Business News

2 years ago | December 8, 2021

EU to consider easing Omicron travel curbs on southern Africa

European Union health ministers will discuss on Tuesday whether to adjust the travel curbs the bloc’s nations have ...

Old Mutual plans to launch a fund focused on AI and other trends

Old Mutual believes that virtual reality is a big opportunity for investors. As a result, the fund manager plans to ...

SA economy shrinks by 1.5% in the third quarter

South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 1.5 percent in the third quarter of the year on a ...

Business heads push for vaccine mandate: report

Compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations are necessary to protect the economy from crippling lockdowns and to save jobs, the ...

World’s best-performing IPO in 2021 is a Korean bioscience firm

South Korean biopharmaceutical firm SK Bioscience Co. is the top gainer among initial public offerings that raised more ...

2 years ago | December 7, 2021

Smallholder farmers dominate broiler, egg production

SMALL holder farmers are now dominating the broiler and egg supply chain in the market as more players are joining the ...

Long queues resurface at banks

LONG queues have resurfaced at banks, especially in Harare as depositors jostle to withdraw US dollar cash after civil ...

2 years ago | December 3, 2021

RBZ orders banks to freeze forex bid funds

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ordered banks to freeze utilisation of funds that foreign ...

Big jump in electricity tariffs on the cards

Business Writer Power consumers in Zimbabwe should brace for a substantial increase in electricity price after the ...

‘Take advantage of Mozambique’s proximity’

Jennifer Mufamba ZIMTRADE says Zimbabwean businesses have the potential to take advantage of their proximity to ...

Sleaze bleeds NRZ $22m yearly

Golden Sibanda THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) may have lost millions of dollars in unrealised potential ...

About MedTech Holdings

MedTech Holdings Limited Group, which is now on a rebranding drive to Bridgefort Capital Limited was listed on the ...

Tanganda focuses on value addition

Enacy Mapakame Zimbabwe’s biggest producer of horticultural products — Tanganda Tea Company, says it is focusing on ...

Dangote still eyeing Zim

Business Writer Africa’s richest person Aliko Dangote is still interested in investing in Zimbabwe and had planned to ...

Toyota steers clear of chip shortage mess

When the Tohoku earthquake triggered a tsunami that struck Japan’s northeastern coastline in March 2011, killing more ...

Tourism industry relieved, but . . .

The tourism industry is arguably the most hit by the never-ending Covid-19 pandemic and has been surviving despite ...

Cassava Smartech banks on digital transformation

Nelson Gahadza Senior Business Reporter CASSAVA Smartech Zimbabwe, trading as EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe, says it is ...

Honeymoon over for pre-owned car dealers

Business Writer The Government has removed pre-owned vehicles from goods that can be imported into bonded warehouses ...

Skin care tips this summer

We all know it’s hard to avoid the sun in summer. Therefore, it is important that we take care of our skin day and ...

Stock markets: Know the odds

The biggest problem with Wall Street?  Everyone is too busy pricing the upside without pricing the risk of failure. Read ...