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New Novotel Hotel in Vic Falls Set for Completion in 2028
Oscar J Jeke - Zim Now ReporterFrench hospitality company, Accor has officially entered the Zimbabwean market, with construction underway on a new Novotel hotel scheduled to open in 2028 at the world-...
Proplastics Banks on Tank Expansion to Drive Regional Market Ambitions
Zim Now Writer Zimbabwean plastics manufacturer Proplastics is charting a cautious yet strategic path toward regional growth, placing its bet on expanding tank production and boosting exports without...
Masimba Holdings Projects Growth in 2025
Audrey Galawu- Assistant Editor Masimba Holdings Limited is entering 2025 with a confident outlook, projecting growth in turnover and profitability despite Zimbabwe’s uncertain economic landscape. The...
IMF commends macroeconomic stability in Zimbabwe
 Xinhua— The International Monetary Fund has hailed the macroeconomic stability prevailing in Zimbabwe, saying the country's disciplined policies have helped stabilize the local Zimbabwean dollar curr...
Kourkoutas explores opportunity and realities of Zim
Audrey Galawu—Assistant EditorIn a recent LinkedIn post, entrepreneur John Kourkoutas—who relocated from the UK—paints Zimbabwe as a “massive potential” market. His positive tone does not advocate ros...
Investor Guideline to Zimbabwe’s ZIDA Advances Digital Grievance Mechanism
Digital Submission Portal & TrackingA key component of ZIDA’s Investor Grievance Response Mechanism, IGRM, is its online portal launch in December 2023 under S.I. 227—enabling licensed investors to fi...
General Beltings Lifts Operating Profit by 322% Despite Volumes Drop
 Audrey Galawu- Assistant Editor General Beltings Holdings Limited posted a 322% surge in operating profit to ZWG$29 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024, despite a 12% decline in overall...
Tapera Mushoriwa Appointed Chairman of Institute of Bankers of Zim
Audrey Galawu- Assistant EditorFirst Capital Bank Chief Executive Officer Tapera Mushoriwa has been appointed Chairman of the Institute of Bankers of Zimbabwe, following the institute’s 43rd Annual Ge...
ZSE to List Holding Company
Zim Now ReporterThe Zimbabwe Stock Exchange is set to enter a new era of structural reform and market visibility by listing its newly formed parent company—Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Holdings Limited fol...
Vision Group Secures Tongaat Zim in Landmark Sugar Industry Takeover
Tongaat Zimbabwe CEO Tendai MasawiRutendo Mazhindu- Zim Now ReporterZimbabwe’s sugar industry has entered a new era following the takeover of Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe by Pan-African investor consortium...