Business News

1 year ago | January 9, 2023

Pre-planting producer prices motivate farmers

Business Writer Government’s pre-planting producer prices and the various free input schemes have heightened prospects ...

SA to meet global finance watchdog in bid to avoid grey list

Bloobergy South African authorities will meet peers from a global financial watchdog next week as they seek to avert ...

1 year ago | January 6, 2023

Election poser for Zim economy

Golden Sibanda Zimbabwe’s economy faces serious risk from likely increased spending to finance election-related ...

Botswana firm keen to explore for diamonds in Zim

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Botswana Diamonds (BOD) says Zimbabwe is highly prospective and there are positive signs that the ...

Exports hit record high in Nov 2022

Business Writer Sales of Zimbabwean exports hit a six-year monthly high in November last year with tobacco and gold ...

Tea producers project growth . . . as sector recovers from Covid-19

Enacy Mapakame The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed tea producers are expected to benefit from the anticipated ...

Depressed macadamia prices dampen Ariston prospects

Michael Tome ARISTON says high production costs and depressed macadamia prices are likely to dent the company’s ...

Why do Africans seem unable or unwilling to industrialise?

Part Two. Clifford Shambare We ended Part One of this article by pointing out that the Industrial Revolution had the ...

Why Zim struggles with trade deficit

Dr Reneth Mano Zimbabwe’s balance of trade in merchandise goods has been negative for some time. For the first 11 months ...

Start your 2023 effectively

Arthur Marara Wow! How time flies, some 366 days ago we were in 2022, and now we are in 2023. Let me start by ...

SecZim sets penalties for firms flouting ZSE listing regulations

Nelson Gahadza The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SecZim) has set varying penalties for listed ...

Starafrica corporation in recovery trajectory

Enacy Mapakame Sugar processor, Starafricacorporation, says its property business has seen significant recovery with ...

Research methodology, types and importance

Dr Linda Haj Omar When developing a research methodology, it can either be Observational, Experimental, Simulation or ...

Zim’s competitiveness anchored in tourism  . . . a pillar of ...

Dr Musekiwa Clinton Tapera Tourism is one of the pillars of nation branding. There is a positive correlation between ...

Here is what cost you more in 2022

Business Writer Zimbabwe’s inflation for the year 2022, closed at 243,8 percent down from a peak of 285 percent in ...

Powerspeed reports three times revenue jump

Enacy Mapakame Powerspeed Electrical Limited’s revenue for the year to September 30, 2022 more than trebled to $26,9 ...

ChatGPT, humanity’s saving grace?

Leslie Mupeti I wrote a previous article about Artificial Intelligence in marketing but that was really before I came ...

High interest rates, power outages dent investment environment ...

Michael Tome ANALYSTS have bemoaned high-cost business operating environment obtaining in the country saying it is a ...

Simbisa branch rollout suffers power cuts

Oliver Kazunga Listed quick service restaurants group, Simbisa Brands, says its stores roll out programme has been ...

Policy missteps, inconsistencies remain a challenge, observers

Nelson Gahadza and Theresa Mhazo Economic experts have said whilst government intervention on the economy has been ...