Investment Report 2026: Why Zim Must Fix Governance, Not Geology
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande INTRODUCTION: INVESTMENT IN AN AGE OF POLYCRISIS HARARE – THE United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s World Investment Report 2026 arrives at a moment when the…
6 Years After OMIR Suspension, Old Mutual’s VFEX Move Rewrites Zim’s Capital Market Rules
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande INTRODUCTION: CAPITAL FLIGHT OR CAPITAL REALIGNMENT? HARARE – IN September 2025, Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited announced the lifting of its self-imposed suspension from the 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…
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…
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,…
Santander Quietly Published the Code That Solves Banking’s AI Governance Crisis
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya HARARE – FOR years, financial institutions have talked confidently about AI governance. What none of them could tell you was exactly how to do it.…
WASH and Financial Literacy Unlock the African Child’s Economic Power
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesThe African Child, Capital and CapabilityTheme: “Ensuring Universal Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Every Child in Africa“ A Political Economy Analysis By Newton M. Mambande 1. Introduction:…
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…
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…