INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Millennium Footwear steps into SA market

BULAWAYO-BASED shoe manufacturing concern, Millennium Footwear is slowly establishing itself as one of the major players in the region and is now focusing on the South African market after getting an ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 December 2017

MINING & RETAIL

ZimAlloys clinches $100m deal

GWERU based giant ferrochrome producer, Zimbabwe Alloys, which is under judicial management, will this week meet its creditors after securing a $100 million investment deal with Indian Investor, Balas...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 December 2017

MINING & RETAIL

SA firm sinks $1m into Umguza granite project

A leading South Africa-based Zimbabwe-owned construction company, Business Integrated Technics (BIT) Resources has injected about $1 million in setting up a quarry granite mine in Umguza District in M...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 December 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Fuel prices to go down

THE price of diesel will go down next year as  logistics associated with transporting the commodity will fall by half while the commodity will also be exempted from paying a road levy of 4c/litre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 December 2017

MINING & RETAIL

$4m boost for Hwange Colliery

HWANGE Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) and some local and international financial institutions are in advanced talks that will see the company getting US$4 million to resume underground mining operati...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 December 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Lafarge still interested in PPC stake

LafargeHolcim says talks to acquire a stake in cement maker PPC are still ongoing after announcing interest in the cement company in October.In October, PPC Limited received an expression of interest ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 December 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Mobile payments surge

Mobile payments and point of sale transactions have surged by a significant margin compared to last year as business embrace the use of plastic money.Burdened by a liquidity challenge that has stretch...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 December 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe controversy deepens

CONTROVERSY surrounding struggling national flag carrier Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) is deepening, while its fate remains uncertain. This comes against the backdrop of the unexpected exit of AirZim's chief ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 December 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Barclays to further reduce stake in Barclays Africa

British multinational bank Barclays on Friday announced that it would be reducing its stake in Barclays Africa to 14.9%. "Barclays has indicated that this represents its desired long term shareholding...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Axia Corporation operating profit doubles

Axia Corporation says operating profit in the quarter to September 30 almost doubled compared to the same period last year.Executive chairman John Koumides told shareholders at the company's annual ge...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Getbucks to double mortgage loan book

Getbucks Microfinance Bank Ltd (Getbucks) is looking at doubling its mortgage loan book from current level of US$3 million on the back of the new political developments.Getbucks introduced mortgages t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

NRZ $400m deal fast-tracked

The $400 million NRZ deal is set to be concluded before the end of the year paving way for the revival of the strategic firm. NRZ recently sealed the $400 million funding deal with a consortium led by...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

MINING & RETAIL

Miners to negotiate wage rise

THE Chamber of Mines and the Associated Mine Workers' Union of Zimbabwe (Amwuz) are set to meet on Thursday next week to discuss the wage increment for next year, businessdigest has learnt.The negotia...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

FINANCIAL SERVICES

'No immediate growth for Kawena'

OK Zimbabwe has admitted that it does not see growth in the near future for its Kawena Brand, although it has changed its model to be more aligned to goods than cash.Kawena is an electronic way provid...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Ray of hope for Merlin

STRUGGLING Bulawayo firm, Merlin, yesterday received a consignment of raw materials, thereby raising hopes for workers that the company will soon resume operations after being defunct for a decade.Ne...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

NRZ refurbishes railway line

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), in partnership with the government and the European Union, has refurbished the Nandi-Mkwasine railway line in Chiredzi at a cost of more than $10 million in a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Equity wants RBZ to mediate in title deed row

Equity Properties has roped in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to mediate in its dispute with a company owned by Indian business tycoon Jayesh Shah, which is holding onto a title deed to an upmark...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

AfDB initiative to create 25 million jobs

THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a Youth Advisory Group that seeks to create 25 million jobs in Africa with target impact on 50 million youths over the next 10 years.The Presidential ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Bata upgrades factory plant

THE country's largest shoe manufacturer Bata Shoe Company has embarked on a massive upgrade of its Gweru plant, which is aimed at improving the quality of its products and diversifying production.Bat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

MINING & RETAIL

Zimasco set to come out of judicial management

ZIMBABWE's largest ferrochrome producer, Zimasco, is expected to come out of judicial management early next year after a successful turnaround plan that will enable the company to pay its creditors w...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

MINING & RETAIL

LPG use on the rise

The Zimbabwe Regulatory Authority (Zera) says there has been a rapid growth in liquefied gas petroleum gas (LPG) usage in the country as its use became popular as an alternative energy source especia...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

MINING & RETAIL

Zim diamond company improves gem quality

THE Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company's (ZCDC) stock pile of about 1,5 million carats has improved its gem or near gem quality from predominantly industrial quality by 34 percentage points followi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 December 2017

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe to miss out on energy mineral spend

WHILE Zimbabwe has the geological resource base to step up production of lithium the political risk in the country is still so great it is highly unlikely any investment for new lithium mines will flo...

By miningmx | Published: 30 November 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa urged to scrap indigenisation law

ECONOMIC analysts say the best way for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to attract serious and long-term investment into the country is to scrap the controversial indigenisation law that has ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 November 2017

MINING & RETAIL

'Mugabe exit to spur Zimbabwe mines'

THE dramatic exit of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler, Robert Mugabe, heralds a positive turn for the country's mining industry, researchers at the London-based Equities Development Limited (ED) have said.ED...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 November 2017

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