11 months ago | June 18, 2023

Afreximbank launches insurance arm, AFREXInsure 

Kudzanai Sharara in Accra, Ghana Afreximbank today (Sunday, June 18, 2023) launched a new entity, AFREXInsure, an ...

ZUPCO eyes truck business

Business Writer State-owned Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) will soon start operating a truck business as it ...

11 months ago | June 16, 2023

‘Worst of Zim currency woes may just be over’

Golden Sibanda THE free-fall of Zimbabwe’s local currency against the US dollar, which has driven a spate of wild price ...

Tobacco crop hits record level highs

Martin Kadzere Zimbabwe has raised its tobacco production target for 2023 to as much as 270 million kilogrammes after ...

‘Platinum industry not under threat’

Oliver Kazunga GREAT Dyke Investments (GDI), which is developing the US$2,5 billion platinum project in Darwendale, says ...

‘Zim to miss economic, inflation targets’

Oliver Kazunga ZIMBABWE will not achieve this year’s economic growth target and inflation projection on account of the ...

Hard haul ahead to clear debt

Zimbabwe’s debt burden is very large, a total of US$17,5 billion with US$14 billion owed to foreign creditors and US$3,5 ...

Power supply improves amid hope it sustains

Nelson Gahadza Industry says there has been improvement in the power supply situation in recent weeks and hopes this is ...

Zimplats capex projects hit US$400m mark

Michael Tome ZIMBABWE Platinum Mines (ZIMPLATS) says over US$400 million worth of investment programmes have thus far ...

Middle class dumps DStv as interest rates, load shedding bites

MultiChoice continues to lose middle — and upper-income subscribers in South Africa, with the number of mid-market ...

Let’s defend our national culture, righteousness

Charles Dahwa After reading what I am about to share with all of us as a nation, I have no doubt some will label me ...

End to Nigeria currency peg causes biggest fall in naira’s history

Nigeria has abandoned its years-long currency peg and allowed the naira to trade freely, traders and local bankers said, ...

CBZ named among Africa’s best banks

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro CBZ Holdings, the country’s leading financial products and services provider, has been named among ...

World copper excess stocks threaten local mines revival

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Zimbabwe has been looking to revive its closed copper mines since 2022 due to favourable mineral ...

Supermarkets pay out £1,2bn to shareholders

Supermarket shareholders are set for a bumper £1,2 billion payout, thanks to rising food prices. As cash-strapped ...

Zimplow starts expansion initiatives

Enacy Mapakame Agriculture and mining equipment supplier, Zimplow Holdings Limited has started implementing its ...

MTN fights ‘bizarre’ funds seizure in Cameroon over dispute

A Cameroon court ordered banks used by MTN Group to transfer its funds into escrow over a dispute the wire carrier says ...

‘Marketising’ elections for country’s image and credibility

Dr Musekiwa Tapera It sounds weird and untenable to discuss a country’s political elections from a marketing perspective ...

Zim’s private climate investments top US$1bn

Business Writer Zimbabwe has received nearly US$1 billion in private funding for climate change projects between 2010 ...

5 ways pets benefit youth’s mental well-being

It comes as no surprise that animals play a role in your mental health and well being, especially among young people. ...