Illegal settlers booted off farms
Zimbabwe has started evicting illegal land occupants as Government moves to restore sanity in farming communities to improve productivity of the multi-billion dollar agriculture sector, senior officials have confirmed.
IPEC mulls benefits before retirement
The Insurance and Pension Commission (IPEC) is working on reforms that might see fund members benefiting from their pension funds before retirement amid growing questions over the relevance of pension in a highly volatile and largely unstable economic environment.
JUST IN: Zimswitch hosts Digital Payments Conference
Payments technology company, Zimswitch, in collaboration with the SADC Banking Association (SADC BA) will be hosting the second edition of the Zimswitch Digital Payments Conference in the resort town of Nyanga from tomorrow to Saturday.
Forex repatriation worries ZSE investors
The acute foreign currency shortage being experienced in the country is limiting the participation of foreign investors on the equities market, as it hinders the repatriation of their gains.
Tobacco prices hit volumes
Low prices currently obtaining at the tobacco floors have resulted in constrained delivery of the golden leaf as farmers reportedly hold on to their crop in anticipation of an improvement in the price as the marketing season progresses.
Beef industry stampedes back to life
Zimbabwe’s famed beef industry, which collapsed in the 2000s following outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, is now rebounding.
Livestock slaughters increase
Zimbabwe slaughtered an increased number of livestock for the year ended December 2018 compared to the previous year although performance became subdued towards the end of the year.
SA should hold course on agric exports
SA is not in a great position to take advantage of the US-China trade war, but there are opportunities on the margins. One of the questions I am often asked…
President Mnangagwa to open miners’ AGM
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will officially open this year’s edition of the Chambers of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ’s) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and conference, to be graced by several local and international high profile dignitaries, which roars into life in the resort town of Victoria Falls on Wednesday next week.
Copper mining lesson from Zambia
Vedanta Resources is learning the hard way that when it comes to Zambia’s copper-mining industry, history tends to repeat itself. Fifty years ago, Zambia’s first post-independence leader Kenneth Kaunda nationalised…











