FINANCIAL SERVICES

CBZ blames cash crisis for poor performance

CBZ Holdings group has recorded a standstill profit after tax of a meagre 0,8% to $11,95 million in its half-year results ending June 30 2017, with cash and foreign shortages contributing to the slugg...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Non-life insurance companies profits increased to $3.83m

NON-life insurance companies' profit after tax surged to $3,83 million during the first quarter of 2017 due to a rise in net premium written and reductions in operational expenses.The surge was from a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Agribank clinches financial prudence awards

AGRIBANK has been honoured with three awards for its outstanding role in upholding financial prudence.The awards were awarded by the Office of the President (OPC) in conjunction with the Ministry of F...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

RBZ credit bureau registers bank loans

More than 97 percent of loans in the banking sector have been registered with the RBZ's credit registry which went live in May, helping create a database that will enable subscribers to prudently ext...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Masawara pins hope on Uganda

MASAWARA, a Zimbabwe-focused investment outfit, is banking on timeous disposal of its holding in Ugandan insurance firm, Lion Assurance Company, to defray its US$11 million long-term debt, part of whi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

'National Blankets will not go down under'

THE Government will not allow National Blankets to go under liquidation and measures are underway to resuscitate the company, Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa has said.The Bula...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

RBZ governor backs street sales

STUNG by poor cash circulation on the market, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is encouraging local manufacturers to sell their produce directly to the market as a way of tapping into the money that is ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2017

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zim in rice production plans

Local firm Life Brand Agriculture Services plans to put 10 000 hectares of rice in Masvingo - a project set to showcase Tokwe-Mukosi Dam's humongous impact on farming.Zimbabwe imports over 95 percent ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2017

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

GMB buying price triggers smuggling

The Government's maize import ban together with a high buying price at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has triggered smuggling of grain into the country, it has emerged.In a bid to protect local farme...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

RBZ owes MultiChoice $9 million

ANXIETY is growing among subscribers of the digital television service provided by MultiChoice Zimbabwe as banks throttle payment platforms, especially for non-AC holders.Even independent agents no lo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

TelOne announces disruption of services

TelOne has announced the disruption of its services to its clients in Hillside (Bulawayo), Kezi and the Harare to Norton network from 0000hrs to 0200hrs, 6 August 2017. TelOne provides internet and vo...

By Ngoni Shenjere | Published: 05 August 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Bulawayo scents industry revival

Diversification and innovation are the buzzwords for Bulawayo's surviving industries whose resilience in the face of a difficult macro-economic climate deserves applause. While the city has seen a dem...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

EcoCash reduces ATM withdrawals to $50

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, mobile money service provider, EcoCash has reduced its international ATM withdrawal limits on its MasterCard Debit card to $50 a month, a tell-tale sign that the foreign curr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Agribank phases out manual withdrawals

THE Agricultural Bank of Zimbabwe (Agribank) is phasing out manual withdrawals to embrace electronic and mobile banking payments.The bank is upgrading its information and communication technology (ICT...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Mandiwanzira takes a dig at Econet

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) minister Supa Mandiwanzira yesterday took a subtle dig at the country's leading telecommunications firm, Econet Zimbabwe, accusing it of exhibiting monop...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Cabinet approves IDC financing role

CABINET has approved proposals by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce for the Industrial Development Corporation to become an industrial financing entity.The move is part of ongoing measures by Gove...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

WannaCry virus hit Zimbabwe banks

The government says it has identified two banks which were among several institutions affected by the WannaCry virus global attack from May 12 to 15 that affected a cross section of institutions.Speak...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Barclays deal under new threat

The takeover of Barclays Bank Zimbabwe by Malawi-based First Merchant Bank has hit a new snag and is under threat from the controversial indigenization policy compelling foreign investment compelling ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Makamba exits Telecel

Self-exiled businessman James Makamba (right) has sold his stake in Empowerment Corporation, a 40 percent shareholder in Telecel Zimbabwe to a local consortium for an undisclosed amount.However, with ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Banks record $100m profit

Zimbabwean banks have made $100,59 million profit in the half year to June 30, 2017, representing an increase of 47,99 percent from $67,97 million reported in the corresponding period last year, the c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 August 2017

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Brazil to avail 2nd phase of agricultural equipment

Zimbabwe has engaged Brazil to release the second batch of agricultural equipment under the South American country's More Food for Africa Program, an envoy said on Wednesday.Zimbabwe received the firs...

By New Ziana | Published: 03 August 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Sunbird Energy conducts EIA

Sunbird Bioenergy Zimbabwe has started conducting a full environmental impact assessment for its $150 million bio-ethanol plant in Mashonaland Central Province.The process is in conformity with the En...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 August 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Potraz to roll out multi-million dollar USF project

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said on Wednesday it will soon be rolling out a multi-million dollar project under the Universal Services Fund (USF) to prov...

By New Ziana | Published: 03 August 2017

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Tobacco farmers to benefit from empowerment trust

100 tobacco farmers will benefit from the BAT Zimbabwe Tobacco Empowerment Trust which will see indigenous small scale farmers in tobacco regions being capacitated with best agricultural techniques.Th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 August 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zimbabwe govt guns for 100% stake in Telecel

Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, Supa Mandiwanzira told a mobile money conference in Harare on Thursday that the Zimbabwe government is eyeing to who...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 August 2017

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