IN Epworth, south-east of Harare, plastic is not merely a sign of environmental decay, it is a livelihood. For a group of local women, every discarded bottle and tangled piece of polythene represents a chance to put food on the table, send a child to school, and build a better future. They are Zimbabwe’s unsung…
ZIMGOLD, a subsidiary of Edurate Investments, will this year install a US$6 million wheat milling plant in Harare as it expands and diversifies operations. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony in Harare on Wednesday, ZimGold business head, Gautam Pradhan, said the wheat milling plant should be up and running by January. Edurate Investments is one of…
FOR years, the Zimbabwean economy has been in a state of perpetual instability, with currency reforms that have posed significant challenges for businesses and individuals alike. Now, with the launch of the ZiG and an official timeline for de-dollarisation, there is a welcome opportunity to build stability and clarity.However, a series of mixed messages from…
OK Zimbabwe (OK Zim) has successfully raised US$20 million through a rights offer that was fully subscribed, marking a significant turning point in revamping the country’s largest grocery chain by store footprint.Early this year, the grocer announced an internal rescue plan that got shareholder approval to raise approximately US$30 million through a rights offer and…
I have been involved in strategy formulation for many years, and one thing has become painfully clear to me: most organisations waste far too much time and resources on strategic planning instead of real strategy formulation. The default approach that many companies follow is to treat strategy as a set of activities neatly written down…
BY GODFREY NYONI WATER is life, especially for farmers in Zimbabwe’s dry regions like Beitbridge, Gwanda, Chiredzi, Mwenezi, and Lupane. In these areas, rain is not reliable, boreholes dry up, and dam levels drop during long dry seasons. This means crops fail, livestock suffer, and incomes drop. Many farmers in such places are constantly battling…
WITH a significant increase in national food production, oversupply in mass markets is leading to a rise in post-harvest losses, which is squeezing farmers’ profits and threatening their livelihoods.Knowledge Transfer Africa Zimbabwe chief executive Charles Dhehwa said that post-harvest losses represent a significant challenge for farmers, particularly smallholders, with estimates ranging from 20-40 percent of…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is prioritising the enhancement of public confidence through consistent policy implementation and active engagement with stakeholders. In a statement detailing the bank’s latest monetary policy highlights, the RBZ said all its policies were designed to foster public trust and stability in the financial system. “Stakeholders welcomed the implementation of…
GOVERNMENT is preparing to pitch a high-stakes investment plan, dubbed the Zimbabwe Legacy Programme, to global financiers at the African Food Summit in Dhaka this September. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, said the plan focuses on strategic value chains, maize, dairy, beef, sunflower, pea,…
INDUSTRIAL packaging firm NamPak Zimbabwe (Nampak) is expecting a strong volume recovery in the final quarter basing on the record-breaking tobacco yield from the just ended marketing season.Group volumes for the third quarter ended June 30, 2025 were three percent behind the prior year comparable period, mainly due to weaker demand and increased competitor activity…
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