September 2023

Tax redo perks up business optimism

THE tax reforms initiated by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) will provide a much-needed fillip to both business and the fiscus, experts say. This comes as Zimra is developing a new Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) to address significant shortcomings under the current system and to further improve the country’s ease of doing business…

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Imported sugar snatches market share

SUGAR producer Hippo Valley Estates says 17 sugar brands were imported into the country after the lifting of restrictions last year through the promulgation of a statutory instrument. In a statement accompanying the company’s 2023 annual report, Hippo Valley said the imported brands made significant market inroads during Statutory Instrument 98’s six-month tenure going up…

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ZimAlloys fund-raises to restart its furnaces

GWERU-based ferrochrome processor Zimbabwe Alloys (ZimAlloys) says it requires US$16.3 million to restart two of its biggest furnaces. Managing director, Deric Dube, recently told The Financial Gazette that the funds would be raised through a phased approach. “At the moment, we don’t have virgin ferroalloy production; the ferroalloy that we trade and produce at the…

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‘Rushwaya to drive economic agenda’

NEWLY-APPOINTED cabinet secretary Martin Rushwaya is expected to drive government’s economic agenda by sharpening policy coherence and helping the country to attract investments, analysts say. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has unveiled quite a number of key programmes, including the creation of the Mutapa Investment Fund, to shore up and reform certain aspects of…

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Namibia bans poultry imports from South Africa due to bird flu

Namibia has suspended imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from South Africa following the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the neighbouring country. The suspension is in effect until further notice, the agriculture ministry said in a statement released on Wednesday. South Africa is facing a major bird flu outbreak that…

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Proplastics investment pays off

PIPING products manufacturer, Proplastics, says its new investment of a 500mm production plant contributed 47 percent to total revenue during the half year ended June 30, 2023. The new production line, which has increased’ production capacity, manufacturers large bore PVC diameter pipes. The facility is expected to improve production capacity to 15 000 tonnes per…

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Zimra acts to improve doing business climate

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says its new Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) is a game-changing solution for both domestic resource mobilisation and ease of doing business for taxpayers and agents. The new system will be implemented in three phases beginning next month, with the full system set to be in place by August…

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Beta Holdings ties up new plants

BETA Holdings says construction of its new brick making plants in Mt Hampden and Melfort is almost complete as the group targets to boost production capacity. The projects are worth a combined US$6 million and are expected to increase production by 180 million bricks per year. In a statement this week, the brick-maker said it…

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