SA fixed investment has fallen dramatically: Absa
South Africa’s government must make good on its promises to deliver structural and economic reforms aimed at improving infrastructure and bolstering business conditions to revive capital expenditure, according to a…
‘Embrace best wheat harvesting methods’
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Wheat farmers have been encouraged to embrace best practices that minimise post-harvest losses, amid revelations that 25 to 30 percent of wheat is lost during the harvesting stage.…
All that glitters at Padenga isn’t gold
Sylvester Mupanduki Born out of crocodile farms 6 decades ago, Padenga Holdings Limited emerged as the leading crocodile skin and meat producer in Zimbabwe. After an impressive run under the…
ZSE cools midweek as heavy weight tumble
Business Writer The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) further cooled on Wednesday, largely due to losses in heavyweight stocks. The losses maintained dominance in the market breadth with 20 counters in…
ATFS2022 focuses on managing challenges of trade finance
Business Writer The 2022 Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS2022) and Factoring Workshop, which opened on 3 October in Kampala, Uganda, was geared towards building participants’ skills to handle the increased…
SDR funds to create over 20 000 jobs in agric sector
Oliver Kazunga Over 20 000 people will be directly employed from 18 irrigation schemes that will be revived across the country under the US$20 million Smallholder Irrigation Development Fund (SIIDF).…
South Africa to host Google’s new cloud hub, the first on the continent
Sibongile Khumalo Google is launching a cloud service specifically for the African continent and the infrastructure will be hosted in South Africa, the company announced on Wednesday. The new so-called…
Huge power demand looms
Business Writer Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe (CoMZ) says local power producers should brace for increased energy demand from the mining sector as mining firms are in expansion mode with some…
CBZ concludes merger transaction
Business Writer The country’s largest financial services group, CBZ Holdings Limited (CBZHL), says it has received both government and board approval to merge the operations of CBZ Bank and CBZ…
NSSA flies into a storm as Vic Falls conference is questioned
Business Writer The National Social Security Authority has reportedly taken 130-plus people to a Victoria Falls organisational safety and health (OSH) conference at a time when it has “embarked on…











