Zambian mines unco-operative over higher taxes

Mining companies operating in Zambia have failed to show how higher taxes introduced this year will affect their profitability despite objecting to the new framework, a senior government official said…

Smart resolutions for 2019

Robert Gonye Case and point, do you have plans for 2019 . . . goes without saying right? Sure you do. Everyone has at least some plans. But are they…

Stock Market Weekly Review

Given the festive holidays that we experienced a fortnight ago, this week’s review will be from December 20, 2018 up to January 2, 2019. The trend has, however, not changed…

Delta creates conditions for new businesses

The move this week by Delta Corporation, of all people, to ignore economic fundamentals and cut its own throat highlight, in dramatic fashion, the dangers of monopolies and the damage…

FAANG stocks: What’s in store in 2019?

At the start of 2018, the so-called FAANG stocks — Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet — were top picks. Four of the five tech stocks had gained roughly…

Temporary export permit explained

Temporary Export Permit (TEP) is a customs document issued to exporters of vehicles regardless of their value for personal purposes such as repairs pending re-importation. This document dispenses of the…

Looking back and forward: Small business perspectives

Kudzai Mubaiwa The last year was a significant one for those running small businesses in Zimbabwe. Technology, economics, politics and policy, combined in making it one of the most dynamic…

From bewildering to chaotic, here comes 2019

The world is changing fast and 2019 promises to be another bewildering and chaotic year. The rise of China in the East and populists in the West means that, by…

Allied Timbers boss resigns

Manicaland Correspondent Allied Timbers Zimbabwe chief executive Daniel Sithole, who was recently arrested and has appeared before a Harare magistrate for flouting procurement procedure at the State-owned company, has resigned.…

Facebook’s worst year is over

Facebook is bidding farewell to a year plagued by privacy scandals and internal turmoil. On the last trading day of 2018, the stock closed at $131,09 per share, down 25,7…

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