MINING & RETAIL

EMA orders halt of cement plant over violations

The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has ordered Wih-Zim Cement to immediately stop construction of its Magunje plant after inspectors found the company violated Environmental Impact Assessment (...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 August 2025

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Bitumen World forced to cut jobs

One of Zimbabwe's leading construction firms, Bitumen World (BW), has announced job cuts due to delayed payments from government projects, highlighting the ongoing financial challenges in the country'...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 August 2025

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Ken Sharpe blasts incompetent Harare council

Prominent property mogul Ken Sharpe has launched a scathing attack on the Harare City Council, accusing it of stifling economic growth through poor service delivery, exorbitant fees, and what he desc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

RBZ restores RTGS system after technical fault

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it has restored the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system following a technical fault that disrupted transfers and some cross-border transactions since Tues...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

CBZ appoints Group Chief Risk Officer

CBZ Holdings has announced the appointment of Eunice Mujekenyeki as its new Group Chief Risk Officer, bringing over two decades of experience in the financial services sector to the role.Ms. Mujekeny...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Tobacco seed sales soar

Tobacco seed sales in Zimbabwe have risen sharply ahead of the 2025-2026 farming season, with a 12 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Tobacco Industry and Market...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

All set for Matebeleland South Agricultural show

The 67th edition of the Matebeleland South Agricultural Show is set to take place from September 4 to 6, with organisers expressing optimism about its potential to enhance business opportunities in t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Growing informal sector riles CFI Holdings

LISTED agro-industrial group, CFI Holdings, has raised concern over the rapid expansion of Zimbabwe's informal sector, warning that unregulated players are undermining the viability of formal busines...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Mutambara warns of Western, Chinese bias in AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) expert and former Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has warned that existing AI systems are inherently biased, reflecting only the values of their developers in China...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zim creators demand Facebook monetisation

Zimbabwean content creators remain sidelined from Facebook's monetisation programme, which is currently available in only eight African countries, sparking calls for government intervention to secure ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

RBZ to regulate AI in Zimbabwe's banks

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is developing specific rules to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the country's financial institutions, signaling a major step toward modernizi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

BancABC swings to profit

African Banking Corporation of Zimbabwe Limited (BancABC) has returned to profitability, posting a profit after tax of ZiG146,6 million for the half year ended June 30, 2025, reversing a loss-making p...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Willdale bets on property investments

Brick manufacturer Willdale Limited is banking on its property investment strategy to turn around its fortunes after sliding deeper into financial strain, with revenues nearly halved in the first half...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Nedbank sells Ecobank stake

Nedbank Group has sold its 21.2% stake in Ecobank Transnational for US$100 million to Bosquet Investments, an investment vehicle of former Ecobank chairman Alain Nkontchou.The South African lender, wh...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zim startups join Visa's Fintech Accelerator

Zimbabwe's fintech ecosystem is gaining international recognition as two local startups, ChatCash and BigDot.ai, have been selected among 22 companies for Visa's Fourth Africa Fintech Accelerator. The...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe earns US$534 million from tobacco

Zimbabwe has earned US$533,606,263 from the export of 97,088,716 kilograms of tobacco since the start of the year, at an average price of US$5.50 per kilogram, according to the latest weekly report fr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Chinese nickel giant to invest $800m in Zimbabwe

Chinese nickel producer Tsingshan Holding Group will invest $800 million in expanding its steel plant in central Zimbabwe through its unit Dinson Iron and Steel Company.Tsingshan, among the world's la...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

MINING & RETAIL

Manhize plant posts US$100m sales in first half

The Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) in Manhize, Midlands Province, has raked in nearly US$100 million in steel sales during the first half of the year, marking a major milestone in Zimbabwe's e...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Unifreight shifts focus towards cross-border

Transport and logistics group Unifreight Africa Limited (Unifreight) has reduced its reliance on the less-than-truckload (LTL) business from 87% of revenue in 2021 to about one-third in 2025, as the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare urged to privatise service delivery

Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has called on Harare City Council to privatise key service delivery functions, including water supply, wastewater management, refuse collection, and street light...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Seed Co sets aside US$7,24m for capex

Seed Co International Limited (SCIL) has earmarked US$7,24 million for capital expenditure (capex) in its current financial year ending March 31, 2026, as the regional seed producer consolidates its e...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

MINING & RETAIL

'Over 2 000 jobs created at Manhize'

Over 2,000 jobs have already been created at Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) in its first operational phase, with the number expected to double as the US$1 billion project expands, a senior gove...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe imposes livestock movement ban

In an urgent bid to curb a rapidly spreading Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, the Zimbabwean government has announced an immediate, nationwide ban on all livestock movement, alongside the dispat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Banks to report on rural financial literacy outreach

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has stepped up efforts to promote financial literacy in rural and marginalised communities, directing all banks and microfinance institutions to submit quarterly up...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

MINING & RETAIL

RioZim to appeal ruling in assets disposal fight

RioZim Limited says it will appeal against an interim relief granted in favour of the Zimbabwe Diamond & Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU), which represents some of the company's employees i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025
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