INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Afdis grows revenue by 11%

Afdis reported a reasonable set of results showing 11% growth in turnover to $18.4m on the back of a favourable sales mix which positively impacted trading margins. Nonetheless, sales volume declined ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 February 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Victoria Falls airport upgrade takes shape

Excavation works for a new runway and compaction for foundation for a new terminal building at the Victoria Falls International Airport are now complete as the $150 million expansion project takes sha...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 February 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

NRZ to raise capital from scrap metal

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) plans to sell more than 30,000 tonnes of scrap metal to raise working capital.Speaking during a tour of NRZ facilities in Bulawayo organised by the Zimbabwe Nat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 February 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe boss arrested

SUSPENDED Air Zimbabwe company secretary and acting managing director Grace Pfumbidzayi was yesterday picked up by the police CID Serious Frauds Squad on six charges of fraud involving $7 million in r...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 February 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Interfin ordered to return shares to Remo

THE High Court has ordered Interfin Securities to return to Remo Investment Brokers share certificates it lodged with different firms as security for a loan, within three days, failure of which the De...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 February 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

GOtv signal scrambled

MULTICHOICE'S Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) GOtv has been scrambled placing local viewers in panic mode.GOtv has not been broadcasting since the beginning of this month.The failure by the servi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 February 2014

MINING & RETAIL

OK Zimbabwe opens tech shop

OK Zimbabwe has opened a world class technology shop hosting Zimbabwean technological players with all mobile network operators and VoIP operators sharing the same roof to reach out to the new cliente...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 February 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Barclays Bank's net interest income up 61%

Barclays Bank Zimbabwe's net interest income increased by 61% to $12.31 million while non-funded income went down by 9% to $27.19 million which reflects the effects of the capped charges on fees and c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Barclays loan book up 26% in FY13

Barclays Bank Zimbabwe grew its loan book by 26% in the full year ended 31 December 2013 and will focus on increasing the level of lending in 2014, MD George Guvamatanga told an analyst briefing yeste...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Lancashire Steel up in six months

Government has dismissed claims that Essar Africa Holdings is delaying works to reopen Ziscosteel which has been renamed New Zimbabwe Steel because of power shortages currently being experienced in th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Why Nyambirai sold TN Bank

The sale of TN Bank to Econet Wireless in February 2013 generated frenzied speculation. It was claimed then, that Tawanda Nyambirai, the CEO of Lifestyle Holdings had fallen out with Strive Masiyiwa, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Luxon Zembe ousted as CBZ chairman

Luxon Zembe has been ousted as CBZ Holdings Limited (CBZ) chairman in a development possibly related to the fallout of the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) salaries debacle.As the busines...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2014

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

GMB bosses in looting spree

Top management at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has been fingered in a looting spree as the company struggles to service a $108 million maize import debt.Documentary evidence in possession of the Da...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe board fired

Corruption-embattled national flag carrier's board has been dissolved with immediate effect together with other four boards falling under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development.&nb...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Stanbic is the Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Africa

Stanbic Bank's parent company, Standard Bank group, Africa's largest lender by assets, has been named the winner of Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Africa 2014 for a second successive year. Standar...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Ziscosteel reopening differed

The re-opening of NewZim Steel - formerly Ziscosteel - has been postponed due to extensive refurbishments taking place at the plant, Industry minister Mike Bimha has said. Bimha, who could not give sp...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Econet reignites Telecel hostility

Econet Wireless has reignited its protracted hostility with fierce rival Telecel Zimbabwe after barring its agents from doubling up as agents for rival mobile money transfer service, telecash. This fo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Chinamasa tours Fidelity Printers and Refineries

Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa, his deputy Dr S Undenge and the Acting RBZ Governor DR CL Dhliwayo today 11 February toured Fidelity Printers and refineries, the largest s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 February 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zim mobile money agents form association

Agents handling mobile money transactions for Econet, Telecel Zimbabwe and NetOne in Zimbabwe have formed an association to advance their interests and lobby for inclusion in policy making.The Mobile ...

By Business reporter | Published: 11 February 2014

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Court dismisses $200m lawsuit on NetOne

A South African-based businessman's bid to sue Net-One and a Chinese telecommunications equipment producer, over a $200 million network upgrade tender, which he claimed was corruptly awarded to the la...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 February 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AfrAsia introduces innovative rewards programme

AfrAsia (Zimbabwe) Bank Limited is forging ahead with plans to claim a spot among the top five banks in the country.Late last year Mauritian banking group AfrAsia Bank Limited (ABL) CEO James Benoit s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 February 2014

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Zinara resumes local authority disbursements

The Zimbabwe National Road Administration has resumed disbursing funds directly to local authorities, with at least $1,7 million in road maintenance funds earmarked for urban and rural councils in the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 February 2014

MINING & RETAIL

Zim could be readmitted to the LBMA by October

Zimbabwe's readmission on the London Bullion marketing association could be a reality by October this year following revelations that Fidelity Printers and Refiners are collecting just under a tonne o...

By Rumbidzayi Zinyuke | Published: 11 February 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

New banking laws to protect depositors

The government has directed the Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) to implement new regulations aimed at rescuing depositors from losing savings after the closure of a bank.The new banking regulatio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 February 2014

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Interbank facility revived

The Africa Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has finalised a $100 million facility with the government to revive the interbank trading system next month.In a development that is expected to eas...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 February 2014

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