Liquid completes historic fibre project

Business Writer LIQUID Telecom, Africa’s leader in digital infrastructure, has completed one of the most audacious projects ever built on the continent, according to its founder and chairman of the…

Why your company needs a shareholders’ agreement

Launching a business can be so exciting that it is difficult to imagine that anything might go wrong. This is especially the case if one is venturing into business with…

Zim not ready for many gold refiners

Golden Sibanda  THERE are no compelling reasons yet for Zimbabwe to increase the number of gold authorised refiners because its bullion output still falls far short of the minimum thresholds…

Funding gap frustrates independent power projects

Business Writer  Most of the planned electricity generation projects by licensed Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are in limbo due to funding constraints as players fail to get suitors, it has…

Ministers resist SEPs centralisation

Business Writer   There are growing calls for the government to speed up centralisation of ownership of state enterprises and parastatals (SEPs) to eliminate inconsistencies in governance and ministerial interferences.…

SA construction firm eyes Zim

Business Writer  South African-based construction and engineering firm, Khato Civils, has announced its intention to expand across the continent including Zimbabwe, taking advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area…

Is auction rate the real one?

Golden Sibanda  QUESTIONS continue to increase over whether the auction exchange rate represents the true market value, with business leaders casting aspersions over the independence of the auction system amid…

Spirits, ciders drive Afdis volumes

Enacy Mapakame  Spirits and wines maker- African Distillers Limited (Afdis)’s overall volumes for the half year to December 30. 2020, jumped by 39 percent driven by growth in spirits and…

CFI optimistic on lifting of ZSE suspension

Business Writer   Listed agribusiness firm, CFI Holdings, says it remains positive on outcomes from engagements with the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) over the lifting of its suspension on the…

Stanbic sets up remote branches for tobacco season

Business Writer  Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank, has set up nine remote branches at tobacco auction floors throughout the country to enable ease of access to funds for tobacco…

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