A fishy story from Zimbabwe

IF YOU are fishing for good economic news from Zimbabwe, reel in this story in Harare’s The Herald newspaper. Zimbabwe’s production in the fish industry, said the report, has increased from 2 000-tonnes in 2004 to 2 800-t last year. That was a total export income of US$4‑million (about R24.4-m) for the industry – or an average of just over R8.70 per kilogram. “This increase of 40%,” the report added, “is indicative of the fact that the industry is increasingly becoming a major player in the economy.”