Zim cereal imports plunge
The country has started reaping the benefits of a splendid agricultural season after cereal imports, including maize, dropped to 1.9 percent in the five months to May 2021 from 9.1 percent in January, statistics show.
High lowveld dam levels to drive sugarcane output
THE lowveld’s current dam water holdings are sufficient to irrigate Zimbabwe’s sugarcane fields for the next three seasons, key industry player Hippo Valley says, as it plans to optimise on water availability to grow output.
Trade drives ZSE volumes
The launch of C-Trade has significantly improved participation of small retail investors on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) accounting for more than 50 percent of volumes in the first half of 2021.
Funds under management in firm growth
Funds under Management (FUM) of Investment Managers reached $156 billion in 2020 largely driven by continued revaluation of real estate assets and the general appreciation of equity based assets.
SeedCo to buy back shares
SEED-CO International Limited (SCIL) is seeking to purchase 10 percent own shares by way of on-market Share Buy Back and retain the shares for treasury purposes.
Digital technologies offer insurance/pension sector opportunity to advance SDGs in Zimbabwe
DESPITE exhibiting resilience in the face of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, Zimbabwe’s insurance and pensions sector continues to face numerous challenges that require industry players to be adaptive and innovative.
Schweppes commissions 500 KW solar plant
Beverages giant, Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited, has commissioned a 500 kilowatts solar plant as it embraces the use of renewable and sustainable energy to boost production at its Beitbridge Juice Plant.
Stop the impractical promises to SA and start with painful trade-offs, Kganyago says
SA’s policymakers need to stop making promises to society that government can’t live up to, and instead there must be difficult and painful decisions to prioritise spending, according to SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) governor Lesetja Kganyago.
Econet installs monitoring diagnostic technology
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, says it has installed monitoring diagnostic tools to curb revenue leakages and network fraud in line with the latest regulations under Statutory Instrument 95 of 2021.
ZSE revenue up 6 pc
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Limited (ZSE) revenue for the year to December 31, 2020 rose 6 percent to $123,4 million driven by new product offerings.











