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TIMB soars above the rest
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) was first formed as far back as 1936, when it was known as the Tobacco Marketing Board, to facilitate and co-ordinate the farming, processing and selling of locally produced tobacco. They register tobacco growers and license tobacco buyers, auction floors and commercial tobacco graders, as well as facilitating…
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LIGHT OR DARK CHAISE LOUNGE?
If there’s one thing parents agree on, it’s that white sofa are a serious no-no! Especially your personal and private chaise lounge. Can you imagine the horror of your youngest spilling a glass of juice on such an investment? Well, it turns out rules are made to be broken. I have always loved the look…
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GARDENING & OUTDOOR LIVING IDEAS
Soon the winter weather will fall away and the temperature will allow you to spend a bit more time outside. It’s a good time to start putting that colour back on your outdoors, be it in the gardens or on your verandahs and patios. Whether you’re throwing backyard barbeques or just sitting around relaxing with…
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Masimba Holdings Limited talks about the new Eastgate SME market
MASIMBA Holdings Limited, T/A Masimba Construction Zimbabwe (Masimba), is a well-established Zimbabwean contracting and industrial group, providing innovative engineering and infrastructure client solutions to the agriculture, commercial, communications, housing, mining, water and public sectors within the Southern African region. The company was previously called Murray and Roberts (Zimbabwe) Limited, who have a proud history of…
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Café Nush at Village Walk Borrowdale
Village Walk in Borrowdale is the newest, hippest shopping mall in Harare. Designed by South African-based, international architectural firm Boogertman and Partners, and developed by Terrace Africa and Mopani Properties, in conjunction with local retail giant TM Pick n Pay, it introduces a new concept in shopping for Zimbabweans – the strip mall. Anchored by…
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Purpose-designed ECD Centre at AT ST John’s Preparatory School
ZIMBABWE has recently passed legislation which requires all junior schools to offer (at least) two years of Early Childhood Development (ECD) classes for children from 3 to 5 years of age before they first attend primary school. Ostensibly this is to prepare children culturally, emotionally, intellectually and physically for their onward educational journey through Grade…
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Chinamano development
THE siting of the building serves as an interface between the other adjacent civic structures (Montague shopping center) and the west end clinics. The Intention was to create a structure with a powerful presence. This was achieved by the strong rectangle massing of the building with playful facades. The four facades of the building vary,…
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Attention to design: Sandalwood Lodge
When the current owners of Sandalwood Lodge were looking for a suitable property to establish upmarket boutique accommodation they saw and fell in love with the house at 11 Quorn Avenue in Mount Pleasant. They could immediately see the potential to develop the property into something quite extraordinary. They made an offer which was at…
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National Foods Updates Offices
National Foods Ltd (NFL) has grown to become one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of food products in Zimbabwe and the Southern African region. NFL has a long history stretching back to the early part of the last century, when two families, the Palte family and the Harris family, started separate businesses, which eventually…
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Driptech Invests In New Manufacturing Equipment
DripTech Irrigation (Pvt) Ltd was established in 1995 in Harare and they still have their head office in Workington, although they have grown and expanded to include a number of other branches in Harare and Mutare. They recently opened their newest branch on Harare Drive in Pomona (see Structure and Design issue 24). From their…
