Solidarity Trust questions legality of national service

August 22, 2003

A new organisation made up of Zimbabwean and South African church leaders, the Solidarity Peace Trust, has questioned the legality…

The Zimbabwean economy: The current position and the way forward

August 22, 2003

By John Robertson Introduction Three separate and extreme crises currently top the long list of profound uncertainties already affecting Zimbabwe's…

AIDS figures revised

August 22, 2003

Zimbabwe has revised its HIV/AIDS figures downwards from an estimated 2.3 million to 1.82 million, reducing prevalence from 33.7 percent…

Zimbabwe’s central bank clutching at straws

August 22, 2003

The message on bank notes is clear and simple. "I promise to pay the bearer on demand (amount) for the…

More ZSE companies continue to beat inflation

August 22, 2003

The number of listed companies whose prices beat annual inflation increased from 60 in July to 67 in August with…

Domestic tourism now backbone of Zimsun

August 22, 2003

The international isolation Zimbabwe has been experiencing for the past three years could turn out to be a blessing in…

Apex profit up nearly tenfold

August 22, 2003

Apex Corporation, one of the best performers on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange so far this year, had a good first…

Phoenix on full throttle

August 22, 2003

Phoenix Consolidated Industries which contributed more than half of the revenue of Apex Corporation had a good first half with…

Booming furniture sales fail to arrest decline in volumes

August 22, 2003

Furniture retail group Pelhams had mixed fortunes during the year ended March. It had a buoyant first quarter, followed by…

TZI profit up 1085 percent

August 22, 2003

Though it says its operating profits are dominated by Agriflora, its Zambian horticulture export business whose earnings are concentrated in…