East African housing financier ShafDB deepens Zim footprint
The Kenya-based housing financier is bolstering long-term housing development, enhancing institutional capacity, and pioneering innovative funding models.
By Melody Chikono
Nov. 21, 2025
Shot in the arm for the Deeds Registry
The Deeds Search Hall was in a deplorable state owing to years of wear and tear as well as inadequate maintenance of facilities.
By Business Reporter
Apr. 18, 2024
Zim’s property sector faces viability challenges
Demand in real estate products increases with increasing economic activity, and vice versa.
By Melody Chikono
Feb. 25, 2024
Currency volatility takes toll on property developers
Mapfidza said this has partly contributed to the current urban decay in certain parts of the CBD.
By Melody Chikono
Sep. 22, 2023
Masholds pours US$45m for land
Gibson Mapfidza said the budget was part of its portfolio restructuring process as one of Zimbabwe’s biggest real estate firms.
By Melody Chikono
Apr. 21, 2023
Interview: Zim’s multistorey buildings 60% empty
The property market, just like the mainstream economy, was going through structural challenges before the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Melody Chikono
Apr. 21, 2023
Rising costs choke property sector
Gibson Mapfidza said the high levels of inflation, electricity shortage, volatile exchange rates, low gross domestic product growth
By Melody Chikono
Apr. 13, 2023
Masholds hedges against CBD rentals drought
Gibson Mapfidza said in the short term, performance optimisation will result in the reconfiguring of traditionally corporate designed space offering it to the SMEs on flexible leasing terms.
By Melody Chikono
Apr. 9, 2023
Masholds MD outlines forex strategy
Masholds managing director (MD), Gibson Mapfidza told this publication that the company also intended to expand its residential portfolio holdings from the current 4% to 15%.
By The Independent
May. 8, 2022
