Content about Zimbabwe

April 12, 2012

Varian Medical Systems holds radiotherapy workshop for African clinicians

Clinicians from across Africa attended a week-long workshop in Durban, South Africa, to learn about image-guided RapidArc IMRT technology.

Doctors and decision makers from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Kenya and Angola gathered at Addington Hospital in Durban, which has treated 250 patients with RapidArc since becoming the first public hospital in Africa to use this technique in 2010.

February 28, 2012

Manitou Southern Africa

Lindsay Shankland, managing director of Manitou Southern Africa, talks to Gay Sutton about building a materials handling brand for the mining sector and taking those products worldwide.

Lindsay Shankland, managing director of Manitou Southern Africa, talks to Gay Sutton about building a materials handling brand for the mining sector and taking those products worldwide.

January 30, 2012

Meikles

Zimbabwe-based Meikles has spent three years rebuilding its retail, hotel and tea growing business in the aftermath of devastating hyperinflation. Executive director Mark Wood talks to Gay Sutton about new business opportunities and plans for growth.

Meikles is a household name in Zimbabwe: 17 Meikles-branded department stores and a luxury five-star Harare hotel form the face of a company that has extensive experience in retail, hospitality and agriculture dating back to 1892.

October 18, 2011

Kraft Foods: Sub-Saharan Africa

The growth potential of Sub-Saharan Africa may be enormous, but unlocking it requires a sound grasp of a very different set of business drivers and challenges.

The growth potential of Sub-Saharan Africa may be enormous, but unlocking it requires a sound grasp of a very different set of business drivers and challenges. Johan Van Zyl, manufacturing director of Kraft Foods Sub-Saharan Africa, talks to Jane Alverca.

August 30, 2011

National Foods Limited

Alan Swaby talks to one Zimbabwean business gradually regaining its feet and trying to make sense out of the chaos of the recent past.

Alan Swaby talks to one Zimbabwean business gradually regaining its feet and trying to make sense out of the chaos of the recent past.

August 19, 2011

NamPower

Namibian power utility NamPower is working hard to overcome the challenges presented by securing the country’s energy supply.

Namibian power utility NamPower is working hard to overcome the challenges presented by securing the country’s energy supply.

NamPower’s major investment projects are among some of the largest ever carried out in Namibia and serve as the backbone of dynamic growth and diversification. As Namibia’s national power utility, NamPower was established in 1964 with the ambitious vision of powering Namibia to new commercial heights.

April 20, 2011

Tobacco Processors Zimbabwe

Jeff Daniels looks at one of Zimbabwe’s most successful companies operating in one of the country’s most important sectors.

Jeff Daniels looks at one of Zimbabwe’s most successful companies operating in one of the country’s most important sectors.

April 13, 2011

Aquarius Platinum boosts South Africa portfolio

Aquarius Platinum has announced the acquisition of platinum group metal (PGM) mineral rights through its purchase of South Africa-based Afarak Platinum.

Under the terms of the deal, worth $109.7 million, Aquarius will hold a 74 per cent interest in Afarak. The remaining 26 per cent is held by empowerment company Watervale, which is controlled by Savannah Resources, a major shareholder in Aquarius.

March 23, 2011

Savanna Tobacco

The leading cigarette manufacturing company in Zimbabwe was founded to claw back the large segment of the tobacco value chain that was being lost overseas. Today, it is poised to make inroads in markets well beyond southern Africa.

Savanna Tobacco Pvt Ltd is the leading cigarette manufacturing company in Zimbabwe, founded to claw back that large segment of the tobacco value chain that was being lost overseas. Today, it is poised to make inroads in markets well beyond southern Africa.

March 22, 2011

China in Zimbabwe loans deal

China will loan nearly $700 million to Zimbabwe in a deal that will provide a major boost to the struggling southern African nation.

The loans awarded by China’s Export-Import Bank include $342 million for agricultural equipment and machinery, $99.5 million for health equipment and supplies, and $144 million for the renovation of Harare’s water and sewerage system.

China also provided $102 million to Zimbabwe’s government and two grants worth $14 million.

February 23, 2011

BAT South Africa

Now one of BAT Group’s most modern and strategic plants, the Heidelberg factory in South Africa has undergone a remarkable transformation over the last three years. Bernd Meyer, demand chain general manager for the Southern Africa area, talks about how he approached changing an entire company culture.

Now one of BAT Group’s most modern and strategic plants, the Heidelberg factory in South Africa has undergone a remarkable transformation over the last three years. Bernd Meyer, demand chain general manager for the Southern Africa area, talks to Gay Sutton about how he approached changing an entire company culture.

February 23, 2011

Electricidade de Moçambique

Mozambique has emerged from the hardships of civil war to become a fast-developing economic nation. That growth has put pressure on national supplier Electricidade de Moçambique to expand, as Carlos Yum, director of the Corporate Performance unit and Business Development, explains.

Mozambique has emerged from the hardships of civil war to become a fast-developing economic nation. That growth is hugely dependent on electricity; and this has put pressure on national supplier Electricidade de Moçambique to expand, as Carlos Yum, director of the Corporate Performance unit and Business Development, explains to Andrew Pelis.

December 1, 2010

LontohCoal

With flotation on the Hong Kong stock exchange planned for next year, LontohCoal is gearing up to become a major coal producer. CEO Tshepo Kgadima explains to Gay Sutton what it will take to develop the potential of the Lubimbi mine in Zimbabwe.

September 16, 2010

Cluff Gold

Cluff Gold brought two gold mines to production during 2008 and is now poised to develop a third, much larger prospect. Chairman Algy Cluff talks to Gay Sutton about the rocky road to success.

Cluff Gold brought two gold mines to production during 2008 and is now poised to develop a third, much larger prospect. Chairman Algy Cluff talks to Gay Sutton about the rocky road to success.

August 6, 2010

Zimasco

Zimbabwean ferrochrome producer Zimasco is turning a challenging situation into an operational advantage.

Zimbabwean ferrochrome producer Zimasco is emerging strongly from the economic downturn. CEO Sydwell Jena talks to Gay Sutton about turning a challenging situation into an operational advantage, and about the company’s plans for growth.

June 25, 2010

NamPower

Jane Bordenave talks to Paulinus Shilamba, managing director of Namibian power utility NamPower, about how the company is securing the country’s energy supply and the challenges this presents

NamPower, as Namibia’s national power utility, was established in 1964, with the ambitious vision of powering Namibia to new commercial heights. The utility’s major investment projects are among some of the largest ever carried out in Namibia and serve as the backbone of dynamic growth and diversification.

June 1, 2010

Hwange Colliery Company Limited

This mining company is committed to playing a key role in reviving the coal mining sector, and infrastructure, in Zimbabwe.

The coal mining sector in Zimbabwe has been hit hard by the economic downturn and an ailing transport infrastructure. Andrew Pelis talks to Fred Moyo, managing director of Hwange Colliery Company Limited, about the company’s efforts to meet the challenges head-on.

February 1, 2010

Likusasa

Rising to the challenge
As a continent lacking in much of the basic infrastructure essential for business, Africa could be seen as too challenging for some. But for those companies in the infrastructure sector, the market is wide open, as Likusasa has discovered. Becky Done reports.
Headquartered in Mauritius but with offices in Johannesburg and the other African countries where it is active, Likusasa’s primary focus is on the rolling out of distributed infrastructure including distributed power and mobile telecommunications networks in sub-Saharan Africa.

November 1, 2009

Intercape

The caped cruise-aiders

Family run South African coach company Intercape has been undergoing a transformation. Gay Sutton discovers from Arend de Waal, Wynand Van Nieuwenhuizen and Corne De Waal how the company has been introducing innovative new services and practices.

The distances across southern Africa are vast, the scenery stunning and the mountain roads challenging, yet previously gruelling long distance journeys can now be achieved in luxurious comfort. Today’s traveller can board a luxury double-decker coach in Namibia, for example, and travel overnight in a spacious reclining seat, surrounded by all the comforts usually associated with business class air travel. There are none of the tedious hours of waiting at airline terminals, baggage doesn’t go mysteriously missing, pick-up and drop-off points are in city centres and you arrive refreshed.

October 1, 2009

Machine Moving & Engineering

Mighty machinery movers
Three years into a five-year management buyout, Machine Moving & Engineering is focusing on customer service rather than growth. Kerry Corfield explains to Gay Sutton why the company has opened its own training academy.
Moving house is supposed to be one of the most stressful events there is—alongside divorce and bereavement. But if moving house is stressful, then what does that make moving an entire factory, lock stock and barrel? Dismantling and extracting equipment from the old building, transporting it to the new site, moving it into the new building and installing it ready for action can be fraught with challenges.

October 1, 2009

Saltcor

Worth its salt
The growth of Saltcor and the Donald Brown Group of Companies led one commentator to describe the salt business as “a better bet than producing gold”. Ruari McCallion takes a closer look.
The reaction of most people when asked what comes to mind when they hear the word ‘salt’ will probably be something to do with the white stuff that is kept in the kitchen cupboard. There is, of course, a lot more to it than that. Salt is at the heart of the chemicals industry and is used in the production of chlorine, caustic soda, hydrogen and sodium for use in chemical multiplexes. Plastics use salt, so you’ll find it in the cabling and pvc components in cars. Offshore drilling rigs pump salt into the outer cavity of their drills in order to steer them. It’s an essential element in the food industry—take a quick look at the ingredients table of pretty much any food on the supermarket shelf and salt will be on the list.

March 25, 2009

Prices start to fall in Zimbabwe

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March 25, 2009

Prices start to fall in Zimbabwe

February 26, 2009

Zimbabwe seeks economic rescue from southern neighbours

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February 26, 2009

Zimbabwe seeks economic rescue from southern neighbours

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