The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.
Clan Holdings, whose aim is to become the preferred transporter within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, received a new lease of life when its profit for the six…
Reinsurance group, Zimre Holdings, had a good first half despite problems that bedeviled the country such as high levels of inflation, uncontrolled monetary growth, foreign exchange shortages, high unemployment and…
Short-Term insurance company NicozDiamond says the industry is now bedevilled by under insurance so policyholders will have to battle to keep track of the spiraling price increases. It says management…
TA Holdings, which has just completed its restructuring exercise to focus on business with high growth potential, high margins and currency hedging, saw its net profit soar by 861 percent…
Zimnat Lion Insurance Company, another short term insurance firm, has decided to expand into the region to cushion itself against the present negative macro-economic environment, which it says is not…
The strengthening of the South African rand against major currencies, particularly the United States dollar and the pound sterling, helped boost global insurance giant Old Mutual's earnings in sterling during…
Premier Discount Company which started operations at the beginning of this year made a profit of $111million in the first half of this year, and it says despite the economic…
Poor planning and empty promises by the government could derail the country's agrarian reform as the country is currently short of seed for virtually all crops except soya beans. Though…
The government has increased the producer price of wheat from $400 000 a tonne to $776 205 a tonne but farmers have said the price increase came too late. They…
The price of maize at Mbare Musika had gone up by more than 400 percent between mid-May and mid-October, according to the latest report from the Famine Early Warning Systems…