MINING & RETAIL

'Miners 'deliberately' delay platinum refinery'

Zimbabwe is in talks with private investors to build a $1 billion platinum refinery, after companies "deliberately delayed" construction, Mines minister Walter Chidakwa said.Chidakwa, who didn't ident...

By Bloomberg | Published: 25 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Innscor's business model reaches maturity

INNSCOR'S first quarter performance is not only signalling the slowdown of the economy, but is also pointing to a business which has reached maturity and perhaps suffering from an old conglomerate syn...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 November 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Old Mutual in $100m property projects

OLD Mutual Zimbabwe will spend about $100 million on property development in the next three years, group chief executive Mr Jonas Mushosho said last week. Some of the projects being implemented by the...

By Business Reporter | Published: 25 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

$20m fresh investment into Cairns Holdings

GRANT Thornton Camelsa is on the verge of sealing a deal that will result in the injection of over $20 million in fresh investment into Cairns Holdings by South Africa's Vasari Global Limited. The pro...

By Business Reporter | Published: 25 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZERA close to finalising renewable energy tariffs

Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority is finalising the development of Renewable energy feed in tariffs (REFIT) which will help in the implementation of power projects under the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sus...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Brazilian firm eyes Batoka gorge project

A top Brazilian construction firm, Andrade Gutierrez (AG) has expressed interest in developing the Batoka Gorge Hydro Power Project being implemented by Zimbabwe and Zambia to increase electricity gen...

By New Ziana | Published: 22 November 2013

MINING & RETAIL

Sable Mining Company to open $500m coal mine

LONDON listed coal and iron ore exploration and development company Sable Mining Company is set to roll out a new $500 million coal mine in Zimbabwe.Sable is one of the 20 companies granted special g...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Innscor records 5% turnover growth

Innscor Group CE John Koumides told the AGM today that the Group recorded a 5% turnover growth in the first quarter while profitability went down 18% as Zimbabwe is in a tough and extraordinary situat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Astra Industries faces intense competition

Astra Industries reported a flat set of results showing a 3% growth in revenue to $28.1m. Sales volumes grew 7% and gross margins reduced from 35% to 33% mainly due to increased competition and risin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Radar targets 60 million bricks

RADAR HOLDINGS is targeting to produce 60 million bricks in the current financial year with a 19 percent increase in volumes anticipated after the completion of a dedicated power-line project at its W...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 November 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

ABC takeover offer approved

ABC HOLDINGS has secured regulatory approval for its mandatory offer to minority shareholders with the board set to recommend whether the minorities should accept controlling shareholder African Devel...

By Business Reporter | Published: 22 November 2013

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Samsung to set up plant in Zimbabwe

Global technology giant, Samsung on Thursday signed a partnership agreement with a local firm which could eventually result in the establishment of an assembly plant by the South Korean firm in Zimbab...

By Business Reporter | Published: 22 November 2013

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Cresta puts $6 million facelift on hold

HOSPITALITY group Cresta has put on hold its $6 million refurbishment of one of its units to March next year taking a break for the festive season.The three-star Cresta Lodge was undergoing a facelif...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 November 2013

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Kuwaiti logistics firm interested in Zimbabwe

President Mugabe, who is in Kuwait for an Arab-Africa summit, yesterday met a top Kuwaiti transport and logistics business executive to discuss possible investment in the country. Agility managing dir...

By New Ziana | Published: 21 November 2013

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Cottco seeks partners for beneficiation

The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe is looking to partner local and foreign companies in the beneficiation of cotton to promote higher producer prices for farmers.Addressing members of the National Assembl...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 November 2013

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Businessman takes Net-One, Huawei to court

A JOHANNESBURG based businessman is taking mobile operator NetOne and Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei to court amid allegations of an irregularly awarded multi-million dollar network upgrade d...

By itwebafrica.com | Published: 21 November 2013

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

RMS fails to pay workers for 8 months

ROAD Motor Services (RMS) has failed to pay its workers for the past eight months.Workers who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity said the company has not been paying them for the last eight...

By Business Reporter | Published: 21 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

PPC poised for $200m Zimbabwe expansion

PRETORIA Portland Cement says it will start constructing a $200 million cement plant in the north- eastern part of the country next year, as the group's African expansion gathers momentum. "We intend ...

By Business Reporter | Published: 21 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Ingwebu seeks to expand its market base

INGWEBU Breweries, the Bulawayo City Council commercial undertaking, seeks to expand its market base within the next two years in a bid to supply at least four provinces countrywide with three of its ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ART engaged in negotiations with potential suitors

ZSE-listed Amalgamated Regional Trading Limited (ART) is engaged in negotiations with potential suitors for funding to pay off its costly short-term debt.The talks come after initiatives to rope in a ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Radar sales & profitability slightly improve

Radar Holdings Limited group CE Elias Hwenga told the AGM today that sales and profitability for the past 4 months are slightly ahead of where they were in the prior comparable period although they ar...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Lafarge branches into other businesses

Cement producer Lafarge Cement has started new business initiatives to complement the decline in cement demand on the local market, a company official said.Speaking on the sidelines of the official co...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

KFC to open Harare outlet on 15 December

YUM! Restaurants International continues to expand the footprint of its Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) brand on the African continent.KFC will make a return to Zimbabwe with the opening of an outlet in...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

'Consumer spend to remain constrained,' says Zireva

OK Zimbabwe CEO Willard Zireva told analysts yesterday that the liquidity crunch will worsen in the short term and business activity is not expected to improve for the remainder of the year as consum...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Border Timbers hit by liquidity crunch

Border Timbers' Deputy Chairman Heinrich von Pezold told the AGM this morning that Border is exporting product to regional markets to sidestep the effects of problems in its most profitable market, Zi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 November 2013

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