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WestProp Holdings Declares Dividend, Offers Scrip Option to Shareholders
Audrey Galawu Assistant EditorWestProp Holdings Limited has announced a dividend payout for the financial year ending December 31, 2023, offering shareholders the choice to receive their dividends in...
LPG Prices Remain High Despite VAT Removal
Zim Now Writer Government has criticised LPG operators for failing to lower prices despite the removal of VAT on LPG gas, effective January 1, 2025, under Statutory Instrument 195 of 2024.In a stateme...
Africa Chrome Fields Granted Another Extension on Duty-Free Diesel Imports
 Oscar J Jeke  Zim Now ReporterThe Zimbabwean government has extended Africa Chrome Fields' duty-free diesel import concession, allowing the company to continue importing diesel tax-free until Decembe...
Zimbabwe Seeks to Privatise State-Owned Enterprises to Tackle Soaring Debt
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube Gilbert MunetsiZim Now WriterZimbabwe is accelerating efforts to privatise several state-owned enterprises in a bid to reduce its mounting public debt, which has surpasse...
EFT Corporation Appoints Farai Tigere as Managing Director for Zim Operations
Audrey Galawu Assistant Editor  Leading African fintech company, EFT Corporation, has appointed Farai Tigere as the Managing Director for its Zimbabwe operations. The appointment is part of the compan...
Schweppes Battles Declining Volumes Due To Rising Input Costs, Sugar Tax Impact
Audrey GalawuAssistant EditorDelta Corporation Limited’s trading update for the third quarter ending December 31, 2024, revealed a mixed performance across its business units, shaped by rising input c...
Zimbabwe’s mining sector shines bright
 Philemon JambayaZim Now Editor- 4 million tonnes: Minerals sold last year, excluding gold and silver- 70%: Contribution of the mining sector to Zimbabwe's foreign exchange inflows- 2030: Target year...
Giant Cargo Airliner KLM Pulls Out of Harare Route
  Gilbert MunetsiZim Now Writer After more than three decades of plying the Harare-Europe route, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced it will cease its freight operations effective April this year....
VFEX soars to new heights
 Philemon JambayaZim Now Editor 117% Surge in Trading Activity, Market Capitalisation Reaches US$1.3 Billion- 117%: Surge in trading activity- US$57 million: Total market turnover in 2024- US$1.3 bill...
Closure of Formal Retailers, Wholesalers: CZR Appeals for Presidential Intervention
 Zim Now WriterThe Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers has made an urgent appeal to the Presidium, seeking intervention to save what remains of the formal retail and wholesale sector in the country. T...