ANALYSIS| Bridge Finance Bid Lifts Lid on Zimbabwe’s Governance Gaps
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tonderai Godknows Mapfumo HARARE – ZIMBABWE’S pursuit of $2.5 billion in bridge financing to clear arrears with international lenders represents far more than a routine sovereign debt negotiation.…
Stability or Illusion?
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesAn Austrain Reading of Zimbabwe’s 2026 Monetary Shift By Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya HARARE – ZIMBABWE’S latest monetary snapshot for Q1 2026 presents what, on the surface, appears to be…
Mono-currency shift depends on curbing money printing, says FBC CEO
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes HARARE – HARARE – FBC Holdings group chief executive officer Trynos Kufazvinei said Zimbabwe’s shift to a single currency depends on strict monetary discipline and avoiding excessive…
ANALYSIS| Stability Achieved Yet Fiscal Silence Threatens the Balance
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tinotenda Bhunu HARARE – LET’S be honest. For most Zimbabweans, the word “inflation” stopped being just an economics term a long time ago. It became something you felt…
Zim’s National AI Strategy: A Blueprint for a Smarter Economy
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya HARARE – ZIMBABWE has entered a defining technological moment with the official launch of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy at the New Parliament Building in…
OPINION| Bridging Economic Education in Zimbabwe Through Curiosity
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tonderai Godknows Mapfumo HARARE – THE subject of economic education in Zimbabwe is crucial, especially when considering the country’s unique socio-economic landscape. Teaching free market principles effectively can…
How Zimbabwe Can Steady Itself Amid Global Uncertainty
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya HARARE – THE global economy is entering a period defined by VUCA — volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Supply chains that once appeared predictable are…
MPS| Price Stability Returns but Confidence Must Follow
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tinotenda Bhunu HARARE – WHEN the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe released the 2026 Monetary Policy Statement, the headline figures were striking. Annual inflation…
OPINION| Empowering Zimbabwe’s Youth to Forge a Brighter Future
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton Mambande HARARE – AS we commemorated National Youth Day on February 21, 2026, it is important to acknowledge both the potential and the challenges facing our young…
ANALYSIS| When Producer Prices Mask Poverty in Zimbabwe
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tonderai Godknows Mapfumo HARARE – THE figures presented in official documents highlight increases in various producer price indices (PPIs) and poverty datum lines (PDLs). However, these growth rates…