CBZ, FMHL deal to create much-needed critical mass
Nelson Gahadza CBZ Holdings shareholding in First Mutual Holdings (FMHL) is now at 36 percent and the company believes the acquisition thrust is to merge the two operations to achieve…
Heat pushing humans to the limit
Elderly people dying of dehydration, children born underweight, hundreds beset by heatstroke. That’s part of the toll documented in “The Human Limit,” an ambitious new series from The Washington Post.…
‘The bigger the banks, the better the economy’
Economy Uncensored with Tapiwanashe Mangwiro CBZ Bank, the biggest bank in the country, is growing bigger as it grows in underwriting capacity and our hope is that so does the…
‘Natural resources endowed, but poor’
Enacy Mapakame Despite being resource rich, the region, Zimbabwe included, is at the receiving end of global capital with an unsustainable debt overhang weighing on economic development. But, to break…
WTO chief criticises wealthy nations for protectionism
The head of the World Trade Organisation sharply criticised western governments for embracing protectionist policies and shifting toward a power-based global trading system. “Recent unilateral protectionist measures by some developed…
NRZ targets US$1m from leased properties
Oliver Kazunga THE financially hamstrung National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), is targeting to generate at least US$1 million annually from leasing out some of its properties across the country as…
Meal planning tips to make your life easier
Spring is upon us, and with it comes the perfect opportunity to refresh and renew many aspects of our lives, including our cooking routines. If you are looking for meal-planning…
Funding of fossil fuels eclipses climate finance
Funding for polluting industries far outstrips support for climate change mitigation, a new report shows. Top banks are funding two of the world’s most polluting industries far more aggressively than…
SA: Fuelling the inflation fight
Over the past few weeks one of the country’s most painful experiments finally started to bear fruit. The announcement by Statistics South Africa that the country’s core inflation rate had…
Suzuki XL6 fills interesting niche
The last few weeks has been busy for Suzuki with the launch of the Fronx, followed a few days later by the XL6 and then 24 hours later the showing…


