Economic Planning to push Zim-Asset goals
Economic Planning Minister Simon Khaya Moyo (left), Mandel Training Centre chief executive Mr Johnson Manyakara (centre) and Industry and Commerce Minister Mike Bimha follow proceeding during the 2015...
View ArticleDTZ suspends rehabilitation of gold mine
Business Reporter Mutare-based miner DTZ-OZGEO (Pvt) Limited has stopped the rehabilitation of land at its alluvial gold mine in the eastern border city due to lack of funds casting doubts on the...
View ArticleCase of the 15pc export tax on unrefined platinum
Vandudzai Zirebwa Buy Zimbabwe The Zimbabwe economic growth is evidently slowing faced with a plethora of challenges which are teaming against the efforts by the Government and private sector in...
View ArticleGovt should do more to guarantee pension rights
Martin Tarusenga In the wake of what appears to pensioners and members of pension funds, to be a widespread unabated abuse of rights from pension and insurance contracts by insurance companies,...
View ArticleARDA struggles to repay $11m debt
Tinashe Makichi Business Reporter The Agricultural Rural Development Authority is failing to repay an $11 million debt as the company is struggling to fully utilise its arable land due to lack of...
View ArticleSolar products regulatory framework on cards
Due to power shortages, Zimbabwe has been awash with sub-standard solar productsThe Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) last Wednesday said it is formulating guidelines to curtail the flooding...
View ArticleFrance bows to pressure, cancels Zim elephant deal
Minister KasukuwereJeffrey Gogo Climate Story FRANCE has cancelled plans to buy up to 20 live elephants from Zimbabwe, as the EuroZone’s second biggest economy succumbed to pressure from global animal...
View ArticleGMB fails to maintain strategic grain levels
Conrad Mwanawashe Business Reporter The Grain Marketing Board failed to maintain the stipulated strategic grain levels of 500 000 metric tonnes and cash reserves sufficient to import 436 000 metric...
View ArticleZETDC to spend $20m on infrastructure
ZETDC will spend $20 million on infrastructure rehabilitationGolden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company will spend about $20 million under...
View ArticleBusiness declines at WMMI
Shortage of specific models and contractual obligations led to declining business from Government entities at Willowvale Mazda Motor Industries, an official has said.Over the years, Government...
View ArticleGrant paid to contributors not eligible for pension
Retirement grants are paid to national pension scheme members who are eligible for a retirement benefit but have contributed to the scheme for less than the minimum 120 months required for a retirement...
View ArticleGomba re-elected ZAFA president
Pauline Mhuka-Magavu Business Reporter EDWARD Gomba has been re-elected president of the Zimbabwe Association of Funeral Assurers (ZAFA) for the third term running. Gomba is the founder and CEO for...
View ArticleEconomy: Now or never
Albert Norumedzo In the Money With the economic trajectory having taken a depression which has seen economic growth prospects succumbing to lack of investment, recapitalisation failure, sector...
View ArticleOver 500 delegates to attend seed conference
Zimbabwe Seed Trade Association chairman Mr Walter Chigodora (centre) confers with The African Seed Trade Association vice president Mr Denias Zaranyika (left) during a Press conference for the...
View ArticleProfeeds invests in new plant
Tinashe Makichi Business Reporter ProGroup’s stock feed manufacturing subsidiary, Profeeds is targeting to increase chicken feed production two-fold this year from last year’s 60 000 tonnes following a...
View ArticleCTC meets RBZ, Potraz over Econet inquiry
Business Reporter THE Competitions and Tariff Commission met the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe seeking clarity on Econet’s mobile money business which has been a subject of investigation over the last...
View ArticleMore farmers register to grow tobacco
At least 88 640 farmers have registered to grow tobacco this year, up from 87 281 last year, although 26 375 who sold the crop last year have not yet listed, the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board has...
View ArticleZim’s mineral output value declines
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S value of mineral production fell last year due to softening global prices of gold, platinum and coal, according to latest statistics from the Chamber...
View ArticleBilboes plans IPO in 2016
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter BILBOES Holdings, a local privately-owned predominantly gold mining company, plans to make an initial public offer next year to raise at least $7,4 million for...
View ArticleThe role of community based organisations (CBOs) in waste management
Waste management has become one of the environmental challenges that the country is facing. Thousands of tonnes of solid waste are generated daily in the country and estimates show that in the year...
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