VICTORIA Falls rainforest has seen a significant surge in tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2025, with a total of 61 139 visitors, according to Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks). This represents a notable increase from 59 718 visitors during the same period in 2024. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo attributed the surge…
SCHWEPPES Holdings Africa Limited has appointed Stanley Muchenje as its new managing director with immediate effect. He replaces Charles Nkululeko Msipa who retired at the end of April after serving the company for 20 years. In a statement yesterday, Schweppes said Muchenje, who was the managing director of African Distillers since 2021, had joined Delta…
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) chairman, Busisa Moyo, has praised the growing private sector participation and increasing international presence at this year’s edition of the trade showcase, saying the developments signal positive strides towards industrial growth and economic transformation. Speaking during a media briefing at the end of the fair, Moyo expressed deep appreciation…
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has secured a partner to invest US$12 million in the construction of a modern trade exhibition and shopping centre in Bulawayo The project aims to transform the trade exhibition hub and is part of the ZITF’s initiative to modernise its premier trade showcase grounds and exhibition centre. On…
ZESA has assured winter wheat farmers of reliable power supplies during this year’s planting season. The assurance was made during a recent meeting of the Goromonzi Commercial Farmers’ Association members ahead of the 2025 winter wheat farming season. Zesa’s commercial engineer Samson Masimba pledged full support to farmers during the season, urging them to pay…
EUREKA Gold Mine, a subsidiary of Delta Gold Zimbabwe, has announced plans to exhume and relocate 46 graves in Mazhambe and Muroiwa villages, Guruve Rural District, to pave the way for the expansion of a mine waste dump. The reburial exercise is scheduled to commence in July. In a notice yesterday, Eureka Gold Mine stated…
DINSON Iron and Steel Company is prioritising the local market before embarking on massive steel exports. According to chief executive officer Tanaka Shumba, the company aims to satisfy local demand first, and any surplus will be exported to the region and beyond. “We need to first satisfy the local demand, our intention is to supply…
FIRST Mutual Holdings Limited (FMHL) is expanding its efforts to increase access to insurance for low-income earners and informal workers, who have long been excluded from mainstream financial services. At the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), the diversified financial services group unveiled a range of affordable insurance products designed to cushion ordinary Zimbabweans from…
LONDON Stock Exchange (LSE)-listed mineral explorer Kavango Resources, has reported high-grade gold intercepts at its Hillside project in Zimbabwe, exceeding expectations from early drilling. Operating through its Zimbabwean subsidiary, Kavango Zimbabwe, established in July 2023, the company is targeting several historic high-grade gold mines in the Matabeleland region with a focus on economic bulk mining….
THE life insurance industry expects a number of policyholders from the nongovernmental organization (NGO) sector to find it difficult to sustain insurance products as a result of funding cuts by the US government. Growth in the insurance sector has been hampered by high unemployment levels which tend to reduce individuals’ capacity to sign up for…
