The Markets Ledger

Zim cotton output up 26pct

A significant portion of the production feeds export markets, with about 70 percent of lint shipped abroad, while the remainder supports domestic industries such as textiles and cooking oil manufacturing.

Telecel seeks new investors

Grant Thornton, the business rescue practitioner for Telecel Zimbabwe (Telecel), is seeking new investors for the struggling mobile network operator, once the country’s second largest.

Liquid secures $660 million in debt financing

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has secured $660 million in debt financing, including a $300 million Eurobond that was two and a half times oversubscribed, highlighting investor confidence in Africa’s largest independent fibre network.

Tharisa appoints CFO designate

Johannesburg and London-listed integrated resource group Tharisa has appointed former Petra Diamonds CFO Jacques Breytenbach as CFO designate, with effect from May 1.

Leadership shake-up at SPAR

SPAR said it has simplified its portfolio and strengthened its financial position over the past two years by selling its businesses in Switzerland and Poland.