Reginald Sherekete

SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) CEO Emmanuel Munyukwi is set to appear before a disciplinary hearing next week, facing numerous charges which include, among other things, undermining the exchange’s board and the Securities Commission of Zimbabwe (SEC) and incompetence.

AFRICAN Sun Ltd directors pushed off Tim Chiganze as chairman at a board meeting held on Tuesday, businessdigest can reveal.

Kumbirai Makwembere

DELTA has always been a market darling and its briefings always have a large following. Stockbrokers and other senior members of the investment industry who usually remain at the office when analysts attend other results presentations always make a point of being present.

BARCLAYS Bank Zimbabwe, which this week said its customer accounts have grown four percent in the four months to April, says it has maintained an optimal deposit concentration risk in addition to its prudential lending policy.

Gamma Mudarikiri

COTTON prices will be 42% lower this year owing to negative movements in international market prices and oversupply of the crop, Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) CEO, Rockie Mutenha, said this week.

Clive Mphambela

THE strong financial results recently posted by Econet and Delta have received mixed reactions from analysts and the public, with some raising eyebrows as to the sustainability of the earnings going forward, while others have charged that these companies have become powerful near monopolies. 

THERE is a duplication of roles between the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) and offshore marketing entities that perform similar functions to companies, Deloitte managing partner, Tawanda Gumbo, said.

Brian Chitemba

THE mining sector is likely to miss the projected 15,9% growth target this year due to a plethora of challenges, chief among them erratic electricity supplies and lack of financing for developmental projects.

Reginald Sherekete

THE recently published consumer price index (CPI) statistics which saw the annual rate of inflation marginally increasing to 4,03% for the month of March have come under scrutiny from market players who fear the official figures are not reflective of the real situation on ground.

FIRST Mutual  Life(FML) MD Ruth Ncube (RN) says her company has weathered the storm and is poised for growth. Zimbabwe Independent senior business reporter Clive Mphambela (CM) spoke to her about the company’s operations, challenges and outlook. Below are excerpts:

Brett Chulu

THE ability to use a regular mobile phone handset (Nokia, Samsung, HTC,etc) to make and receive free to ultra lowly-priced calls, text messages and multimedia messaging via the internet is now a reality. 

By Richard Pasipanodya

IN this 36th instalment, we canvass unfair competition in the context of trade secrets pilfering, disparagement, harassment and boycott.

Sam Hlabati

INDIVIDUALS tender their services in the form of labour to organisations for a reward. The individual has the right to withhold their labour if the employer is not paying at a level that is commensurate with the employee’s expectations. The employer has the power to resist paying the employee what is more than the individual’s perceived value to the organisation.

Chris Muronzi

BOARD changes are looming at Murray & Roberts Zimbabwe (M&R) after Zumbani, a consortium led by former CEO Canada Malunga and chairman Paddy Zhanda acquired a significant stake in the construction company, businessdigest has established.

Gamma   Mudarikiri

THE Insurance  and  Pensions Commission (IPEC) has proposed  to review  minimum  capital  requirements  for   companies  in  the  sector ,  a move  which the  regulator  says is  aimed  at restoring public confidence in the industry.

Collins Rudzuna

THE  December reporting season, which is the busiest, ended with listed companies showing mixed results. Most showed declining earnings quality, beefing up profits with revaluations, increased borrowings and in some instances, even reduced sales volumes.

Gamma Mudariki

ACCLAIMED futurist, business strategist and entrepreneur Anton Musgrave arrived in the country yesterday for today’s series of AMH Conversations, where he will be the key speaker on the theme “strategic leadership and innovation in the rapidly changing business world”.

Clive Mphambela

AFRICAN Banking Corporation Holdings’ key shareholders have backed the group’s planned US$50 million rights issue, CEO Douglas Munatsi said.

Delta lager beer volumes for the full year to March 2012 surpassed the 1998 record peak by 22% and are now close to 2 million hectolitres.

Gamma Mudarikiri

ASTRA Industries Ltd says it will sustain its 167%  interim profit  growth to  end  of  year this year, helped by aggressive  marketing  strategies  and new projects which the company has secured from major mining companies.