Archive for May, 2008

Following in the Footsteps of Mumbai

Posted by zi.editor on Thursday, May 8th, 2008 in News & Updates.

Lessons for Zimbabwean companies from the heart of an Asian success story

When the business boom began in Mumbai India perhaps a decade ago, the transport, water and electricity infrastructure was falling apart. Potholed highways, frequent power cuts, inconsistent water supplies, etc were some of the challenges that businesses had to deal with. Sound familiar? Today, things have changed a great deal- but civil infrastructure is still many years away from being adequate. (more…)

Celsys Commissions New Scratch Card Machine

Posted by zi.editor on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 in News & Updates.

Technology counter Celsys Limited’s printing subsidiary Celsys Print has commissioned a new re-charge card printing and labelling machine worth 250 000 euros that arrived from Ireland in April.

Celsys Print is in negotiations with Econet for recharge card production using the new equipment and has already started producing scratch cards for both Net*One and Telecel. There are also some very promising export leads in the region. (more…)