Companies and Other Business Entities Act on accounting records and financial statements 

This article gives some insights into the requirements of the Companies and Other Entities Act (Chapter 24:31) (or “the COBE Act”) of 2020 on financial accounts of companies.

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Dealing With Breach of Contract

Introduction  In the Herald of 3 February 2022 I wrote an article titled “Guarding against breach of contract”. I received numerous inquiries thereafter with some readers requesting me to address

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Managing Finances During Property Development Projects 

Real estate development  Real estate development, also known as land or property development encompasses the following areas:  For simplicity in this article we will call all the above activities “property

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Agreements For Buying or Selling Existing Shares 

Introduction  On 21 October 2021 I wrote an article titled “Transacting in new vs existing shares”. In that article I explained the difference between the issue or allotment of new

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Agreements For Buying or Selling Existing Shares 

Introduction  On 21 October 2021 I wrote an article titled “Transacting in new vs existing shares”. In that article I explained the difference between the issue or allotment of new

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Finance And Legal Skills in Corporate Rescue Proceedings 

Introduction  On 20 August 2020 I wrote an article titled “Factors influencing corporate rescue”. Further, I have been asked by many MBA and PhD candidates to respond to their research

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Reviving And Growing Mining Industry 

The mining industry in Zimbabwe presents significant opportunities for national growth and prosperity. Government’s target to take the mining industry to US$ 12 billion per year by 2023 is noble

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Understanding New Company Secretarial Forms  

Introduction  The new Companies and Other Business Entities Act (Chapter 24:31) (“COBE Act” or “the Act”) became effective in February 2020 repealing and replacing the Companies Act (Chapter 24:03) and

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Functions Of the Surveyor General 

Cadastral system  Land registration system in Zimbabwe follows the cadastral system. According to Kaufmann (1999) a cadastre can be defined as a methodically arranged public inventory of data concerning all

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Verbal Instructions and the Law 

Introduction  To be forewarned is to be forearmed! This article aims at giving insights into verbal instructions and legal implications should something go wrong.  Ways instructions may be given  Depending

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