TRADING ENVIRONMENT The business environment continued to be challenging due to instability in the market. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown measures limited trading hours and the movement of people. The reduction in operating hours disrupted production and supply to our stores as well as constrained activity in our stores. Currency depreciation resulted in [...]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Nineteenth Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of OK Zimbabwe Limited will be held on Thursday 30 July 2020 at 1500 hours. Taking into account health and safety considerations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shareholders will attend the meeting virtually and will be provided with an electronic link [...]
OVERVIEW The operating environment continued to be unstable during the year under review characterised by shortages of foreign currency, local currency depreciation, hyperinflationary conditions and a decline in real incomes. The country also experienced widespread food shortages following the 2018/2019 drought which was further exacerbated by poor yields in the current season. In addition, the [...]
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT OVERVIEW The operating environment continued to be unstable during the year under review characterised by shortages of foreign currency, local currency depreciation, hyperinflationary conditions and a decline in real incomes. The country also experienced widespread food shortages following the 2018/2019 drought which was further exacerbated by poor yields in the current season. In [...]
The Board of Directors of OK Zimbabwe Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Keresia Mtemererwa and Mr. Tawanda Lloyd Gumbo to the Board of Directors as Independent Non-Executive Directors with effect from the 1st of June 2020. MRS. KERESIA MTEMERERWA INDEPENDENT NON – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mrs. Mtemererwa is a legal practitioner by [...]
EFFECTS ON THE BUSINESS The Government of Zimbabwe gazetted the Public Health (Covid-19 Containment and Treatment) (National Lockdown) Order, 2020 through Statutory Instruments 76, 77, 82, 83 and 93 of 2020. The legislations ordered a lockdown for a period from 30 March 2020 to 17 May 2020 during which the movement of people is restricted. [...]
TRADING ENVIRONMENT The business conditions have remained unstable and challenging characterized by a depreciating local currency, severe power shortages, product supply challenges and significant increases in operating costs. Erratic supply of electricity necessitated increased use of alternative sources of power in order to minimize disruptions to the Group's operations. The extensive use of generators to [...]
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT OVERVIEW The trading environment became progressively more unstable towards the end of the six months to 30 September 2019. The country reintroduced the Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWL $) as the sole currency at the end of June 2019 and discontinued the use of multi-currencies in local transactions and settlement. The ZWL $ has depreciated [...]
NOTICE is hereby given that on the 13th of November 2019, the Board of Directors declared an interim dividend (number 26) of 4 ZWL cents per share payable in respect of the qualifying ordinary shares of the Company to be paid out of the profits for the current financial year. The dividend will be payable [...]
TRADING ENVIRONMENT The trading environment became progressively more unstable towards the end of the six months to 30th September 2019. The country reintroduced the Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWL) as the sole currency at the end of June 2019 and discontinued the use of multi-currencies in local transactions and settlement. The ZWL has depreciated markedly since its [...]