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Weekend Read| Who Pays When Zimbabwe’s Emergency Bells Ring?

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tinotenda Bhunu HARARE – THERE is a saying that every economist eventually learns: there is no such thing as a free lunch. Every benefit enjoyed by one person…

Old Mutual Moves to Lift Six-Year ZSE Trading Freeze with VFEX Migration

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya HARARE – OLD Mutual Limited, the pan-African financial services group listed across five African exchanges, has announced plans to migrate its secondary listing in Zimbabwe…

Beyond the Numbers: What ZIMRA’s Revenue Surge Says About Zim’s Economy

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande 1. Executive Summary: The H1 Numbers HARARE – BETWEEN 1 January and 30 June 2026, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) collected ZWG18.42 billion in gross…

Weekend Read| The Most Expensive Thing an Economy Can Lose Is Time

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tinotenda Bhunu HARARE – ECONOMISTS often talk about inflation, interest rates, exchange rates and fiscal deficits. These are important indicators, but they can distract us from a more…

How ZiG Depreciation Reshaped Zim’s Inflation Landscape

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande Executive Summary in Numbers Between 1 May and 30 June 2026, Zimbabwe’s dual-currency system produced a statistically clear divergence. ZiG Inflation: Month-on-month ZiG consumer inflation…

The US$100k Chasm: ZSE Aims to Bridge It

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tinotenda Bhunu HARARE – ZIMBABWE does not suffer from a shortage of entrepreneurs. If entrepreneurship alone were enough to create prosperity, Zimbabwe would be one of Africa’s wealthiest…

From Consumers to Creators: Why Zim and SADC Must Seize AI and Blockchain Sovereignty Today

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tanaka Chiwenga The Moment Is Now and the Start Is Everything HARARE – THERE is a quiet revolution happening in the world of technology. One that will define…

Father Zimbabwe: Joshua Nkomo’s Legacy of Peace, Law and Economic Progress

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande 1. Introduction: Reading Nkomo Through a Political Economy Lens HARARE – POLITICAL economy asks two questions about any leader: How did they organise the production,…