Sadc to implement uniform goods valuation
Tinashe Makichi Business Reporter The Southern African Development Community is working towards effective implementation of a uniform valuation of goods at customs clearance centres among member states...
View ArticleArda invests $600m in various projects
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) has invested about $600 million in various projects since dollarisation through public private...
View ArticleWorld Bank avails $20m grant to Zim
The World Bank has availed a $20 million grant to assist Zimbabwe in improving its Public Finance Management System. Speaking at the just ended ACCA regional public sector governance and internal...
View ArticleOnline tools, research for schoolchildren
It is holiday time for school children, however most expect little rest due to preparations for major examinations in the third term. The Internet is a powerful tool for school going students. It...
View ArticleMonaChrome set to resume operations
Tinashe Makichi Business Reporter Chrome smelter MonaChrome is set to resume operations after its creditors accepted a $4,5 million bid from German investor NK Trading. MonaChrome judicial manager Mr...
View ArticleManaging under, over achievers
Shelter Chieza Change Managenemnt Leniency has been known to cost companies a lot of money. It’s costly to keep human “liabilities” within your company. The job of a manager can be both enjoyable and...
View ArticlePromoting local innovation: Lessons from Shanduka
Kudzai M Mubaiwa Business Hub When we talk about innovation, Zimbabwe is not Harare and Harare is not Zimbabwe. If you have not been to other provinces and districts, you may start thinking the capital...
View ArticleGold rises
LONDON. — Gold rose yesterday as cautious investors shied away from the dollar ahead of US inflation data and minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting, awaiting fresh clues on whether...
View ArticleGovt engages ZimAlloys, Zimasco over claims
Nyasha Chingo Business Correspondent THE ZIMBABWE MINERS Federation (ZMF) says Government is negotiating with ZimAlloys and Zimasco for the release of chrome claims along the Great Dyke in a move that...
View ArticleArda to expand Katiyo Tea Estates
Business Reporter The Agriculture and Rural Development Authority intends to expand Katiyo Tea Estates by an additional 300 hectares as it targets to re-start the factory in the medium term. Arda is...
View ArticlePotraz finalises compulsory infrastructure sharing draft
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) is finalising draft rules for compulsory sharing of infrastructure in the telecoms...
View ArticlePre-paid meters save 100Mw monthly
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company says it is now saving 100Mw on a monthly basis since installing 550 000 pre-paid meters throughout the country. Speaking at the ZERA...
View ArticleEmployers oppose Labour Amendment Bill
Business Reporter— EMPLOYERS have come out strongly against the Labour Amendment Bill, which seeks to stop the wanton dismissal of workers on three months notice, saying the Bill will result in...
View ArticleRand slightly weaker
Johannesburg. – The rand was slightly weaker yesterday morning following the release of US Federal open market committee (FOMC) meeting minutes on Wednesday night. At 8.20am the rand was at 12,9371...
View ArticleKenya in regional power interconnection
NAIROBI. — Kenya’s power interconnection with Ethiopia and Tanzania is poised to increase electricity generation in the region and boost capacity in other Sub-Saharan Africa countries. Countries set to...
View ArticleHwange is still teeming with wildlife
Freedom Mupanedemo Hwange is still teeming with wildlife, and indeed Zimbabwe is still teeming with wildlife. With Cecil the lion’s mourning decibels reaching fever pitch, I embarked on an excursion...
View ArticleZim in port construction talks
Conrad Mwanawashe Business Reporter GOVERNMENT is engaging potential developers of a multi-billion-dollar project which will link Zimbabwe to a port north of Beira in Mozambique in a bid to...
View ArticleZimoco launches 2015 Renegade Jeep
Tinashe Makichi Motoring It certainly is not the first carlike Jeep but it is definitely the first one to have a combination of the loved playfulness and yet maintain an executive look. We can safely...
View ArticleCairns plans to introduce new products
Takura Capital is expected to inject new funding into Cairns by OctoberBusiness Reporter CAIRNS Foods plans to introduce new products and bring back into production discontinued lines before the end of...
View ArticleNew feasibility study for industrial park project
Tinashe Makichi Business Reporter The Zimbabwe Investment Authority (ZIA) will carry out another feasibility study on land earmarked for the construction of an industrial park 5km from the border of...
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