Colcom revenue soars but volumes decline

May 21, 2004

Pork producer Colcom saw its sales increase by 583 percent to $44.4 billion but it says volumes were down because…

Astra volumes decline significantly

May 21, 2004

Astra Industries, once a top performer on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, had a disastrous start to 2004. In its report…

Tractive improves trading volumes

May 21, 2004

Tractive Power Holdings had improved trading volumes, particularly in the parts and service departments, but though turnover increased by 516…

Cairns laments declining domestic sales

May 21, 2004

The decline in disposable incomes of consumers saw volumes at Cairns Foods and ME Charhons decline from December to February,…

Edgars predicts lower wage increases

May 21, 2004

Clothing retail group Edgars Stores had a five-fold increase in sales during the year ended January 3 despite an acute…

Circle Cement in dramatic turnaround

May 21, 2004

Circle Cement, probably the country's second largest cement producer, had a dramatic turnaround from a loss of $862.3 million in…

Aids in Zimbabwe: the story no one wants to hear

April 23, 2004

I could not hold my excitement when the Federal Express man handed me the white envelop. I opened it nervously.…

Kuruneri arrested

April 23, 2004

Finance Minister Christopher Kuruneri became the first big gun in President Robert Mugabe's cabinet to be caught up in "Cyclone…

Key industrial index improves in April

April 23, 2004

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange continued on its slow recovery with the key industrial index improving from 347707 at the end…

Gono offers exporters new incentives but maintains grip on financial sector

April 23, 2004

Central bank governor Gideon Gono announced new measures to boost foreign currency inflows from exporters and Zimbabweans living abroad but,…