How Zimbabwe Just Built a Financial Engine for the Digital Age
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesZimbabwe Just Flipped a Switch That Could Change How Money Works Here FINSEC has built the blockchain rails for tokenised assets, and the ripple effects could reach your neighbourhood…
Masimba cuts grid power but diesel use keeps rising
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes CONSTRUCTION firm Masimba Holdings reported a 6.8% increase in diesel consumption in 2025, while electricity usage declined as the company continued integrating renewable energy into its operations.…
OPINION| Why Paying Blood Donors Harms the Gift of Humanity
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande 1. Introduction: The Economics of a Single Drop BULAWAYO – ON 14 June 2026, the world marks World Blood Donor Day under the WHO theme…
Zimbabweans Struggle Despite Signs of African Economic Recovery – Report
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes HARARE – MOST Zimbabweans continue to face severe economic hardship despite signs of recovery across parts of Africa, with rising living costs, unemployment and shortages of basic…
ANALYSIS| The New Architecture of Credit
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesHow the OMF-OMB Merger is Reshaping Financial Intermediation in Zimbabwe By Newton M. Mambande 1. Introduction: From Silo to Synergy HARARE – THE integration of Old Mutual Finance (OMF)…
Zim Steps Into Digital Asset Era with Landmark SECZIM VASP Consultation
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesIn a conference room at Rainbow Towers Hotel, history was made quietly — and those paying attention know it. By Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya HARARE – THE Securities and Exchange…
Diesel consumption up 21% in first 4 months despite higher prices
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes HARARE – Zimbabwe’s diesel consumption has risen sharply despite fuel price increases, data from the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) showed. Diesel use grew steadily from 100.69…
A Teacher Beyond the Classroom
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya In Memoriam Dr. Alex Tawanda Magaisa10 August 1975 — 5 June 2022Lawyer · Scholar · Constitutional Activist · Teacher Without Walls Four Years On: A…
ANALYSIS| Harare at the High Table
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande 1. Introduction HARARE – FROM 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028, Zimbabwe will occupy one of the ten non-permanent seats on the United Nations…
An Austrian Lens: ZiGDTDF and the Mirage of Forged Steadiness
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya HARARE – THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has launched the ZiG Denominated Term Deposit Facility Bill (ZiGDTDF) — a new savings instrument promising positive returns…