Proplastics optimistic about performance

Kudakwashe Mhundwa Pipe manufacturing concern, Proplastics says it is optimistic about business performance as the firm is sitting on a strong order book largely underpinned by irrigation infrastructure projects. Proplastics…

ZPI banks profitability on portfolio restructuring

Fradreck Gorwe Real estate investment concern listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, Zimre Property Investments (ZPI) banks future profitability on portfolio restructuring on the backdrop of a pitiable financial performance…

Low prices weigh down tobacco sales

Golden Sibanda The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) conceded this week that the relatively low tobacco prices offered at the auction floors since the 2019 marketing season started in…

NSSA creates megacorporation

Tawanda Musarurwa State-run pension fund, National Social Security Authority (NSSA)’s moves to consolidate its insurance portfolio was premised on the need to establish an investment structure that can effectively play…

We must copy the right Henry, Ford not Royce

Zimbabwean industry, with some few exceptions, has low and declining productivity when compared to similar international and regional businesses and consequently produces goods that cost more to make, with the…

Gold, platinum top miners’ AGM

Golden Sibanda Discussions to explore challenges hampering growth in the production of key strategic minerals, gold and platinum, will take centre stage when the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ)…

In search of currency anchor

Alfred Mthimkhulu It is said that on September 16, 1992 after the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Norman Lamont, sang…

Unclaimed pension pay-outs top $27m

Taking Stock Kudzanai Sharara The most basic purpose of having a pension fund is to provide some assistance when one retires from work or for loved ones to be able…

What is the true US dollar exchange rate?

Clive Mphambela The designation of local bank balances, bond notes as well as electronic mobile wallet balances as RTGS dollars earlier this year, opened a new chapter in the journey…

Nespresso puts coffee back on table

Zimbabwean coffee was once highly regarded for its quality, a prince among East African coffees. In the late 1980s, Zimbabwean coffee farmers produced over 15 000 tonnes of coffee a…

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