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Zimbabwe to get share of US$300m Afreximbank dividend
The Zimbabwean government is set to receive a significant payout from Afreximbank's recently declared US$300 million dividend, following the bank's exceptional financial performance in the year ending...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:22hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Social unrest warning in South Africa
Critical issues such as the government's overreliance on taxes and the deterioration of basic services threaten social unrest in South Africa. Renowned economist Dawie Roodt warned that the go...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 12:33hrs | 1303 | by Staff reporter
Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Zimbabwe
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's current visit to Africa is a demonstration of the strong and deep-rooted bond between China and Africa, a Zimbabwean expert said Wednesday.Munetsi Madakufamb...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 17:35hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Hackers target African govt departments, financial institutions
Cyberattacks targeting African governments have soared in 2023, doubling to a record 29%, according to a report by Positive Technologies, a cybersecurity firm specializing in data-driven security solu...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:11hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Grid Africa secures R50 million Equity Investment from Rifuwo
Grid Africa has announced a major milestone with the successful acquisition of a R50 million equity investment from Rifuwo Energy Partners. This funding will significantly boost the company's efforts ...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 15:42hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Why Jacob Zuma is now winning court cases
On Tuesday, 9 April 2024, the electoral court set aside the IEC's decision to bar former president Jacob Zuma from running for a parliamentary seat. The IEC had disqualified Zuma due to his criminal r...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 15:26hrs | 10 | by Siyabonga Hadebe
Strive Masiyiwa's Cassava partners Google Cloud
BUSINESS tycoon Strive Masiyiwa's Cassava Technologies yesterday partnered global technology leader Google Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic to deliver advanced cloud and cyber ...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Econet among Africa's top 250 companies
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe and EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited have been named among Africa's top 250 companies by the African Business magazine.Every Year the African Business top 2...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 16:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, US in re-engagement
Zimbabwe and the United States will this week hold their first high-level direct engagement after nearly two decades of diplomatic estrangement, precipitated by Washington's position against Harare's ...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mmusi Maimane vows to go and campaign for change in Harare
ONE South Africa Movement leader Mmusi Maimane says he will go to Zimbabwe to support democratic movements that are opposed to the current regime.Maimane has received criticism on social media...Published: 11 May 2022 at 19:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
New Liquid POP links Africa directly to US internet resources
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) is opening a new Internet Point of Presence (POP) in Miami, Florida, that will connect the United States to its A...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 16:11hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Masiyiwa's Liquid Telecom rebrands
The newly rebranded Liquid Intelligent Technologies (formerly Liquid Telecom) says its transformation is aimed at becoming a more interactive business, providing solutions for all economic sectors acr...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe UK Business Chamber launches platform for entrepreneurs
A group of leading entrepreneurs have come together to create a business platform to support UK based Zimbabwean business people. The Zimbabwe UK Business Chamber (ZUKBC), launching this Satur...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 14:51hrs | | by Agencies
AfCFTA will launch Africa forward post Covid-19
THE African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was established in 2018 with the aim to create a single market for goods and services, facilitated by movement of persons to deepen the economic integr...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 10:03hrs | | by Admire Maparadza Dube
Zimbabwe in key post-Brexit UK investment indaba
Zimbabwe's engagement and re-engagement drive continues to bear fruit after the United Kingdom invited local businesses to participate in next week's Africa Investment Conference along with companies ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa closes South Africa embassy in Nigeria
South Africa has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in Nigeria following reprisal attacks by Nigerians triggered by xenophobic violence in South AfricaSince Sunday, in South Afri...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 17:58hrs | 1 | by BBC
Nigerians to leave South Africa on Friday
Nigerians living in South Africa have been offered to voluntary leave the country with the assistance of the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa. Aljazeera Senior journalist Haru Mutasa reported ...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 11:25hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africans and their companies given 7 days to leave Nigeria
South Africans and their companies operating in Nigeria have been given seven days to pack up their bags and leave Nigeria by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) following an increase...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 20:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobic attacks simmer up in South Africa
What started up as a mere smear on "foreign" truck drivers in Kwazulu-natal South Africa a few weeks ago has now turned into a national attack on foreigners.Yesterday a fire mysteriously set a...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 21:02hrs | | by Daniel Itai, Johannesburg South Africa
Zimbabwean start-up highlights the importance of supporting local sector to grow national economies
Harare Receivables Exchange is providing SMEs in Zimbabwe alternative sources of working capital. Harare, May 10th 2019: Local start-up Harare Receivables Exchange was one of seven compan...Published: 10 May 2019 at 13:48hrs | | by Agencies
Fuel prices up again
DESPITE government castigating business for over-pricing, there is likely to be no respite for the embattled consumer anytime soon as the price of fuel continues to go up, almost on a weekly basis...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa's maths on Rand pricing is wrong
A lot of publications have run with this story already but I couldn't find the original Facebook post. Strive Masiyiwa posts extensively and engages quite much on his page so I spent an hour trying to...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 11:08hrs | 2 | by Tinashe Nyahasha
Mawarire calls for closure of SADC borders against SA
National Patriotic Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire says SADC countries should close borders and bar any South African truck from entering neighbouring countries. Mawarire issued the statement a...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 12:25hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
SA vows to help Zimbabwe revive economy
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday South Africa was ready to help Zimbabwe revive its economy, but within its means, while the two neighbours consider options that could see Harare receiving so...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 14:13hrs | 1 | by Reuters
Zimbabwe pleads for SA assistance
THE Zimbabwean government has pleaded with South Africa to help revive its collapsing economy to avoid a contagion effect.Addressing a ministerial meeting of the third session of the Zimbabwe-...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 10:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ducks CEO Africa roundtable
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ducked the prestigious CEO Africa round table conference, which ran over the past three days in Victoria Falls.Over 300 business leaders from across the ...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Business success in Zimbabwe no longer hinges on political connections
The Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group, a leading investor in Zimbabwe that won the tender to recapitalise the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) to the tune of $400 million (R5.7 billion), sa...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 09:08hrs | | by African News Agency
Zimbabwe economy on the mend
Zimbabweans have entered the most anxious week. The new cabinet flew into a cholera crisis and from nowhere prices sky rocketed and rates came to obnoxious stinking levels. Mthuli Ncube's first week i...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:32hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The construction industry - a key partner in the economic integration
The world recently witnessed the signing of the biggest free trade area by Heads of African Governments in Kigali. Signed in March this year, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the la...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 13:49hrs | | by Mokate Ramafoko
The construction industry - a key partner in the economic integration of the continent envisaged by the AfCFTA
The world recently witnessed the signing of the biggest free trade area by Heads of African Governments in Kigali. Signed in March this year, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the la...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 18:22hrs | 3 | by Mokate Ramafoko, PPC Managing Director: International Operations
Old Mutual anchoring in Africa relisting
Speech by Old Mutual Zimbabwe Group CEO and rest of Africa CEO - Mr Jonas MushoshoThank you, Director of Ceremonies,...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 15:23hrs | 1 | by Jonas Mushosho
Old Mutual Zim relists on Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Old Mutual Zimbabwe has relisted on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) as a part of a broader group strategy to focus its business in Africa.Yesterday, Old Mutual Plc's shares were suspended fr...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 15:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Africa and the Start-Up economy
Disrupt Africa, an entrepreneurship portal, has just released a new study that shows that the number of African tech startups that succeeded in raising funding...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 17:38hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa, Zhuwao face off in Davos
A SHOWDOWN is looming at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, where former President Robert Mugabe's nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, has threatened to doorstep and embarrass P...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 05:50hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
The Cape to Cairo Vision: CICM's Service Excellence Awards
After just five short years, the Chartered Institute of Customer Management (CICM)'s Service Excellence Awards have firmly established themselves as an important initiative in the Sub-Saharan African ...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 07:40hrs | | by Customer Writer
Negotiating the political economic space of the youth in Zimbabwe's policy framework
The post year-2000 era Zimbabwe's political-economy challenges have accelerated learnt lessons to every Zimbabwean in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean youth, as a constituency in itself, is having a compromis...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 12:41hrs | | by Tedious Ncube
'Negotiating the political economic space of the youth in Zimbabwe's policy framework'
The post year-2000 era Zimbabwe's political-economy challenges have accelerated learnt lessons to every Zimbabwean in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean youth, as a constituency in itself, is having a compromis...Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 13:46hrs | 2 | by Tedious Ncube
'Negotiating the political economic space of the youth in Zimbabwe's policy framework'
The post year-2000 era Zimbabwe's political-economy challenges have accelerated learnt lessons to every Zimbabwean in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean youth, as a constituency in itself, is having a compromis...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 20:24hrs | 7 | by Tedious Ncube
Nigerian billionaire eyes Zimbabwe
NIGERIAN billionaire, Tony Elumelu has expressed an interest in investing in Zimbabwe if he discovers good opportunities in the country.Elumelu visited Zimbabwe in 2015 and toured the First Fa...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
In South Africa, immigration feeds corrupt officials and race hate
JOHANNESBURG, March 22 (Reuters) - In 2010 police in Johannesburg shot Justin Ejimkonye, a Nigerian migrant, in the leg. The reason why is unclear: It took the police 18 months to charge Ejimkonye wit...Published: 27 Mar 2017 at 13:29hrs | 3 | by Joe Brock
Zuma tells Mugabe to clean up his mess
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday came face-to-face with reality after visiting South African President Jacob Zuma demanded more clarity on the country's investment policy.Zuma said Mugabe...Published: 04 Nov 2016 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean photographer wins Africa 2016 Photo Competition
Agility, a leading global logistics provider, today announced the winners of its Africa 2016 Photo Competition, a series of photographs that show how quickly Africa is modernizing, growing and even le...Published: 29 Sep 2016 at 19:38hrs | | by Agencies
Guptas to sell shareholding in all South African businesses
The Gupta Family today announced its intention to dis-invest from South Africa by selling all of its shareholding in South Africa by the end of the year.The Gupta Family said: Since our decisi...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 14:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA in key trade talks over import restrictions
GOVERNMENT will this week engage South Africa to discuss issues of mutual economic concern, joint ventures, credit lines, markets and Harare's policy to restrict certain imports as part of efforts...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 12:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
It's not South Africa's place to protest Zimbabwe restrictions
President Robert Mugabe's government says South African businesses should not demonstrate against policy measures implemented by Zimbabwe to contain imports of finished goods and commodities into the ...Published: 12 Jul 2016 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe issues more than 3 000 import licences
Government has so far issued over 3 100 import licences for goods worth around $23 million since June 20, three days after gazetting of import control regulations on various grocery and building mater...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 16:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Econet buy South African landline operator Neotel for R6.5bn
Liquid Telecom, majority owned by Econet Wireless Global, has agreed to pay R6.55bn ($428 million) to Tata Communications for South African internet-service provider Neotel to create the continent...Published: 28 Jun 2016 at 08:35hrs | | by Bloomberg
SA firms target Matabeleland
SOUTH African investors should capitalise on proximity benefits to tap into vast investment opportunities in Matabeleland region, an official said yesterday.Addressing the Zimbabwe-South Afric...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 05:33hrs | | by Oliver Kazunga
African Entrepreneurship Exchange: Webinar
The African Entrepreneurship Exchange 2016 is a combined effort of Makamba Online and various business partners and sponsors within the corporate arena. The purpose of these events, which are to be he...Published: 17 Feb 2016 at 09:45hrs | | by Agencies
Manufacturers in Catch-22 situation as SA Rand plummets
THE plummeting of the South African rand against major currencies has been received by local manufacturers with mixed fortunes.According to experts the free-fall of the rand has affected expor...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 10:54hrs | 1 | by Roberta Katunga
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