BAT Zimbabwe stakes 84pc market share
Tawanda Musarurwa British American Tobacco (BAT) Zimbabwe holds 84 percent of Zimbabwe’s cigarette market, which currently stands at 1.45 billion sticks per year, a company official has said. Although the…
Smuggling methods expose
Gertrude Mawire Humans are so creative at coming up with ways to avoid statutory responsibilities. ZIMRA and many other customs administrations the world over are battling to keep up with…
Global appetite for meat harming the planet
Our appetite for meat is increasing at a faster rate than the world population. Globally, both the average per capita consumption and the total amount of meat consumed are higher…
PUM experts to develop sea freight export strategy
Own Correspondent Trade promotion body, ZimTrade, is hosting two senior PUM experts in horticulture and cold chain logistics on a 10-day scoping and technical assistance visit aimed at increasing the…
Earning Season: Future looks bright!
Kudzanai Sharara Taking Stock The mid-year earnings season is in full swing with several companies having reported results for the period ended June 30, 2018. Some of these results, especially those…
Study263: Money transfer start-up shifts remittances business
Jeffrey Gogo In the years following Zimbabwe’s economic challenges in 2008, thousands of Zimbabweans had already crossed the “border” to countries such as South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia and…
Barriers that keep African scientists from reaching full potential
Young African scientists face persistent barriers which cause them to leave their own countries, and even academia. This means the continent’s work force loses highly trained people who are crucial…
Does Zim have enough to go cashless?
Tawanda Musarurwa Zimbabwe is widely embracing electronic payment systems as means of transacting, with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe figures showing that digital payment means — led by mobile money…
Success does not just happen
Arthur Marara “Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.” (William Arthur Ward). William Arthur Ward (1921–March 30, 1994) was a gifted author, poet, and is…
Mthuli Ncube flies Zim flag high
Professor Mthuli Ncube is a financial, economics, investment, and public policy expert. He has vast experience and worked in the private sector, public sector, academia, and international financial institutions. He…

