Doves loses US$4m Zimplats suit
Business Writer A BID by Doves Funeral Assurance to be paid more than US$4 million by Zimplats after withdrawal of a tender award for funeral cover, has flopped after the…
Ballance: Second man to hit Test centuries for two teams
Former England batter Gary Ballance became the second person to hit a Test century for two countries after making 137 not out for Zimbabwe against West Indies. Ballance (33), has…
Africa to keep more profits from lithium boom
CAPE TOWN. — Lithium-rich African countries, including Zimbabwe and Namibia, are trying to develop processing and refining industries to capture more of the profits of global demand for the battery…
African elephant numbers decline
African elephant numbers have dropped from about 26 million in the 18 00s to 415 000 today. While this is largely due to European colonisation, poaching and habitat loss, these…
‘Fossil fuel companies won’t save us from climate change’
We have an early contender for the least surprising newsflash of the year: fossil fuel companies will not, of their own volition, save us from climate breakdown. The oil and…
. . . What should you be eating, drinking to stay cool
Heatwave cases are being reported in many cities across the country. This week has seen extreme heat, and we have all been trying to adjust to the unexpected shifts in…
International credit lines drive forex bank loans
Nelson Gahadza International credit lines extended to local banking institutions have been driving the increase in foreign currency loans and advances which accounted for 78,2 percent of the total $1,29…
Can Nampak play nicely with angry investors?
It would seem that change is afoot at Nampak at long last — thanks to some much-needed shareholder activism at Africa’s largest packaging group. The JSE-listed company, whose market capitalisation…
Trust issues haunt Zimbabwean dollar, ZIMSTAT
Nelson Gahadza Zimbabweans across the country continue to lose trust in the local currency due to the rapid loss of value, meaning it cannot serve as the store of value…
Key fundamentals to anchor stability, Mangudya
Business Writer Continued implementation of key fundamentals in the country will result in a positive outlook in the macro-economic environment characterised by low inflation this year on, according to the…











