Dongo’s adventures

Margaret Dongo, now leader of the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats, has joined a group of "right of centre political parties" according to a report in South Africa's Business Day. And…

Mataz philosophy

To most people Tich Mataz may just be a popular radio and TV presenter. But he is also a serious businessman now. He is investing US$2 million into Khulumani Communications…

It’s time to reclaim our tails

The Chinese have a proverb which says “A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step”. This Working People's Convention represents the first step towards wrestling back the…

Radar in 125% profit increase

Bulawayo-based Radar Holdings saw its profit available for distribution increase by 125 percent from $7.7 million in the six months to December 1997 to $17.3 million during the same period…

Rio Tinto quadruples its profit

Mining group Rio Tinto Zimbabwe's net profit nearly quadrupled from $57.8 million in 1997 to $208.2 million last year, largely because of the devaluation of the Zimbabwe dollar but the…

Land Reform Derailed!

It is amazing how Zimbabwe, of late, seems to have developed a propensity for self-destruction. Over the past 15 months there has been so much talk about the land issue,…

Mhangura makes a $78m loss

Nothing seems to be going on well for the troubled Mhangura Copper Mines. It's results for the 12 months ending June 1998, were seven months late and they were a…

Hunyani profits up 39 percent

Packaging giant, Hunyani Holdings, saw its earnings attributable to shareholders increase by 39 percent from $84.3 million for the year ending October 1997 to $117.1 million last year but it…