NetOne bets on innovation

STATE-owned mobile telecom­munications company NetOne is accelerating network expan­sion, digital product rollout and infra­structure modernisation as it seeks to strengthen market share amid rising costs, growing competition from Star­link and increasing demand for con­nectivity. The Financial Gazette’s companies and markets editor Kudzanai Gerede (KG) spoke to NetOne group chief ex­ecutive Raphael Mushanawani (RM), who was…

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Unifreight posts robust Q1 earnings

LOGISTICS group Unifreight Af­rica posted a power­ful start to 2026, reporting strong first-quarter earnings growth while pressing ahead with major expan­sion plans designed to cement its position in Zimbabwe’s transport and express logistics sector. In its latest trading update, the company said group sales for the quarter reached ZiG 211 million, ahead of budget, while…

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‘IMTT overshadows banking reforms’

TREASURY’S move to introduce zero-cost bank accounts for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has been overshadowed by the ‘burdensome’ intermediated money transfer tax (IMTT), an industry expert has warned. The digital tax, which attracts a 1,5 percent and two percent charge on ZiG and foreign currency trans­actions, respectively, has been a major deterrent to…

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CTC calls for textiles funding

THE Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) says the government should establish a funding facility for the textile industry to encourage the production and up­take of local content. This comes as the Ministry of In­dustry and Commerce engages the sector on implementing the Local Content Development Strategy 2026–2035. In an interview with The Financial Gazette, CTC…

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Textiles sector’s capacity utilisation falls below 30 pct

ZIMBABWE’S textile and clothing industry, once a major employer, has seen capacity utilisation fall below 30 percent in some segments, as the competition watchdog proposes phased local content increases to revive the value chain. Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) spokesper­son Prosper Ziyadhuma said the sector’s decline since the 2000s has been driven by outdated machinery,…

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Ariston eyes tech-driven growth

ARISTON Holdings (Aris­ton) is investing in tech­nology-enabled farming and value-addition initiatives to improve competitiveness and pro­tect margins amid rising costs and operational challenges. In a trading update for the first quarter ended December 31, 2025, the group said the domestic oper­ating environment remained dif­ficult as input costs and broader economic pressures continued to weigh on…

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NMBZ cuts bad loan ratio

NMBZ Holdings says strict credit management systems helped reduce non-performing loans to 3,14 percent de­spite growing pressure on retail borrowers, with agricul­ture remaining the bank’s largest lending sector. The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio is a key mea­sure of banking sector health, reflecting the proportion of loans where borrowers have failed to meet repayment obligations over…

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