Econet CEO attributes top company performance to culture of innovation
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe Limited fended off stiff competition from a strong field of blue-chip companies to win the coveted Top Companies Survey Award. According to the judges of the annual survey of...
View ArticleDStv gets US dollar reprieve
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has granted Multichoice Africa (Multichoice) an exemption to continue receiving payments in foreign currency. Zimbabwe last month promulgated Statutory Instrument...
View ArticleTobacco production costs rising, farmers
Buoyed by last year’s tobacco output, 170 000 farmers registered to grow the crop this season, from 118 000 last season. THE 2018/19 tobacco production season has been characterised by escalating...
View ArticleOf cash, cars and the courts
Genius Kadungure…the of wealth has often been subject to debate. THEY are associated with flamboyant lifestyles, big cash and fast cars, but a common thread between these Zimbabwean-linked tycoons is...
View ArticleEconet CEO attributes top company performance to culture of innovation
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe Limited fended off stiff competition from a strong field of blue-chip companies to win the coveted Top Companies Survey Award. According to the judges of the annual survey of...
View ArticleDStv gets US dollar reprieve
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has granted Multichoice Africa (Multichoice) an exemption to continue receiving payments in foreign currency. Zimbabwe last month promulgated Statutory Instrument...
View ArticleTobacco production costs rising, farmers
Buoyed by last year’s tobacco output, 170 000 farmers registered to grow the crop this season, from 118 000 last season. THE 2018/19 tobacco production season has been characterised by escalating...
View ArticleOf cash, cars and the courts
Genius Kadungure…the of wealth has often been subject to debate. THEY are associated with flamboyant lifestyles, big cash and fast cars, but a common thread between these Zimbabwean-linked tycoons is...
View ArticleAuditor General’s office understaffed
THE Office of the Auditor General (OAG) says its operations are being undermined by lack of resources, understaffing and brain drain related to poor remuneration. The office is mandated to audit all...
View ArticleZimbabwe’s major forex earner under threat
TOBACCO, Zimbabwe’s largest foreign currency earner, is under threat as uncontrollable pests and diseases have invaded fields, Dahlia Garwe, Tobacco Research Board director, has said. The tobacco...
View Article‘Farmers compensation still on’
GOVERNMENT’s policy acknowledges the property rights of existing land owners and the legitimate demand for justice from those that have been disposed, Lands, Agriculture and Resettlement minister...
View ArticleSoyabeans shortage hits stockfeed sector
THE cost of soyabeans has gone up and is affecting the competitiveness of the stockfeed sector, the Stockfeed Manufacturing Association (SMA) has said. The sector is importing the crop from Zambia to...
View ArticleArmyworm costs Zimbabwe $200 million
ZIMBABWE reportedly incurs economic losses of up to $200 million a year due to the spread of the fall armyworm. The voracious pest, which has proved difficult to control, has been reported in 28...
View ArticleContractors seek $100m for plant equipment
ZIMBABWE’s construction industry requires $100 million to recapitalise and procure new equipment, the Zimbabwe Builders and Contractors Association has said. This comes as players in the sector have...
View ArticleZimbabwe set for increased tobacco yield
ZIMBABWE’S tobacco output is expected to increase from the current 252 million kilogrammes (kg) based on the increase in hectarage and registered growers, statistics from the Tobacco Industry and...
View ArticleZimbabwe drafts new farming policy
THE Agriculture ministry has released the first draft of the National Agriculture Policy Framework (2018-2030) aimed at providing policy guidelines for revamping Zimbabwe’s agro sector after years of...
View ArticleAgro loans surpass $500m
BANKS have so far disbursed more than $500 million in agro loans for the 2018/19 season, the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) said. In the 2017/18 season, financial institutions lent a total $1...
View ArticleExpensive beef spurs chicken demand
DEMAND for chicken increased significantly in the first half of 2018 — and is expected to continue until year-end — spurred by higher beef prices, the Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) said. Beef...
View ArticleEconomy set to negatively affect 2018/19 agric season
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View Article$4bn required to move economy
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