TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

TeleCash transactions top $15 million

Telecel Zimbabwe's mobile money transfer system, Telecash, has handled $15 million since its inception early this year as the company seeks to increase its visibility in the mobile money space.The loc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2014

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Tobacco growers query 'unfair' regulations

The strict regulations imposed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) against the tobacco industry have caused an outcry for fairness and consideration by the international tobacco community.A meeting...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

ZBFH seek investors for banking arm

ZB Financial Holdings says it is looking for looking for "third party" investors for its banking arm in a bid to meet the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's comprehensive re-capitalisation requirements.All co...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2014

MINING & RETAIL

ACR extends Dalny payment date

AIM-listed multi-commodity resource development company African Consolidated Resources (ACR) has extended the date for payment of the outstanding consideration of $7,5 million for the purchase of Falc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Telecel demands action on refilling

Telecel Zimbabwe says mobile phone companies are being prejudiced of potential business and revenue by the high prevalence of traffic refilling.General manager Angeline Vere on Monday appealed to gove...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Mavhaire blasts banks over charges

A senior government official has complained over the way banks are handling depositors monies particularly bank charges, which he said were high and not justified.Addressing delegates at the launch of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Makomo overtakes Hwange in coal production

Four-year-old Makomo Resources in 2013 overtook Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) to become the biggest coal miner in the country, latest data from the Chamber of Mines shows.Owned 60 percent by ...

By New Ziana | Published: 02 July 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Telecel Zimbabwe in fibre deployment project

Mobile network operator, Telecel says it has begun a fibre deployment project which will see the company laying its own optical fibre cable to avail more high capacity data provisioning for the networ...

By Francis Chimanda | Published: 02 July 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Marvo pays workers $10

TROUBLED Bulawayo firm Marvo Stationery Manufacturers has paid its workers $10 each after going for 18 months without salaries, it emerged yesterday.The disgruntled workers told Southern Eye Business,...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Farai Mtamangira survives chop

Mine minister Walter Chidhakwa yesterday retained faith in Farai Mtamangira's Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) board amid expectations that the second largest shareholder Nicolas Van Hoogstraten...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2014

BUSINESS NEWS

Stop cash leakages

MOST foreign-owned firms and weak cash movement laws in Zimbabwe could be blamed for the tight liquidity conditions prevailing in the economy, analysts have said.Analysts said Zimbabwe was now like a ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2014

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

AMA seeks $55 million to buy grain

THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has issued $55 million bills to raise money to fund the purchase of about 250,000 metric tonnes of grain from the 2013/14 season.The authority was establishe...

By Oliver Kazunga | Published: 02 July 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Banking deposits grow

TOTAL banking deposits have marginally improved to $4,82 billion as of March 31, 2014 from $4,73 billion last year, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has said.In a report for the quarter ending March 31, 2...

By Oliver Kazunga | Published: 02 July 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Zimre forecasts $150m turnover

Zimre Holdings Limited is forecasting a turnover of about $150 million by the end of this year as the company targets increased earnings from the disposal of non-core and non-performing local and exte...

By Tinashe Makichi | Published: 02 July 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Meikles posts $37m profit

ZSE listed diversified group, Meikles Limited posted an after tax profit of $37,1 million for the full year to March 2014 from $6,5 million the prior year largely due to a huge jump in non-trading inc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Hwange expects profitability

HWANGE Colliery Company Ltd, the country's largest coal miner, expects to turn profitable upon commissioning of new equipment before year-end, an official said.The company has finalised the acquisitio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Namibia introduces Airbus on Harare route

AIR Namibia has introduced a 112 seater Airbus A319 to service its Harare-Windhoek and Harare-Lusaka routes due to increased demand.The Airbus, which offers both Business class and Economy Class servi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 July 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Special vehicle to take over lenders' bad loans

Zimbabwe's central bank is considering establishing a body to take over local lenders' non-performing loans and make it easier for them to attract new capital, its governor said on Monday.Several ban...

By Reuters | Published: 02 July 2014

MINING & RETAIL

ACR awaits approval for Dalny mine deal

African Consolidated Resources PLC Monday said its deal to buy the Dalny mine in Zimbabwe from Falcon Gold Zimbabwe Ltd has been held back to await formal approval by Falcon Gold shareholders, Allianc...

By Alliance News | Published: 30 June 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Telecel seeking $200m for network expansion

Mobile network operator Telecel Zimbabwe is seeking $200 million to increase its third generation (3G) network coverage and grow subscriber base to 5,5 million by year end.Telecel is the second larges...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

ZHL shareholders approve share-buyback

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed composite financial house Zimre Holdings (ZHL)'s shareholders have approved a repurchase of its stock.In terms of the share buyback the maximum number of shares will not...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Hwange shareholders turn down share option scheme

Hwange Colliery Company Ltd (HCCL)'s shareholders have turned down the company's proposed share option scheme in what could be interpreted as a victory for Nick van Hoogstraten who once turned down th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta wants to pay ex-worker in Zim dollars

DELTA Beverages is refusing to pay a former worker more than U$28 000 in back-pay and damages awarded to him in a labour dispute arguing the payment should have been made in Zimbabwe dollars.In an app...

By Fidelis Munyoro | Published: 30 June 2014

BUSINESS NEWS

ZNCC president re-elected

THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) president Hlanganiso Matangaidze was last week re-elected the chamber's president for another one year term. His vice-president Davison Norupiri was al...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

General Beltings records 36 percent decline

CHEAP imports, which pay zero percent duty and a poor performance by General Beltings have combined to put pressure on Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed GB Holdings' performance.Performance in the year t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2014

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