TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Telecel offers customers smart phones on credit

Telecel is now offering smart phones and iPads on credit combined with any one of its Telecel Red packages.The mobile devices are available on credit on 11 month or 24 month contracts for subscribers...

By Business reporter | Published: 17 July 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

DAF trucks head to Zimbabwe

Babcock, the importer and distributor of DAF trucks in Southern Africa, has delivered five XF truck-tractors and two rigid XF trucks to Mutare Bottling, the Manicaland Coca-Cola and Schweppes franchi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 July 2013

MINING & RETAIL

Essar deal safe after general elections, says Ncube

INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Welshman Ncube says government's steel production partnership with Essar Africa Holdings (Essar) will not be affected by a change in government ahead of general election...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 July 2013

MINING & RETAIL

Australian listed firm moves into Zimbabwe gold sector

A unit of Australia Stock Exchange listed Prospect Resources has invested in Zimbabwe's gold mining sector after the Zimbabwe Investment Authority approved the acquisition of a majority shareholding o...

By Business reporter | Published: 16 July 2013

MINING & RETAIL

Zim platinum output to rise

Zimbabwe's platinum output is expected to rise this year on the back of increased production at the country's platinum mines. According to Platinum 2013, a report by Johnson Mathey PLC, Zimbabwe would...

By Business reporter | Published: 16 July 2013

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Telecel has fastest broadband

Telecel has the fastest mobile broadband speed in the country, according to the results of a survey reported by Technology Zimbabwe. Not only is Telecel's broadband service the fastest in the country,...

By Business reporter | Published: 16 July 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

NMB labour unrest rages on

Labour unrest continues to rock NMB Bank Limited (NMB) with non-managerial staff giving the financial institution a fresh ultimatum after a botched strike attempt.The Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Worke...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 July 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Kingstons assets go under the hammer

The High Court has ordered the sale of stationery retailer Kingstons Limited's commercial stands in a bid to recover $300 000 owed to ZB Bank. According to a public notice last Friday, a local proper...

By Business reporter | Published: 16 July 2013

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

PowerTel secures $100 million vendor financing

Powerful Communications, a telecoms unit of State-owned power utility Zesa Holdings, could be close to securing $100 million vendor financing from China Eximbank as the firm embarks on a network exp...

By Business reporter | Published: 16 July 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Cimas to increase medical aid rates

CIMAS Medical Aid Society is set to increase contribution rates, as the claims-loss ratio continues to widen far above international levels.Group chairman Steve Kuipa in a 2012 annual report, said th...

By Business reporter | Published: 16 July 2013

MINING & RETAIL

Pelhams posts a $1,7m loss

PELHAMS Limited posted a $1,7 million loss for the year ended March 31, 2013 compared to a profit of $1,5 million for the same period last year due to liquidity challenges.In a statement accompanying...

By Business Reporter | Published: 09 July 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

CBZ wins Afreximbank award

CBZ Bank has been awarded the financial institutions award (gold category 2013) in recognition of its exceptional contribution to the work of the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank).The award, e...

By Business Reporter | Published: 09 July 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Dunlop Zimbabwe introduces new range of tyres

DUNLOP Zimbabwe has introduced a new brand of tyres from Netherlands amid revelations that Apollo Vredenstein which owns a majority stake in the company has purchased six new presses for the producti...

By Business reporter | Published: 08 July 2013

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Construction of Beitbridge Hotel finished

THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has completed the construction of the $32 million Beitbridge Hotel and is scouting for potential clients that could take over its management.NSSA managin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 July 2013

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe fares raise viability questions

Air Zimbabwe recently slashed fares for its regional and domestic routes, raising questions about the viability of the move at a time when the airline is struggling to avoid collapse. The current pri...

By Business reporter | Published: 05 July 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta's investment pays off

Delta Beverages investment of over $6.5 million in its Chitungwiza-based Chibuku Super plant has paid off, the units general manager Mark Mudimbu has said. "The investment has paid off because of th...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 July 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Strike looms at NMB Bank

NMB Bank says an impending industrial action by its non-managerial workers is unprocedural. "The intended job action is illegal and unnecessary. I don't believe our staff will embark on the collecti...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 July 2013

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Sino-Zim facelift to boost cement output

Cement manufacturer Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company has commenced the first phase of upgrading and refurbishing its Gweru factory. According to the company, this phase, which is being undertaken on the ...

By Business reporter | Published: 05 July 2013

MINING & RETAIL

Falcon Gold asked to release unused gold mining claims

MINING lobby group, the Zimbabwe Indigenous Miners Empowerment Association, has requested Government to order Falcon Gold Zimbabwe to release its unused gold mining claims to them.In a letter to Mine...

By Business reporter | Published: 05 July 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Bata Shoe Company adjusts working calendar

GIANT shoe company, Bata, has adjusted its working calendar by splitting the annual shutdown into two phases as a way of mitigating the challenges posed by the prevailing economic environment. In an ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 July 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Barclays to maintain a cautious lending regime

BARCLAYS Bank (Zimbabwe) has reiterated that it would maintain its cautious lending regime, as default rates in the sector continued to increase.Giving a trade update as the bank's Annual General mee...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 July 2013

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

CFI finds global suitor for Suncrest

AGRO-INDUSTRIAL conglomerate, CFI Holdings Limited, is on the verge of concluding a deal for the purchase of a 50 percent shareholding in poultry producer Suncrest by Meat Team, a global meat compan...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 July 2013

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

TelOne seeks $30 million

TelOne requires $30 million to kick-start projects to upgrade its infrastructure and finish the fibre optic cable installations in the country, TelOne managing director Chipo Mutasa has said adding t...

By Business reporter | Published: 04 July 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta invests US$3m into sorghum production

Beverage manufacturer Delta Corporation will provide communal and commercial farmers with US$3 million to produce 12 000 tonnes of sorghum under contract in the 2013/14 cropping season, an official s...

By Business reporter | Published: 04 July 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Steelnet calls for meeting with creditors

Steelnet (Private) Limited members and creditors will hold their first meeting at the High Court of Zimbabwe on Wednesday next week.According to a statement by the company, which is now under liquida...

By Business Reporters | Published: 04 July 2013

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