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IPSAS adoption tightens councils finances

THE implementation of International Public Sec­tor Accounting Standards (IPSAS) across local authorities is beginning to strengthen financial re­porting, with councils submitting outstanding accounts and reducing the backlog of audits, a new audit report shows. The progress is a welcome relief for the country’s public sector, which has for years been weighed down by delayed financial…

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Orange Ville’s US$40m Beitbridge investment

BUSINESSMAN Simon Rudland’s Or­ange Ville Trading Limited is hoping to raise its Beitbridge juicing plant to US$40 million, as authorities seek to lift Ma­tabeleland South province’s overall economic contribution to national gross domestic product (GDP). This comes as the tobacco baron has recent­ly commissioned his US$102 million Cut Rag Processors (CRP) manufacturing plant in Aspin­dale,…

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CBZ expands trade facility

CBZ Holdings has ex­panded its trade finance facility with the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim­bank) to US$190 million after securing an additional US$40 million, strengthening its capac­ity to support Zimbabwean busi­nesses…

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Boot up durable growth: Government told

Prisca Tshuma and Mishma Chakanyuka AUTHORITIES must now shift their focus from economic stabilisation to aggressive growth generation, ex­perts have urged. This follows Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s generally well-received mid-term budget review of last week, which was an­chored by sustained fiscal discipline and cur­rency stability. In this regard, the experts also said yes­terday that to…

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‘Shift tax system towards VAT’

Omega Ukama News Editor ZIMBABWE should overhaul its tax system by placing greater emphasis on value-added tax (VAT) and reducing its reliance on traditional taxes, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zim­babwe (ICAZ) has said. ICAZ chief executive William Mandisodza made the proposal in Harare yesterday during the Daily News 2026 Mid-Term National Budget Business…

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Reinsurance drives Zimre earnings growth

Prisca Tshuma ZIMRE Holdings posted a five per­cent increase in profit to US$8,1 mil­lion for the five months to May 2026, driven by higher insurance revenue and a strong recovery in its non-insur­ance businesses. Speaking at the group’s annual gen­eral meeting, chief executive Stanley Kudenga said the reinsurance business remained the group’s biggest earn­ings contributor,…

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