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South Africa's big business wants spaza shop economy?
Major businesses across South Africa are looking to capitalise on the country's booming informal economy, with many companies licking their lips at an opportunity worth hundreds of billions of rands....Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 10:04hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
American Chamber of Commerce appoints Dudu Shinya as Executive Director
The American Chamber of Commerce in Zimbabwe (AmCham Zimbabwe) has announced the appointment of Duduzile Shinya as its new Executive Director. Duduzile is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Zimb...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 20:18hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
Econet appoints Chengeto Moyo as new finance director
LISTED telecoms giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has appointed Mr Chengeto Moyo as its new financial director effective from 1 March 2023."We are pleased to announce the appointment of Chenget...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 12:20hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Tongai Mnangagwa gets rare praises
Residents of Harare South are singing praise and happy that their Member of Parliament Tongai Mnangagwa has initiated several projects that transform the people’s lives.Happyton Mukungatu of...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 11:48hrs | 7 | by Nicholas Ncube
Zimbabwe ranked second least happy country in the world
The 2021 World Happiness Report is out, and Zimbabwe ranked one step above Afghanistan, the world’s unhappiest country in the world. A total of 149 countries made the pool of countries that were ran...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 20:02hrs | 1 | by Tafara Mtutu
TelOne data rollover could be the game changer
THE idea of data rollover is something that has been haunting the Zimbabwean internet user for as long as internet data packages have been in use, but ISP giant TelOne looks set to "correct" that....Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 16:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Young business women get windfall
A shot in the arm. This best describes the story of seven Zimbabwean young women entrepreneurs after each received a US$25 000 grant to capitalise their businesses.This is part of a US$10 mill...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:51hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Tearing down barriers for the growth of African rural e-commerce
The rise and growth of e-commerce in the world and primarily in Africa has created a lot of business opportunities, not only in urban but also in rural areas. The good news is that there is undoubtedl...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 09:55hrs | 5 | by Josephine Wawira
Dishonesty now biggest threat to democracy
Two inter-related issues - highlighted in two feedbacks I have received over the past six months - should be addressed as a matter of priority and urgency.The first one is do with what one mob...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:54hrs | | by Conway Tutani
'ZSE downward trend likely to persist'
The downward trend that has characterised the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange since October last year is likely to persist in 2019 as the allure of protecting value wears off, analysts have said.The Z...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pepsi ups output in Zimbabwe
PEPSI Zimbabwe, the local unit of Varun Beverages, says it has more than doubled production at its manufacturing and bottling plant in response to the shortages of soft drinks being experienced in the...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 20:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's economic woes self-inflicted
THE Zimbabwean economy is bedeviled with self-inflicted woes.However, the economic tribulations largely emanate from government portfolios and their episodic fiscal blunders.The fiscal...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:43hrs | | by Paddington Masamha
Innscor reports good performance in all business portfolios
INNSCOR Africa Limited posted a $48,6 million profit after tax in the full-year ended June 2018 from $34,4 million in prior period, as all its business portfolios reported good performance.The...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
High profile dignitaries expected at Zimbabwe Achievers South Africa this Saturday
The fourth edition of Zimbabwe Achievers Awards South Africa (ZAA SA) is imminent and movers and shakers from both sides of the border have confirmed their attendance to the awards ceremony that will ...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 14:40hrs | 1 | by Tidi T C Kwidini
SAP sets a solid foundation for Wilmar Zimbabwe
With consumers more empowered than ever thanks to the convergence of technologies creating a hyperconnected world, businesses need to be flexible enough to adapt to changing customer needs. Since ente...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 10:50hrs | 3 | by Agencies
RBZ governor backs street sales
STUNG by poor cash circulation on the market, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is encouraging local manufacturers to sell their produce directly to the market as a way of tapping into the money that is ...Published: 06 Aug 2017 at 13:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Choppies acquires 21 more stores in SA
BOTSWANA-listed retail giant, Choppies Enterprise Limited, is acquiring South African retail outlets owned by Jwayelani, which owns 21 stores in Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.Jwayelani, w...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Spear Capital eyes FMCG sector
Scandinavian Private Equity firm, Spear Capital is eyeing more investments in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector after completing the 30 percent acquisition of Dendairy Private Limited t...Published: 26 Aug 2015 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Innscor systematically retrenching black Zimbabwean managers'
Diversified group, Innscor Africa has been sucked into the vortex of a racial storm amid reports of systemic "retrenchments" of black managers at the expense of "white expatriates" mainly from South ...Published: 18 Jan 2015 at 14:48hrs | 3 | by Richard Chidza
'Lifestyle Holdings will not collapse,' says Nyambirai
LIFESTYLE Holdings founder and group chief executive Mr Tawanda Nyambirai says his business empire will not collapse as he is working hard to realign his remaining businesses to the prevailing macro-e...Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet gets 4 prestigious awards
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe walked away with four prestigious awards at the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe 2013, Super Brand annual awards plus the prestigious overall business Super- brand 2013 award...Published: 12 Dec 2013 at 02:32hrs | | by Business reporter
VACANCY: Delta Beverages Sales representative - Bulawayo
SALES REPRESENTATIVE - BULAWAYOHay Broad Band EApplications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the above position that has arisen at Bulawayo Sales Lag...Published: 25 Sep 2013 at 12:00hrs | | by Delta
Latest version of Sage Pastel Evolution includes mobile module
The Pastel division of Chips Enterprise Solutions has announced the new modules and features that will be included in the latest version of Sage Pastel Evolution, Version 6.82, which is due ...Published: 02 Jul 2013 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Mike Hamilton
Ariston turnover up 26.9% to $5 million in 4 months to January
Ariston's 4 months to January turnover increased by 26.9% to $5.051 million following a successful recapitalisation exercise chief executive officer Paul Spear told the AGM on Friday. "T...Published: 19 Feb 2013 at 11:48hrs | | by Business reporter
Econet becomes Zimbabwe's Superbrand for 2011
ECONET scooped the first prize in the country's top 10 superbrands for the second consecutive year. It has been credited with transforming many lives in Zimbabwe.The Econet brand was recognise...Published: 09 Dec 2011 at 19:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robust performance from Innscor
Innscor posted a strong set of its financial year 2011 results. Attributable earnings grew 74% to $26.1 million in line with our expectations of $25.9 million.Strong ca...Published: 28 Sep 2011 at 13:09hrs | | by Business reporter
Natfoods records a good performance
Natfoods recorded a good performance for FY 2011, although slightly off our forecasts due to pressure on gross margins. The group sacrificed margins to maintain valuable market share. Total volume sol...Published: 08 Sep 2011 at 09:05hrs | | by Business reporter
Innscor posts a strong set of results
Innscor posted a strong set of results which was broadly in line with our expectations and management guidance. The strong performance was driven by increased volume and margin expansion on improved e...Published: 08 Sep 2011 at 08:57hrs | | by Business reporter
zimbabwe set to host imara's biggest investment indaba
Arrangements are being finalised in Harare for the biggest yet Zimbabwe foreign investor conference in the seminar series organised by the Pan-African Imara financial services group.The Botswa...Published: 06 Jun 2011 at 07:04hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
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