The Financial Gazette

Zimbabwe’s number one business publication and prime voice for industry and commerce.

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THE triple whammy of excessive taxes, high interest rates and burdensome regulations is choking the country’s formal sector. > https://t.co/iLmRkUUR6N

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TREASURY should create stronger demand for the local currency through tax policy changes in the mid-term budget review ex­pected later this month in order to accelerate the transition to a mono-currency system, Africa Economic Development Strate­gies executive director Gift Mugano has said. >https://t.co/fUpqSEmThY

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PROPLASTICS says it will continue investing in produc­tion capacity and power supply after recording stronger volumes and revenue in the first five months of the year. >https://t.co/CekUeJlp6Y

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FBC Holdings has invested nearly US$10 million in information technology and expanded lending to offset rev­enue lost after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe reduced bank charges. >https://t.co/hNRtwdJZRG

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BRITISH American Tobacco Plc is reducing its 47 000-strong global workforce by about one-fifth as part of its sweeping plan to bring down costs and simplify operations. >https://t.co/s7ZutQBR65

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PROSPECT Resources says new metallurgical tests at its Mumbezhi Copper project in Zambia have produced high-quality  copper concentrates with recoveries above 94 percent, supporting plans for a centralised processing facility. >https://t.co/p4FDXY0fdT

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THE government is inten­sifying efforts to boost cereal production as part of a broader strategy to achieve national food self-sufficien­cy and reduce reliance on imports. >https://t.co/3g0rNpPhSF

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TSL shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the compa­ny’s voluntary delisting from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, paving the way for its migration to the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange. >https://t.co/aREH3wMZID

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ZIMPLATS will commis­sion a 45-megawatt (MW) solar power plant next month as it moves to secure re­liable electricity supply and sup­port the government’s mineral beneficiation agenda, chief exec­utive, Alex Mhembere, has said. >https://t.co/dpQEZKOZZh

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THE Insurance and Pensions Com­mission has urged life assurers accepting cash premiums to strengthen their transaction monitoring processes in view of the risks associated with the escalating proportion of US$ transac­tions. >https://t.co/YgtHp94QNI

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NEWLY-elected Zimbabwe Nation­al Chamber of Commerce president Josephine Takundwa has pledged to strengthen private sector competitiveness and counter rising import penetration into the local market through aggressive policy advocacy. >https://t.co/o3F5EA4iWu

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SEED CO Limited says a strong pipeline of cli­mate-smart seed varieties will underpin its long-term growth strategy as it responds to increasing climate-related risks that continue to impact its operations. >https://t.co/CMBDl1A1lx

[ZNCC National Office @ZNCCNational]

Some conferences end when the last speaker leaves the stage.

The 2026 ZNCC Annual Congress may be remembered for something different. It brought together senior government officials, diplomats, regulators, industrialists, academics, and financiers who did not spend three days debating whether Zimbabwe can compete. The debate was about how fast we can get there.

There was refreshing honesty. Business challenged Government. Government challenged business. Academia challenged industry. Industry challenged academia. Difficult conversations were not avoided. They were confronted. From industrialisation and AfCFTA readiness to innovation, human capital, energy, taxation, regulation, and competitiveness, the focus remained firmly on practical solutions and implementation.

Perhaps the strongest message to emerge from Victoria Falls was this: Zimbabwe does not suffer from a shortage of ideas. The real opportunity lies in execution, consistency, and collective action. If the same energy, candour, and commitment demonstrated at Congress can be replicated across institutions, boardrooms, factories, universities, and public offices, the future may arrive much sooner than many imagine.

Victoria Falls hosted the conversation. The rest of the country now has the responsibility to write the next chapter.
#towardsasustainablefuture #resolutionimplementation #TheVoiceOfBusiness

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NETONE chief executive officer Raphael Mushanawani has urged closer collaboration between gov­ernment and industry to expand critical digital infrastructure. >https://t.co/EOvYeBL6oJ

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ZIMBABWE’S national customer satisfaction score rose to 67,5 percent in 2025, the high­est level in a decade, reflecting steady gains in service delivery across most sectors, according to the latest National Customer Satisfaction Index. >https://t.co/dxgm6toRp5

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THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has tightened cybersecurity and consumer protection to safeguard the nation’s digital financial services. >https://t.co/RNlzRLIBk0

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LOCAL companies are losing out on lucra­tive value-addition opportunities in the ex­tractive sector to foreign investors despite government efforts to promote indigenous partici­pation, the chief director in the ministry of Indus­try, Douglas Runyowa, has said. >https://t.co/abV6bsD5UN

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GOVERNANCE and ac­countancy professionals should adapt to a profes­sion transformed by digital disrup­tion, sustainability pressure and rising public scrutiny, or risk irrel­evance, the Chartered Governance Institute in Zimbabwe chief executive, Lovemore Gomera, has said. >https://t.co/bDUmniTcie

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THE Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) says it has invested US$3,2 mil­lion and ZiG29 million from grain levy proceeds towards irrigation development and other initiatives aimed at boosting domestic ag­ricultural production. >https://t.co/DdGrgOV0oF

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AS AFRICAN econ­omies expand and trade volumes in­crease, governments are under growing pressure to modernise ageing transport systems that have struggled to keep pace with demand. >https://t.co/xbFSG7LUk7

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THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) says Zimbabwe's insurers have made measurable progress in im­plementing IFRS 17 but warns that the industry's biggest test is now producing financial statements that are consistent, comparable and tech­nically robust. >https://t.co/bC2bDDBsxb