Posts by Charles Rukuni

Textile giant, David Whitehead had a net profit that was more than one-and-a-half-times that for the entire year ending September during the first half of this year. But the company…

Though Ashanti Goldfields's production for the first quarter of this year was 7 percent below that of the first quarter of last year, net profit was less than half that…

Although it made a profit of $739 million in the six months to March, gold producer Falcon Gold Zimbabwe (Falgold) says it might cease operations before the end of its…

Zimbabwe is likely to have another poor agricultural season because a number of factors that affect the agricultural industry have not been addressed. These include the shortage of seed and…

Indigenous-owned Zimbabwe Tobacco Auction Centre (ZITAC) is gaining market share in the lucrative tobacco business and this is being attributed to the larger crop from smallholder farmers expected this year.…

Agricultural workers, who are among the least paid workers in the country, are to receive the new minimum wages of $23 070 for the lowest paid and $44 934 for…

Though the government had said it had concluded its land acquisition programme and was now consolidating it, more farms continue to be listed for acquisition. The government says it has…

Zimbabwe planned to embark on a fast-track land reform programme prior to 1997 long before the formation of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change and the nation's refusal to sanction…

Gold production at Ashanti, which has mines in Ghana, Tanzania and Zimbabwe dropped slightly last year from 1 656 784 ounces in 2001 to 1 621 919 ounces last year.…

Construction company Murray and Roberts had a good start to the current year with net profit for the first half increasing by 516 percent from $270 million to $1.7 billion.…