The seventeen (17) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015 has ‘sustainable cities and communities' as SDG No. 11.

The new companies Act in Zimbabwe being the Companies and other Business Entities Act [Chapter 24:31] introduces the concept of mandatory beneficial shareholding disclosure in Zimbabwe.

More often than not, people register their companies with the company registry and neglect the obligation that comes coupled with such registration for example the filing of annual returns amongst other things.

The initial part of the 4 part series covered the overview of ESG and Sustainability Reporting and how it relates to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), continental Agenda 2063, regional...

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) was established in 1896 but only opened to foreign investments almost a 100 years later in 1993.

With the Covid pandemic constraining economic activity across the board, a number of businesses have experienced financial distress. As a general rule, the modus operandi of most businesses...

The Companies and Other Business Entities Act [Chapter 24:31] (hereinafter ‘'the Act'') repealed the Companies Act [Chapter 24:03] and the Private Business Corporations Act [Chapter 24:11] in 2019.

Corporate restructuring refers to a business restructuring process in which an entity makes modifications to its legal structure to ensure a continuous and smooth running of the business.

Businesses exist in perpetuity whilst some are meant to operate for a limited period towards a particular project.

With the coming into being of Zimbabwe's new companies' regulatory framework, the Companies and Other Business Entities Act (COBE) [Chapter], regulatory issues relating to small to medium enterprises ...

The word ‘'diligence'' appears three (3) times in the Companies and Other Business Entities Act Chapter 24:31 (hereinafter, "the Act'').

Upon successfully registering a company in Zimbabwe, several benefits and opportunities are available for the registered company.

Business, both public and private, has been riddled by governance scandals that have strongly inferred weak to none existent corporate governance frameworks.

Zimbabwe is a widely informal market where many people are starting their businesses and the issue of capital is always critical.

It is common cause that the chief aim of any company or enterprise is to make a profit. Global consciousness has however moved on from this profit-centric approach and ...

Primarily, the Zimbabwe Company Registry possesses the mandate of registering companies in Zimbabwe in accordance with the Companies and Other Business Entitles Act.

The Companies and Other Business Entities Act, [Chapter 24:31] (hereinafter the ‘'Act'') has amplified duties and liabilities of the board of directors.

The Companies and Other Business Entities Act (Chapter 24:31) was officially gazetted on November 15, 2019, and its provisions came into effect in February 2020.

The Government of Zimbabwe, a few years ago, enacted the Companies and Other Business Entities Act (Companies Act).

TechZim recently reported that Shingai Mutasa, founder of the Zimbabwean investment firm Masawara was appointed to head a US$200 million Africa startup fund.