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Tanganda produces record crop

Despite a difficult agricultural year marred by an industrial strike in December 2001 and poor rains, Tanganda Tea managed to produce a record crop of 11 011 tonnes. According to…
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Tetrad down but optimistic

Tetrad Securities had a mediocre performance during the year ending September but it says profitability improved significantly during the second half because of increased volatility in the market which was…
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Ariston sales up 250 percent

Horticultural group, Ariston had mixed fortunes during the year ending September. Flower exports achieved a new high with the company exporting 26 million stems, but tea production dropped by 9…
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Bleak prospects for investors

Zimbabwean investors will be in a catch-22 situation this year. There are no more safe havens for their money. The equity market to which most investors flocked following the lowering…
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Where is the maize going?

The figures do not add up. According to the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWSNet), an agency funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) which works in…
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Mugabe moves one notch up

The departure of Daniel arap Moi in December after leading Kenya for 24-years has seen Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe move one notch up among the world's longest surviving leaders. Moi…
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Tedco has mixed fortunes

Diversified retail group Tedco had mixed fortunes. There was a reduction in unit sales of furniture and electrical items while the clothing market remained buoyant. The company, which owns among…
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Queues of a different kind

Queues are a common sight in Zimbabwe. They are usually associated with shortages- of maize meal, bread, fuel or sugar. But there is a new type of queue that is…