone, Johannesburg, Kampala, Kigali, Lagos, Luanda, Lusaka, Nairobi and Windhoek. 7 Dec 2005 12:09