MINING & RETAIL

US electronic giant in Zim tantalite venture

NEW York Stock Exchange-listed Kemet Corporation has invested in a tantalite mine in Zimbabwe and signed an off-take agreement for the supply of four tonnes of the industrially useful metal per month...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Steward Bank suspends DStv payments

ZIMBABWE'S Steward Bank has suspended payments to the pay-TV subsidiary of South Africa's Naspers, citing unavailability of foreign currency, in a sign that dollar shortages are worsening in the south...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZSE clears Stalap to offer for CFI shares

THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listing committee has allowed Zimre Holdings Ltd's investment vehicle, Stalap Investments to make a mandatory offer to CFI Holdings Limited minority shareholders.This...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Liquid Telecom secures $700m for growth

PAN African telecommunications group, Liquid Telecom has secured a $700 million bond and term loan facility aimed at supporting the group's existing debt and growth strategy.The financing package was...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Zimbabwe tourist arrivals up 6%

TOURIST arrivals into Zimbabwe increased by six percent to 479 718 during the first quarter compared to the same period last year, statistics from the 2017 first quarter tourism performance report sho...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Econet to embark on major data network upgrade

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, which controls 98 percent of the Long Term Evolution data customer market share, has announced a major data network upgrade that will see the mobile network market leader ach...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Zim starved of international banking support

Zimbabwe is starved of access to foreign finance and only has three international banks availing credit to the country due to isolation and sanctions that Western countries imposed, the central bank ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2017

MINING & RETAIL

PPC Zimbabwe lobbies govt on concrete roads

LOCAL cement producer, PPC Zimbabwe, has started lobbying the government to move away from asphalt roads and turn to concrete roads, saying the latter were more durable.Another cement manufacturer, La...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

'Rampant corruption threatens Zimbabwe banking sector'

DEPOSITORS Protection Corporation (DPC) chief executive officer, John Chikura, has said the worsening economic crisis facing the country was hindering the performance of most banks, but warned that mo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 July 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

NMB helps parents ensure prompt payment of school fees

NMB Bank is now offering school fees loans to working parents, no matter what school their children are attending, enabling them to ensure that school fees are paid in full and on time.The loan is ava...

By Chengetai Chinembiri | Published: 12 July 2017

Mangudya seeks to plug black market

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is planning to plug the parallel financial markets and ease the current cash crisis by re-establishing Bureaux de Changes, more than 15 years after they were closed....

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Working conditions at NRZ deteriorate

WORKERS at the moribund National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) are working under dangerous conditions as the cash-strapped parastatal continues to struggle to acquire the necessary safety clothing and eq...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Informal sector contributes 50% to economic growth

ZIMBABWE's informal sector could be the sixth largest in the Sub-Saharan region, contributing between 40 percent and 50 percent to economic growth - an estimated $7 billion - especially for the four-y...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

NRZ selects preferred investor

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has started the adjudication process to select the winning bidder from the six potential investors it has shortlisted under its $400 million recapitalisation in...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2017

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

NetOne accuses ex-CEO of sabotage

Government owned telecommunications company, NetOne has accused its ousted CEO, Reward Kangai of attempting to frustrate the process of seeking his replacement through frivolous litigation.In papers f...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe retrenches 200 workers

Air Zimbabwe (Airzim) has, with immediate effect, retrenched 200 workers as part of its ongoing restructuring exercise to bring the national airline back to viability.Out of 28 managers, only 12 were ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2017

MINING & RETAIL

RioZim not paying $4.5m AfrAsia debt

RIOZIM Limited has decided not to honour an ostensible $4,5 million debt owed to AfrAsia Bank, which is presently in liquidation, after it emerged the financial institution could have unfairly bloated...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Influx of secondhand clothes chokes textile industry

SECONDHAND clothing continues to flood the Zimbabwean market, taking a significant share of the clothing market and leaving local manufacturers teetering on the brink of collapse, an industry official...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Turnall still to find investor

LISTED Turnall Holdings Limited is yet to secure an investor to give a lifeline to its operations, with revelations the firm's debt restructuring exercise will be completed by the end of August.The co...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

RBZ slashes bureaux de change registration fees

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has revised downwards registration fees for bureaux de change operators to enhance the ease of doing business and foster financial inclusion.Concerned with the limit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zimbabwe motor industry faces serious challenges

The local motor industry is reeling under serious challenges which have forced most assembling firms to scale down operations.The influx of grey imports is proving to be a major challenge for the indu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 July 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZimKings to commission $15 million detergent plant

LOCAL detergent dealer, ZimKings Trading, says it plans to commission a $15 million washing powder plant in the next two months in a move likely to significantly reduce the country's import bill.ZimKi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 July 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Insurance, pension Bill goes to Parly

THE INSURANCE and Pension Commission (Ipec) says the proposed Insurance Bill, set to harmonise the Insurance and Pensions Commission Act with the Insurance Act and the Pensions as well as the Providen...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 July 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

BCC turns down FBC proposal

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has turned down a joint venture housing project proposed by FBC Building Society for the development of residential stands to ease the housing backlog, latest council minut...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 July 2017

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe to become largest lithium producer

Zimbabwe is poised to become one of the largest lithium producers in the world due to increased global demand.The investment-starved country produced 900 tonnes of lithium in 2015, with top producer A...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 July 2017

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