Carbon dioxide plant on cards
International company Boc Gases mainly provides packaged gas, chemicals and related productsHappiness Zengeni and Martin Kadzere MUNICH headquartered company BOC Gases plans to construct a carbon...
View ArticleThe way forward in 2014
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange had a good 2013 that saw the main Industrial Index gain 32,62 percent during the year to close at a solid 202.12 points. This sterling performance was driven mainly by...
View ArticleChina: Best tobacco export destination
Business Reporter The People’s Republic of China is the best export destination for Zimbabwean tobacco for the fourth year running. Tobacco exports to China increased by 10 percent to 60,3 million kg...
View ArticleSebakwe: Kwekwe’s tourism gem
Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix But on the outskirts of the city is a tourist resort that is located in tranquil and serene surroundings. Seldom visited but very, very private, Sebakwe Recreational...
View ArticleLet’s use roads in safe manner
I have observed that whenever people go onto the roads they are too relaxed, carefree and in most cases have no sense of purpose and destination. It could be a pedestrian walking along or crossing the...
View ArticleBillionaires expect more money
Aliko DangoteDavos. – BILLIONAIRES attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland, expect to be richer when they return to the Alpine village next year. About half...
View ArticleSchweppes Zimbabwe to export some products
Kudakwashe Pembere Business Reporter LOCAL beverages manufacturer Schweppes Zimbabwe plans to export some of its products into the Southern African Development Community. In an emailed response to The...
View ArticleStarafrica’s plant nears completion
Business Reporter SUGAR processor starafrica says it will resume raw sugar refining in May when it expects to have completed installation of its Harare refinery plant, imported from India, by the end...
View ArticleZimra misses 2013 revenue target
Business Reporter THERE is urgent need for Government to look at investments that bring capital and create employment in the economy after a lacklustre revenue performance in the period to December...
View ArticleGovt to cap bank shareholding
Business Reporter NO individuals shall hold more than 10 percent shareholding in a banking institution or it’s controlling company, according to proposed draft amendments to the Banking Act. Currently,...
View ArticleAssessing ethics in organisations
Bradwell Mhonderwa Business Ethics The evolution of business ethics as a management discipline has resulted in tools that were traditionally used to measure HR variables in the workplace now being used...
View ArticleStamp out mismanagement
Trust Bank was accused of abusing depositors’ funds by undertaking risky “investments”Linda Tsarwe Business Correspondent With a depressed economy, most companies are finding it hard to remain afloat....
View ArticleZimpost mulls venturing into insurance
Minister ShamuBusiness Reporter POSTAL services provider, Zimpost intends to start an insurance business this year, an official said. Currently, Zimpost is an agent of insurance companies such as...
View ArticleDon’t leave everything to fate
Ben Chiganze A Bassfisherman’s Approach Last week we were dismissed unceremoniously from Susigi International Dam and as we made our way back to Harare we had near fatal encounter with a donkey 70km...
View ArticleImportance of wetlands
The 2nd of February each year is World Wetlands Day. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The Ramsar Convention is...
View ArticleUS$23m blanket factory for Beitbridge
Business Reporter ROYQUI Investments, a company with diverse business interests is at an advanced stage of building a blanket factory in Beitbridge at a cost of US$23 million, an official has said. Mr...
View ArticleStanChart set to push IDC out
IDC is set to assume total control of Olivine Industries after accepting an offer to buy AICO Africa’s 49 percent stakeGolden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter Foreign-owned bank Standard Chartered...
View ArticleInnovative financing for SMEs
Sanderson Abel The concept of scarcity entails that resources will never be able to meet the unlimited needs of any society. This is the situation currently affecting the country where the demands of...
View ArticleArcturus Mine not shutting down
Business Reporter METALLON Gold Zimbabwe says it will not shut down Arcturus Mine despite persistent losses due to low ore grade and falling gold prices. Head of corporate affairs Mr Zenzo Nsimbi said...
View ArticleLittle expected from MPS
Dr DhliwayoWalter Muchinguri and Martin Kadzere CO-acting Reserve Bank governor Dr Charity Dhliwayo is expected to present the 2014 Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) this morning and analysts believe it...
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