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Most firms think they have a pay structure. What they actually have is a collection of salaries set at different times by different managers, with no consistent logic linking them. Memory Nguwi explains why that is costly. https://t.co/idM1ny9xMV #HRManagement #ZimBusiness

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Ariston Holdings shareholders have approved a major board overhaul, confirming four new directors including chairman Michael Allan Bailey, as the ZSE-listed tea producer battles a US$3,13 million loss and going concern warnings. #AristonHoldings #ZSE
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The Institute of Directors Zimbabwe is building a board-level AI governance framework, with a consultation draft due in Q3 2026. It will cover acceptable AI use, data governance and board accountability structures.
#AIGovernance #ZimBusiness
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PPC Zimbabwe paid its South African parent a US$36 million dividend for the year to March 2026, nearly 177% more than the prior year, after recording an 18% jump in sales volumes and a 14,3% rise in revenue. Zimbabwe now drives PPC group growth.
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Masimba Holdings ploughed US$2 million into new hauling and trenching equipment in Q1 2026, driving a 13% rise in revenue to US$8,8 million and a 12% jump in profit after tax to US$453 000. #MasimbaHoldings #ZimBusiness
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Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit is deploying AI and machine learning to fight money laundering and financial crime, as director-general Oliver Chiperesa confirms the unit has recruited specialist IT staff to accelerate the shift. #FinancialCrime
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The Australian Securities Exchange has questioned Invictus Energy over whether it met its continuous disclosure obligations after the company's shares surged before it announced a landmark Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement with Zimbabwe. https://t.co/ehtCCrubZH

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Mutapa Gold Resources has paid investors a US$35 million dividend, representing half of the US$70 million profit after tax it recorded in the nine months to December 2025. CEO Patrick Maseva Shayawabaya says it could be the first of many. https://t.co/Jf34uQ9FYR

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Industry minister Nqobizitha Ndhlovu has warned state entities to stop bypassing the National Standard Price List through vague exemptions, saying any deviation must now carry written economic justification and accounting officer approval.
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The Zimbabwe Independent turns 30 this month. Since May 1996, it has tracked economic crises, exposed corporate and political faultlines, and followed the money when it mattered most. #ZimInd30 #MediaMatters https://t.co/uVxiljnMQd

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Treasury has ordered government contractors to accept payment exclusively in ZiG. Construction firms say the directive creates an impossible mismatch: revenues arrive in local currency, but imported materials still require US dollars. #ZiG #ZimEconomy
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A US$20m wedding, a leaked audio and CAB 3 are not separate stories. Together they reveal how private wealth is systematically acquiring public power in Zimbabwe. #ZimPolitics #StateCapture
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Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit has placed car dealerships under formal anti-money laundering supervision, classifying the sector as the only one rated high-risk across every major indicator of money laundering threat, vulnerability and exposure.
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Fertiliser producer Windmill has shifted much of its revenue into United States dollars as it moves to protect operations from foreign exchange risks.
#Windmill #USD
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Zimbabwe's digital payment systems recorded a weak start to 2026 before rebounding strongly in March, according to RBZ data, reflecting shifts in formal-sector payment activity in an economy where the US dollar remains dominant.
#Digital #RBZ

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GI-TOC report painted a grim picture of a country struggling with porous borders, compromised law enforcement systems and entrenched corruption that criminal syndicates are exploiting for profit.
#GunViolence #Smuggling

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Old Mutual Zimbabwe CEO Samuel Matsekete warned that a wave of de-listings from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange is shrinking the pool of investible assets, undermining efforts to deepen the country’s capital markets.
#OldMutual #ZSE

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Aggressive syndicates involving politically-connected elites and private interests have infiltrated Zimbabwe’s lithium sector, fuelling what investigators describe as one of the region’s most damaging waves of mineral plunder.
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As Zimbabwe pushes to raise gold production to 50 tonnes this year and deepen its reliance on bullion as a source of foreign currency, a new US$1 billion mining project is emerging in Matabeleland North.
#Mining #Zimbabwe #Gold
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