Business

Alex Mhembere, Chamber of Mines president
Business / News

Zimbabwe mines reject state control

The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe, which represents companies including Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd., rejected a proposal for the state to control mineral production and prices, a draft response from the industry organization obtained by Bloomberg News shows.

Equities hit all-time high on ZSE
Business / News

Equities hit all-time high on ZSE

EQUITIES on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange hit an all-time high last Friday, helped by gains in blue chips while Delta Corporation ended at another record high after releasing impressive earnings. The industrial index hit a new record high of 210,29 points.

Apostle Dr James Madzimure
Business / Opinion

Lets embrace corporate social responsibility

The European Commission’s defined corporate social responsibility (CSR), as: “A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis.”

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono with workers retrenched by the bank
Business / News

Gono: From teaboy to poultry magnate

HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono is not your quintessential Zimbabwean tycoon. He has been amassing wealth, spreading it across industries to reduce risk, and above all keeping quiet about it.

Gono seen here with Mugabe
Business / News / Politics

Mugabe wants to ‘liberate’ Zim from US dollar

HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s regime is planning on a launching a new currency backed by a gold standard in 2015, as part of the Zanu PF leader’s final wish to “liberate” Zimbabwe from Western monetary imperialism.

Gideon Gono attacks ‘reckless indigenisation’
Business / Politics

Gideon Gono attacks ‘reckless indigenisation’

Debate on indigenisation of Zimbabwe’s financial sector has occupied centre-stage for the last two or three years with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe expressing unhappiness over the “one-size-fits-all” method of implementing this long-overdue programme.

Zimra forced to revert to old system
Business / News

Zimra forced to revert to old system

BEITBRIDGE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has been forced to revert to calculating duty for vehicle imports at Beitbridge border post after their information and technology officers failed to address internet connectivity at the Manica bonded warehouse.

Flamboyant businessman and loan shark Frank Buyanga
Business / News

Buyanga dishes out money in SA

Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga is turning to be a “saviour” in South Africa. Buyanga is on the police wanted list for allegedly using his then Hamilton Properties to con people of their properties. Interpol have also issued a warrant of arrest for the businessman.

Finance minister Tendai Biti
Business / News / Politics

Zim losing millions to official theft: Biti

HARARE – Zimbabwe is losing a large chunk of its revenues to thieves in government, Finance minister Tendai Biti has claimed. Government departments are not remitting cash to Treasury and other forms of theft of minerals are on the rise in Zimbabwe.

Central Bank governor Gideon Gono
Business / News / Politics

Gono threatens to sue Facebook trolls

The governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Gideon Gono, says he is determined to unmask and sue the administrator of a Facebook group called ‘Zim Jokes Corner’ who claimed to have a sex-tape of the married governor romping with a mistress.

Flamboyant businessman and loan shark Frank Buyanga
Business / News

Frank Buyanga hires Gaddafi lawyer

HARARE – Exiled businessman Frank Buyanga has hired a top Israeli lawyer Nick Kaufman to fight an Interpol arrest warrant issued against him at the behest of the Zimbabwean government. The lawyer says he is confident of a positive outcome for his client.

Mercy Murewa could not hold back her tears when her name was announced as the winner of the vehicle
Business / Courts / News

Telecel sued US$340 000 for ‘stolen idea’

A Harare businessman has filed a High Court application seeking an order barring Telecel Zimbabwe from running the popular Mega Promotion on the basis that it was a “stolen idea”. Mr Peterson Tengende operates an information technology firm.

Tony Mliswa
Business / News

Zimbabwean films on UK satellite channel

LONDON – Thousands of Zimbabweans based in the UK will now be able to watch films from Zimbabwe on Sky TV (channel 232) courtesy of a deal between Klear TV and Zollywood who promote and distribute Zimbabwean films.

Stock exchange rebounds after govt u-turn
Business / News / Politics

Stock exchange rebounds after govt u-turn

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) last week ended its losing streak as trades rebounded across the board from Wednesday following reports that government would relax its empowerment policies to improve the investment climate.

Energy Minister Elton Mangoma Behind the Headlines
Business / News

Mangoma statement on power generation

In view of the current challenges besetting the efficient supply of power nationwide and the need to enhance the financial position of the electricity utilities, the Ministry of Energy and Power Development has come up with a number strategies.