TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

New Voice SMS for Zimbabwe telecoms

News gathered from a regional tech website has it that it has a VAS offering, Voice SMS, which is set to hit the local market before the end of the year through a yet to be identified service provider...

By TechZim | Published: 04 March 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Schweppes eyes Beitbridge firm

SCHWEPPES Zimbabwe Limited has moved to acquire Beitbridge Juicing, based in the similarly named border town, in a bid to consolidate its position in the non-carbonated beverage market.Schweppes, a ma...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 March 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

CBZ to engage govt over farmers loans

CBZ Holdings (CBZ) is in talks with the government to ensure farmers can use their land as security to access advance loans for agriculture operations.Some farmers hold 99-year lease agreements from t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 March 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Lobels courts three investors

The Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ), which is the current majority shareholder in bread maker, Lobels says about three investors have expressed interest to buy the company.CBZ Group chief executive...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 March 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Cairns to open Bulawayo pasta plant by year-end

Cairns, the agro-processing firm, currently under judiciary management, plans to revive its Bulawayo pasta producing plant before year-end, subject to availability of investment funds, a senior compan...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 March 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

EcoCash to offer credit lines to SMEs

EcoCash Services chief operating officer Japhet Aritho says the Ecocash Payroll system will offer access to credit lines to small to medium enterprises and companies using the platform depending on t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 March 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Grindrod acquires 51% stake in United Refineries

GRINDROD Trading has acquired a 51 percent stake in Bulawayo-based fast moving consumer goods manufacturer United Refineries Ltd, managing director Mr Busisa Moyo said. "We have just concluded the tra...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 March 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Econet gives in to banks

ZIMSWITCH has broken the impasse with Econet Wireless Zimbabwe over restricted access to its mobile money transfer system, unstructured supplementary service data, with the latter's banking unit now c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 March 2014

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

AICO Africa rebrands to Cottco Holdings

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed firm AICO Africa Lt has rebranded to Cottco Holdings Ltd with effect from today.The company said shareholders had approved the name change. "The Board of directors a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe hit by severe power cuts

Zimbabwe has been hit by severe electricity outages following a breakdown at a power plant that accounts for about half its national production, state utility ZESA said on Thursday. Homes and business...

By Reuters | Published: 03 March 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe platinum levy plans slammed

A proposed 15 percent levy on Zimbabwe's platinum exports equated to a "punishment" that threatened the industry, the country's mining lobby said this week.In December last year the government propose...

By Bloomberg | Published: 03 March 2014

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Group Five targeting more concessions in Zimbabwe

Diversified South African construction company, Group Five, says it is targeting concessions opportunities in Zimbabwe.This was said by CEO Mike Upton while presenting the company's results for the si...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Art turnover down 7%

Art reported a nominal decrease of 7% in its turnover to $10.6 million in the first 4 months of its current financial year, CE Richard Zirobwa told the AGM earlier today."Our trading hasn't been too g...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Mines workers salary negotiations stall

THE Associated Mine Workers' Union of Zimbabwe (AMWUZ) and the Chamber of Mines have reached a deadlock in the 2014 wage negotiations after the chamber refused to award a Poverty Datum Line- linked in...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Chinamasa questions bank's lending cut

FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has summoned senior management of an international bank in the country to provide explanation on why the bank has drastically cut its lendin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Fresh scandal hits Air Zimbabwe

Government is probing Air Zimbabwe's leasing of an Embraer 50-seat plane, amid fears the embattled airline has lost millions of dollars through a huge fixed monthly rental for the jet.Impeccable sourc...

By Richard Chidza | Published: 03 March 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Telecash wins agents war with Ecocash

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has barred mobile money agents from entering into exclusive agreements with individual mobile cash payment system operators, saying the move was meant to curb monopolies i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

NRZ plans to set up 2 manufacturing plants

The National Railways of Zimbabwe plans to set up two manufacturing plants in Bulawayo at a combined cost of $14 million to revive its comatose operations laid low by debt, undercapitalisation and mis...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AfDB to set up base in Zimbabwe

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to strengthen its foothold in Zimbabwe by constructing its offices in the country.The regional financier's Zimbabwe Field Office, which is currently housed ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AfriAsia Zimbabwe profits decline

AfriAsia Zimbabwe Holdings posted a profit of $174 862 for the half year ended 31 December 2013. This was a 91 percent decline from the prior comparable profit of $1,9 million.The figures in the stat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Zimplats adds 29% to SA Impala profits

Profits of Impala Platinum Holdings-owned Zimplats jumped 237% to R246m for the interim period to February 2014.As a result, Zimplats contributed 28.6% to Impala’s total profits.Impala CEO Terence ...

By fin24 | Published: 03 March 2014

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Mashonaland Holding's 4 months revenue down 4%

Mashonaland Holdings' 4 months to January 2014 revenue declined by 4% to $2.5 million, CE Manfred Mahari told the AGM earlier today.However, he said this was 9% ahead of financial plan of $2.3 millio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Offshore facilities drive CBZ loans up 20%

CBZ Holdings recorded write off totalling $32 million for the year ended 31 December 2013 as the firm continues to mobilise long term funding, CEO John Mangudya told an analyst briefing yesterday.The...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 March 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Zimplats reports 51% rise in topline, 604% rise in net profit

Zimplats Holdings grew its revenue by 51% to $267 million from the same period last year due to a 62% increase in platinum sales volume from 70 225 ounces to 113 876 ounces. The impact of the increase...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 February 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Govt probes $100m 'reckless' investment by NSSA

Public Service minister Nicholas Goche yesterday admitted before Parliament that management at the National Social Security Authority had made some imprudent investments using public funds. Goche made...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 February 2014

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