Parallel market, a crisis of money oversupply – RBZ Deputy Governor

HARARE – The parallel market crisis that the government is battling with emerged nearly five years ago when the  previous government began using more money than it actually had and …

G7 nations ready to bail out Harare

Golden Sibanda Zimbabwe is expected to secure funding assistance from bilateral partners within the Group of 7 (G7) wealthiest countries to clear its $2,1 billion arrears to the African Development…

Mthuli backs 1:1 US exchange rate . . . $500m enough to back RTGS balances

Africa Moyo Government says it is committed to guaranteeing the 1:1 conversion rate between the US dollar and RTGS balances, adding the $500 million obtained from the Afreximbank to back…

Mthuli raises red flag over Command Agric . . . Concerned about high default rate . . . Call for revisiting funding model

Kudzi Sharara and Martin Kadzere Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has raised a red flag over high default rates by farmers financed under Command Agriculture after the Government…

Seed Co eyes import substitution

Tawanda Musarurwa Listed seed producer Seed – Co says it intends to focus on import substitution of critical agricultural products to reduce demand for foreign currency for imports.

Unki platinum output up 13pc in Q3

Enacy Mapakame Midlands-based platinum miner, Unki Mine’s output increased by 13 percent to 22 400 ounces during the third quarter to September 30, 2018.

Tongaat, small-scale farmers standoff: State intervenes

Business Writer Government is hoping the protracted dispute over Division of Proceeds (DOP) between Lowveld sugar producer Tongaat Huletts Zimbabwe and hundreds of outgrower cane farmers will be resolved soon…

Zimbabwe must re-dollarise and fast!

Clive Mphambela Before the official adoption of the multi-currency system in January 2009, the Zimbabwean economy had been battered by hyperinflation, high and unsustainable budget deficits; a growing balance of…

ASX-listed firm seeks more lithium in Zim . . . Wants Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status . . . On course to start production by June 2019

Golden Sibanda Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ) has commenced further exploration for lithium deposits over an area within the 200 kilometre radius of its Arcadia project near Harare to expand the…

Zim named among top tourist destinations

Enacy Mapakame The tourism industry’s targets of becoming a multi-billion dollar revenue sector got a major boost this week after Zimbabwe was ranked third best tourist country to visit in…