FINANCIAL SERVICES

EcoCash shakes Zim banking industry

Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's largest mobile phone operator by subscription, recently launched a paperless banking service.The mobile telephone company has more than eight million subscribers. The serv...

By M&G | Published: 28 October 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

CBZ Holdings to buy back 7,7m shares

CBZ Holdings intends to buy back over 7,7 million shares from close to 10 000 of the group's minority shareholders through a facility in which the stockholders sell the stock at no cost.Under the Nil...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 October 2013

MINING & RETAIL

New Dawn to delist from Toronto Stock Exchange

Zimbabwe focused New Dawn Mining is set to delist from the Toronto Stock Exchange next month and register its operations in the tax haven of Cayman Islands.In a statement, the company said it had appl...

By Business Reporter | Published: 25 October 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Zimbabwe not overbanked - study

Zimbabwe is not overbanked, a study by a leading securities firm has said.A detailed study by FBC Securities says Zimbabwe, with a population of 13,8 million, GDP of $10,81 billion and only 14% of th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 October 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

SA firm eyes Cairns Foods majority stake

FAST moving consumer goods company Cairns Foods Ltd is on the verge of concluding a deal which will see a South African investor acquiring a majority stake in the Zimbabwean firm, businessdigest repor...

By businessdigest | Published: 25 October 2013

MINING & RETAIL

Freda gold output up 19%

Aim-listed resources group Mwana Africa plc (Mwana) says quarterly production at its Zimbabwe-based gold miner Freda Rebecca went up 19 percent quarter-on-quarter to 17,536 ounces.The miner said cash ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 October 2013

MINING & RETAIL

'Zimbabwean diamonds a curse,' says Tsvangirai

Former Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai has told a seminar in Oxford that Zimbabwean diamonds were a curse."The discovery of diamonds has been a curse rather than a blessing," he said adding "I am co...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 October 2013

MINING & RETAIL

BNC mining plan bears fruit

BINDURA Nickel Corporation's revised mining plan has started bearing fruit after a marked increase in recoveries and a decline in costs, Mwana Africa Plc has revealed."Recoveries have increased marked...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 October 2013

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe urged to diversify its operations

Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Obert Mpofu yesterday urged Air Zimbabwe to diversify its operations and consider partnering regional and international airlines to increase capac...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 October 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Solar farm for Bulawayo

Asian energy giant Chint Electric Company Limited (Chint) - through its local partner Intratrek Zimbabwe (Intratrek) - is keen on building solar farms worth $750 million in southern Zimbabwe, business...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 October 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Tetrad secures $15m credit line

Financial group, Tetrad, has secured a $15 million line of credit from a United Kingdom-based fund.The firm said the funds will be channelled towards strengthening operations of its subsidiaries, with...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 October 2013

MINING & RETAIL

Francis Nhema charms Implats

IMPALA Platinum said its Zimbabwean unit held "constructive" talks with the new government over mining operations, including the requirement to sell majority stakes to locals."What we're observing is ...

By Bloomberg | Published: 24 October 2013

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

TelOne recovers $20 million

STATE-OWNED Telecommunications Company TelOne has so far recovered $20 million out of the targeted $50 million through a debt collection campaign which started in August this year.TelOne managing dire...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 October 2013

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe fails to realise profit

Air Zimbabwe has not made a profit since it resumed operations in February after indefinitely suspending flights last year, the board has revealed.Speaking during a briefing with the board and managem...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 October 2013

MINING & RETAIL

New platinum mining venture formed in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation has formed a platinum metal production joint venture with UK-listed Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation and an unnamed Chinese firm.According to Bloomber...

By Bloomberg | Published: 23 October 2013

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Tourism players demand RBZ-seized funds

TOURISM players have demanded the repayment of millions of dollars in funds seized by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe at the height of the decade-long economic contraction in 2007 in a bid to boost worki...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 October 2013

MINING & RETAIL

Govt urged to review royalties

FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa should consider reviewing the mining sector's taxation regime as the 2014 national budget beckons, experts have said.Chinamasa, who presents the budget later next ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 October 2013

MINING & RETAIL

NRZ has managed to transport coal to different markets

NRZ public relations manager Mr Fanuel Masikati said the parastatal has managed to transport most of the coal from Hwange to the markets in Bulawayo and other areas.Coal mining companies like Makomo R...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 October 2013

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

NRZ rehabilitates rail network

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe has started rehabilitating its railway line network across the country after receiving $4 million from the Government under the Public Sector Investment Programme (P...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 October 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Capital Bank winds up operations

THE National Social Security Authority has given Capital Bank the nod to wind up operations and is now focusing on setting up a micro-finance institution. Sources familiar with the developments said ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 October 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

'Zesa exporting power in the evenings'

Power utility, Zesa Holdings is exporting power to two neighbouring countries in the evenings when demand is low, an official has said.Zimbabwe has a power deficit of up to 800MW, but produces a surpl...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 October 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta to launch new beverage

Delta Beverages has announced that it will launch a new ready to drink dairy beverage, Super Sip this week.Delta said the launch of the new drink is part of its innovation agenda for the year that is ...

By Business reporter | Published: 22 October 2013

MINING & RETAIL

China Africa mining venture awaits EMA nod

CHINA Africa Sunlight Energy Limited is awaiting certification from Environmental Management Agency to start coal mining in Gwayi early next year.The company, a joint venture between Old Stone Investm...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 October 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Zimpost launches new money transfer service

Zimpost on Monday launched a new money transfer service, Zipcash that allows Zimbabweans to send money locally and internationally using an electronic platform.Speaking at the official launch, Informa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 October 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AfrAsia seeks name change

AfrAsia Kingdom Zimbabwe will next month seek shareholder approval to rebrand the flagship banking unit and other units following a 30% share disposal by founder Nigel Chanakira last month. AfrAsia wi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 October 2013

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