Nedbank Zimbabwe Limited


Nedbank Zimbabwe Limited, also Nedbank Zimbabwe, is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank and national banking regulator. The bank was previously known as MBCA Bank, prior to rebranding to its present name.

Location

The headquarters of the bank and its min branch are located on the 14th Floor of Old Mutual Centre, at the corner of Third Street and Jason Moyo Avenue, in Harare, the capital and largest city in Zimbabwe. The geographical coordinates of the bank's headquarters are: 17°49'46.0"S, 31°03'12.0"E.

Overview

, the bank is a medium-sized financial services provider in Zimbabwe, with an asset base of nearly ZWL19.956 Billion and ZWL20.007 Billion, and shareholders' equity amounting to ZWL1 956 989 405 and ZWL1 957 136 131.
The bank is a subsidiary of the Nedbank Group, an established financial services provider, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with total assets of almost ZAR1 188 005, as at June 2021.

History

The bank was founded in 1956 by Rhodesia Selection Trust as the Merchant Bank of Central Africa. Following the issuance of a commercial banking license by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the national banking regulator, the bank rebranded to MBCA Bank Limited in 2004.
Significant to the development of Southern Rhodesia and to the failing Central African Federation is at much the same time RST's competitor Anglo-American joined with Lazard Brothers of London to found Rhodesian Acceptances Limited. RAL, now known as RAL Merchant Bank was part of Anglo-America until reorganisation/rationalisation, now in the Nedbank/Old Mutual Group.

Subsidiaries

The bank has 100% ownership in the following subsidiaries:
  • Melbek Holdings Limited - Real estate investments - Zimbabwe
  • MBCA Nominees Limited - Nominee company - Zimbabwe
  • MBCA Leasing Limited - Leasing - Zimbabwe

    Ownership

According to the website of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the major shareholders in the stock of the bank include the following:
RankShareholderPercentage Ownership
1Nedbank Group of South Africa66.02
2Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited20.46
2Rothschild & Sons of the United Kingdom03.26
4Banca de Credito Finanziaio of Italy01.05
5MBCA Employee Share Trust4.87
6Others02.03
Total100.00

Branch network

Nedbank Zimbabwe maintains a network of branches at the following locations:
  1. Main Branch: 99 Jason Moyo Avenue, Harare
  2. Southerton Branch: Shop 3, 11 Highfield Junction Road, Southerton, Harare
  3. Borrowdale branch, Shop 112, Sam Levy's Village, Borrowdale, Harare
  4. JMN Branch: Merchant Bank Chambers, 74 Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street, Bulawayo
  5. Belmont Branch, 61 Plumtree Road, Belmont, Bulawayo
  6. Gweru Branch, 55A Main Street, Gweru
  7. Mutare Branch: Windsor Msasa House, 75 Herbert Chitepo Street, Mutare
  8. Victoria Falls Branch: Shop 2, Sawanga Mall, Victoria Falls
  9. Zvishavane Branch: 100 Ireland Road, Zvishavane.