The Insider

Although the tyre replacement market declined in all sectors, National Tyre Services still managed to improve its sales by 577 percent largely because of the growth in the Bandag retreading…

Zimbabwe Newspapers, the country's major newspaper group, which is now facing very little competition following the closure of the Daily News in September had a massive turnaround, but market analysts…

Barclays, one of the largest commercial banks in the country, cashed in on the liquidity crisis that rocked the financial sector in the last quarter of 2003, "which saw all…

Politics has once again come into play as debate about whether Zimbabwe is food self-sufficient or not continues. The government has already announced that it will not appeal for food…

"When you die, pray that you are reincarnated as a white man. It is a curse to be born black," joked a local journalist. He had been overwhelmed by the…

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange , which received a boom last year with 10 billion shares valued at $650 billion changing hands, has been on a free fall with the key…

Edgars Stores, one of the largest clothing retail chains that has been thriving on credit sales, is to reduce its credit window to three months by mid-year. It says this…

Truworths, which is being investigated by the central bank for money laundering at the height of the cash crisis last year, had a remarkable six months ending 4 January 2004.…

Though it continues to be bogged down by lack of clarity on the future of Mazoe Citrus Estates, as 88 percent of its land is designated for acquisition, horticultural group…

Cafca's export sales soared last year, increasing by a staggering 1065 percent. They overtook domestic sales whose volumes declined by 54 percent. Export volumes grew by 112 percent. According to…