Zimplow ploughs back to profitability
Kudzanai Sharara Taking Stock Zimplow’s results for the half year ended June 30, 2017 were not good. But they were encouraging. For a company that had been recording losses since…
Fruitful interface: President and Industry
President Mugabe yesterday met captains of industry and commerce at State House to exchange notes on the macro-economic environment and how capacity can be improved in engagements both parties agreed…
‘Shoes are meant for walking’
Tafadzwa Zimoyo United States pop singer Jessica Simpson in the late 90’s once sang . . . “shoes are meant for walking”, and that is fact. But what happens if…
Dollar hits lowest level in more than 21/2 years
Greenback is being pushed down by rising geopolitical worries and a rallying euro.
Diseases and pests: New threats to agriculture
Clemence Machadu While Zimbabwe is projected to record a comeback growth of 3.7 percent this year, following years of recession in the recent past, multilateral institutions however project a bearish…
Let’s share SMEs growth responsibility
Kudzai M. Mbaiwa Small Businesses Small-scale enterprise development must become a shared responsibility in Zimbabwe. Though we have a dedicated Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises and Co-operatives Development, whose…
Zim’s financial services sector remains profitable
Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s listed financial services sector has remained profitable largely on the back of cost containment measures and cautious lending.
Lion farmers in SA threaten big cats worldwide
South African lion farmers are supplying large volumes of lion bone, teeth and claws as “tiger parts” to an insatiable Asian market — says a report recently published by the…
Why Econet is increasing share buyback threshold
Business Writer On Thursday last week, Econet shareholders approved a resolution to allow the company’s directors to buyback the company’s shares in the next 12 months. This isn’t newsworthy in…
Warning signs need attention
The dramatic rise in share prices on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, by more than 80 percent this year, and the growing black-market rate for externally-held hard currency or currency that…









