April 30, 2024
DESPITE the fact that Opel has been involved in the car industry for no less than 122 years, I put it to you that the brand value of that nameplate has been significantly diluted because of inconsistency in parenthood and support over many, many years. For nearly 90…
Is it deja vu again? We hope it’s not! This is the current feeling among stressed business leaders and indeed labour unions as Zimbabwe embarks on a crucial two weeks which will determine whether the authorities would relax the latest tough Covid-19 restrictions they imposed on Tuesday or…
BUSINESS says while it understands the need for the re-introduced hard national coronavirus lockdown, any further tightening and prolonging of these measures will hurt commerce and industry and also retard the country’s economic re- covery. (more…)
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THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) says Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) guidelines on the valuation of suspended fungible stocks, Old Mutual (OM) and PPC, have eliminated inconsistencies that had emerged among pension funds. (more…)
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THE NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) says it will raise the minimum monthly pension payout to an equivalent of US$60 by August this year, in line with the International Labour Organisation requirements (ILO). (more…)
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SOUTH African cement producer PPC says it expects the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to have fully paid legacy debts owed to its 70 percent-owned local unit by the end of 2022. (more…)
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FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says the government is pressing ahead with turning around parastatals and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to ensure efficiency and profitability. (more…)
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JUST when the time seemed right to party, or to investigate that all inclusive holiday in the culinary hotspot and shopping Mecca of Dubai, an upsurge in cases as the third wave of COVID-19 spreads through the country, may be giving you pause for thought.…
INACTIVITY on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) is weighing on SeedCo International’s (SeedCo) stock, which is now trading at a 15 percent discount on the market compared to the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE). (more…)
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