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Zimbabwe allows cement imports after prices double
Zimbabweans can now freely import cement, the government says, a response to a doubling of prices caused by surging demand and depressed local production.Cement prices are rising due to a comb...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
PPC grim warning for Zimbabwe operations
SOUTH Africa's biggest cement producer PPC, which has operations in Zimbabwe, has warned that its headline loss per share from continuing operations will widen to between 7,75c (Rands) and 8,25c to en...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Power outages hit PPC cement sales
REGIONAL cement maker PPC expects sales volumes at its Zimbabwean unit will drop by 14% in the full year compared to the same period last year due to recurrent power outages and grey imports.P...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt failing to pay US$5.2m debt owed to Chinese firm
THE government is reportedly struggling to pay US$5.2 million owed to a Chinese firm which was contracted to build a new mill which is expected to double production at cement producer Lafarge Cement Z...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe youths must fight for their future
The recently sworn in Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioners is a clear indication of an impending brazen grand theft of 2023 harmonised election.The young people must not allow such a theft of an e...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 19:53hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Chinhoyi municipality bans use of farm bricks
JUNE 30 officially marks the date outlawing the use of farm bricks in property construction following their ban by Chinhoyi Municipality last year.Council had given residents a six-months grac...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'No need to import cement into Zimbabwe'
THE country's leading cement manufacturer, PPC Zimbabwe says they will continuously invest in their operations through maintenance and capital development programmes to ensure excellent product qualit...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Adv Sibanda declared national hero
THE Zanu-PF Politburo has posthumously declared the late former High Court Judge Advocate Siwanda Kennedy Mbuso Sibanda a national hero.Adv Sibanda, a legal icon of the liberation struggle, di...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 18:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hit by serious shortage of cement, PPC fails to meet orders
Zimbabwe has been hit by a shortage of cement, leaving the construction industry stranded, while in some instances resorting to the black market.The country implemented a cement import ban (SI...Published: 25 May 2021 at 13:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
The ultimate checklist for the winter adventure of your dreams
Bears sure have it easy. At the very least, they get to hibernate all winter without a worry in the world. After all, sleeping in and doing nothing during cold winter days is a dream for a lot of peop...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 11:34hrs | 5 | by Staff writer
Zanu-PF 'primitive bakery' projects mocked
Zanu-PF's promotion of wood-powered kiln ovens to make bread has been described as "primitive and unsustainable".The project was commissioned in Harare recently before the concept was taken to...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Cement sector has excess capacity'
ZIMBABWE's cement industry has excess capacity to meet the 1,3 million tonnes annual domestic demand as the sector has an installed capacity of 2,4 million tonnes, an official has said. Last month the...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cement demand to exceed supply in 2 years
ZIMBABWE'S cement industry could run out of capacity by 2020 as national demand grows faster than the expansion in investment, one of the major producers has said.The industry is dominated by ...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cement shortage: PPC calms the market
THE country's largest cement manufacturer, PPC Zimbabwe, has said the market has no reason to engage in panic buying of cement and advised retailers to act responsibly in pricing the commodity to avoi...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man, son die after kiln collapse
A MARONDERA man and his son died after a kiln they used to dry bricks collapsed on them while they were fast asleep.Jadnos Mafusire (45) of Rootsvale Farm and his 11-year-old son Shadrack were...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Joshua Nkomo was spotted
NOW aged 90, Abraham "BroNnkie" Dumezweni Nkiwane still has that fire in his belly that saw him fighting for the independence of two African states, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Nkiwane was also the first man...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 09:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Spare us these arrests and sex tapes
As the election mood gathers momentum, the mudslinging and smear campaigning have been propelled to another level. The arrest story of MDC-T Acting President Nelson Chamisa on allegations of causing a...Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 14:09hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Allied Timbers eyes $30 million loan deal
Allied Timbers Zimbabwe is close to sealing a vendor finance transaction with Belarus that will see the country's largest timber company receiving equipment worth $30 million. The deal, likely...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Failure of governance affects all communities, no one is spared
Once upon a time Zimbabwe used to boast of sound and well articulated economic policies where the poor citizens could afford to put a decent meal on their table.Zimbabwe's economy is no doubt ...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 11:30hrs | | by Leonard Koni
PPC threatened to shutdown Collen Bawn mine in Zimbabwe
LOCAL cement producers have warned of possible scaling down of operations and closures owing to an influx of cheap imported products from the region, saying protectionist measures could save the indus...Published: 29 Sep 2016 at 14:42hrs | | by Business reporter
Man found dead at Pretoria primary school
A case of murder is being investigated after the body of a man was found at Laerskool Wonderboom Suid in Pretoria on Monday morning.Kilnerpark Security firm spokesperson Klaas van der Kooi sai...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 10:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Scottish coach for Bosso
SCOTTISH football coach Desmond Donaldson Bulpin, 63, has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Kelvin Kaindu as Highlanders FC coach.Bosso yesterday said they were still screening the 11 applic...Published: 04 Dec 2014 at 08:21hrs | | by Lovemore Dube
Sand poachers causing serious environmental degradation in Tsholotsho
Sand poachers and brick moulders are wreaking havoc in Tsholotsho causing serious environmental degradation with most parts of the Matabeleland North district slowly turning into gullies.Local...Published: 14 Jul 2014 at 15:19hrs | | by Makhosi Sibanda
PPC Zimbabwe celebrates its centenary and announces expansion plans
Portland Holdings Limited (PHL), PPC's Zimbabwe subsidiary, has announced its intention to construct a new cement plant to service the Harare and central Mozambique markets. The new plant will have a ...Published: 07 Feb 2013 at 10:40hrs | 2 | by Business reporter
Lafarge revenue grows 35.2 percent in quarter 1
The company's 58th AGM was held yesterday, Thursday, 17 May 2012 and all resolutions tabled were passed without amendment. In a trading update, management reported that revenue for Q1 2012 gre...Published: 18 May 2012 at 06:20hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
Border Timbers release a fair set of final results
A fair set of results from Border in what management say was an impressive performance although sales volumes were not as high as budgeted. Turnover at $21.9 million was up 59% from prior period, wit...Published: 27 Sep 2011 at 09:20hrs | | by Business reporter
Major plant shutdown knocks Lafarge interim results
A depressed set of interims from Lafarge as the company had a major plant shutdown for two and a half months to facilitate refurbishment of its kiln coolers, cement milling plants, transport systems a...Published: 02 Sep 2011 at 07:37hrs | | by Business reporter
Name change: From Zisco to Essar
It is reported that Essar Africa Holdings is expected to re brand the steelmaker to Essar Steel Zimbabwe and appoint a new board, including a chairperson and chief executive officer in 2011.Th...Published: 01 May 2011 at 03:07hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
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