Govt investigating abuse of new bank notes
HARARE – The Zimbabwe government is investigating reports that the newly released Zimbabwe dollar notes have flooded the black market where they are being sold at a premium, the Ministry…
OK Zimbabwe’s 2019 half-year volumes down 23 percent
HARARE – Retailer, OK Zimbabwe yesterday said sales volumes for the first half of this year fell 23 percent compared to the same period last year on the back of…
ZSE ramps up on ETFs
Chipo Chaumba HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) is embarking on an exercise to increase awareness on its soon-to-be-launched Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The local bourse recently announced plans…
2020 National Budget: Back to basics…. reviving the agriculture and mining sectors
Tawanda Musarurwa HARARE – Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has announced the 2020 National Budget, which has a special focus on driving economic growth through the enhancing…
Nigeria needs a competent customs and immigration service, not border closure
Stephen Onyeiwu About two months ago, the Nigerian government announced the closure of the country’s land borders to all goods. According to the country’s Comptroller-General of the Customs Service, Hameed…
European shares knocked off four-year highs by Trump speech
LONDON – European shares fell on Wednesday from four-year highs after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “substantially” increase tariffs if China failed to agree a trade deal, and he…
S.Africa’s SPAR posts profit rise despite consumer pessimism
JOHANNESBURG – South African retailer and wholesaler SPAR Group said on Wednesday that normalised annual profit rose 10% in its latest financial year as it rode out poor consumer sentiment…
Zimbabwe is uniquely positioned as aviation opportunity, says expert
BH24 Reporter HARARE – AviaDev, a development forum for aviation CEO and founder Jon Howell, says Zimbabwe is uniquely positioned as an aviation opportunity connecting with some of the big…
RBZ raises $300m through TBs
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said on Wednesday it successfully managed to raise $300 million through its latest 182-day treasury bill auction. The offer, which opened and…
Zim participates in China International Travel Mart
Panashe Chikonyora HARARE – Players from Zimbabwe’s tourism and hospitality industry are headed East to participate in this year’s edition of the China International Travel Mart (CITM). The event will…







