Firm seeks $700m for coal-bed methane exploitation

HARARE – One of the three firms granted a coal-bed methane concession by government in Lupane, Matabeleland North  Province, Discovery Investments, has said it required about $700 million  to start…

POTRAZ sets up 84 CICs

Enacy Mapakame HARARE – The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has to date established 84 community information centres (CIC) across the country as efforts to enhance use…

Global stocks scale record highs as U.S. government shutdown ends, yen turns down

TOKYO – Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday after U.S. senators struck a deal to end a government shutdown in a boost to Wall Street, while the dollar turned higher against…

Bourse records gain

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange’s All Share Index gained 0.10 points (or 0, 11 percent) to close at 91.60 as Meikles put on $0, 0100 to close at $0,…

SMM scouts for partners

HARARE – Asbestos miner, Shabanie-Mashava  Mines (SMM) Holdings says it is looking for a partner, with technical  and financial capacity to construct a plant to re-process dumps at its  two mothballed…

ZESA pleads with employees

HARARE – Power utility, Zesa Holdings, on Sunday said it is failing to honour a 2012 collective bargaining agreement reached with its employees due to financial constraints and  urged workers…

Dollar regains footing after U.S. government shutdown, higher yields support

TOKYO – The dollar regained some footing on Monday after slipping earlier on a U.S. government shutdown, supported by higher Treasury yields, while investors took a relatively calm view of…

Rand and JSE likely to cheer new Eskom board on Monday

The rand, which strengthened to R12.05 to the dollar at the weekend — following Friday night’s vote by the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) to ask President Jacob Zuma to…

Bond market bear creating gold bull

By Rick Mills Gold is climbing as bond yields rise and the dollar falls, over speculation that China is pulling back on buying US Treasuries and Japan signals it is…

Makomo’s $1bn power deal stalls

Africa Moyo Makomo Resources’ bid to construct a 600MW power plant is in limbo amid indications that purse holders are unwilling to release the funds citing “country risk”.

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