From Edgars to Dairibord: Why Are Companies Abandoning ZSE?
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tinotenda Bhunu HARARE – WHAT initially appeared to be isolated corporate decisions is increasingly revealing itself as a significant trend within Zimbabwe’s capital markets. When Edgars Stores Limited…
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.…
MPC Rate Cut Signals Confidence but the Real Test Lies Ahead
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tinotenda Bhunu HARARE – FOR years, Zimbabwe’s monetary authorities were forced into a defensive posture. Inflation was the enemy, exchange rate instability was the threat, and policy was largely…
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:…
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…
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…