Financial Gazette (Harare)

Weekly business coverage of Zimbabwe and southern African

Website: http://www.fingaz.co.zw/


May 9

  • Zimbabwe: I'm Not Bitter Over VP Post - Mutasa

    ZANU-PF's secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa has rubbished assertions that he is eyeing the Vice President (VP) post left vacant following the demise of John Nkomo in... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Hifa Trash Fashion

    THIS week has felt like several weeks -- and several countries. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Whither Zim Polls?

    ON May 29, 2011, which is exactly two years ago, a local weekly published the country's election roadmap as drawn up by the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: CBZ Expands Loans

    CBZ Bank, the country's largest commercial bank by deposits and assets, said last week its loan-to-deposit ratio had increased to 88,9 percent in March this year, from 82,8 percent... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Govt, Employers, Labour Can Work Together [column]

    The general feeling is that the above social partners are not working together for the good of the country. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Airzim Shortlists Five for CEO

    AIR Zimbabwe has short-listed five candidates to take over as chief executive officer (CEO). Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF, MDCs War Over Reforms Intensifies

    ALL is not well in the inclusive government as a war of words has erupted over the election roadmap especially security sector and media reforms which the Movement for Democratic... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Brigadier General Sango Comes Under Fire

    LAWYERS have slammed the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Brigadier General Mike Sango for interfering in matters that are before competent government bureaucrats. The top soldier... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Companies Lose Land to Banks

    INDUSTRIAL and residential properties worth millions of United States dollars seized from several companies and individuals went under the hammer last week to settle debts owed to... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Nyambirai Slams SECZ Boss

    LIFESTYLE Holdings chief executive officer, Tawanda Nyambirai, has launched a scathing attack at Securities Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) boss, Tafadzwa Chinamo, describing him as... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Mugabe Reads Riot Act

    PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe read the riot act to his top lieutenants last week as infighting threatens to derail the party's plans to retain total control of government post the... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Can Zim Pass the Peace, Reconciliation Test?

    AT independence in 1980, President Robert Mugabe preached reconciliation and reconstruction as the cornerstone of a new Zimbabwe. Thirty-three years on, despite the political... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Khuxman Rising

    Though not much lauded in their home country, ironically, an advantage musicians and arts groups from Bulawayo seem to have over others in other parts of this country is that they... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Switch-On to the 2013 Zim Motor Show

    It's not that long ago the motor industry in Zimbabwe was in tatters thanks primarily to a chronic shortage of foreign currency and partly to a misguided set of regulations that... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Myth of Regeneration [column]

    Recently, I had a very unusual but intriguing chat with a senior ZANU-PF member about issues in the party and its future, given all the heckling that has taken centre stage. My... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Workers Wake Up! [column]

    ACCORDING to the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe, the cost of living for an average urban family of six has increased from US$570,75 in February to US$573,22 in March. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: RBZ, Astra Fine Tune Deal

    THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), which has been offloading stakes in several companies that it had invested in, could complete the sale of its 63 percent shareholding in listed... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Vote Rigging Fears Mount

    FEARS of possible vote rigging have emerged following the rolling out of a voter registration exercise by the Registrar General (RG)'s Office that appears to favour one of the main... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Primaries a Hot Potato

    PRIMARY elections to choose candidates who will represent ZANU-PF in harmonised polls expected soon have become a hot potato as the party moves to conclude guidelines for the... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Farmers Abandon Wheat Production

    HIGH production costs, cheaper imports, difficulties in accessing funding, ageing irrigation infrastructure and ballooning electricity overheads, which are all currently affecting... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Loneliness Among Foreign Students! [column]

    Loneliness among foreign students is in my opinion the most singular cause of disaffection among them. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Botswana Flushing Out Zimbabweans

    BOTSWANA has tightened the noose on permit applications, leaving thousands of Zimbabweans in that country whose applications have been rejected with the prospect of being forced to... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: VAT Continues to Dominate Revenue

    Despite the seemingly toughening economic environment in the country, government revenue collections seem to be getting better each year. Read more »

  • Southern Africa: SADC Rapped Over Zim

    Mediation efforts by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) into Zimbabwe's protracted election crisis have been rapped in a new report released by the International... Read more »

  • Zimbabwe: Machirori Honoured

    FORMER Financial Gazette deputy editor-in-chief Edna Machirori was recently awarded the 2013 International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) Lifetime Achievement Award, after working... Read more »

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