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…
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…
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…
Why Pick n Pay Zimbabwe Is Sounding an Alarm on Policy Gaps
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande 1. Introduction: When Blue Flags Signal Red Lights HARARE – PICK n Pay Zimbabwe, the local franchise of South Africa’s retail giant, has flagged in…
How Harare Could Become Africa’s Singapore
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesThe Gift Zimbabwe Refuses to Open By Tonderai Godknows Mapfumo HARARE – FOR nearly two decades, Zimbabwe has sat on a gift that most African countries would kill for.…
How a Minority Shareholder’s ‘Corporate Rescue’ Bid Threatens RioZim and Zim’s Investment Climate
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesStaff Writer HARARE – IN corporate governance, there is a fine line between legitimate shareholder activism and outright operational sabotage. The recent, unilateral attempt by a minority shareholder to…
Legacy to Leverage: How OMZIL’s Pref Shares Could Reset Confidence in a Fragile Economy
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesA Financial Economics Perspective for Policy Planners and Investors By Newton M. Mambande 1. The Context: Legacy Debts and Market Memory HARARE – OLD Mutual Zimbabwe Limited (OMZIL) does…
Why Zim’s Pension Funds Can No Longer Bury Their Hyperinflation Ghosts
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M Mambande HARARE – THE ghosts of Zimbabwe’s pension system are no longer content to haunt actuarial reports. They are now demanding redress in courtrooms, at IPEC…