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Digital Tax: A Policy That Risks Stifling the Very Economy It Seeks to Tap

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ZimCyberSecurity HARARE – THE introduction of the 15% digital services tax in Zimbabwe reflects a policy direction aimed at expanding the national revenue base and bringing the digital…

Q4 2025 Monetary Snapshot: What Zim’s Numbers Reveal and What Austrian Economics Warns Beneath

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya HARARE – THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Q4 2025 Monetary, Currency and Financial Snapshot reads, at first glance, like a long-awaited moment of vindication. Inflation…

The Chessboard of 2026: Africa’s Quiet Recalibration

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesHistory does not announce itself loudly. It whispers first. By Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya HARARE – THE danger of our age is not crisis — it is confusion. Too much…

High Court Dismisses Bid to Place RioZim Under Corporate Rescue

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Staff Writer THE High Court has dismissed an application by a trade union and former employees seeking to place RioZim Limited under corporate rescue, ruling that the applicants…

ANALYSIS| Harnessing Economics for Zimbabwe’s Foreign Policy

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton Mambande HARARE – THE interplay between economics and foreign policy is undeniable. Fundamental principles of economics – like trade, investment, and resource allocation – shape nations’ international…

January 3: Seventeen Years After the Genesis Block, Bitcoin Still Won’t Be Ignored

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Jabulani Chibaya HARARE – JANUARY 3 arrives quietly on the calendar, yet it carries a strange weight. The world, as it has since 2008, remains restless—wars flare and…

2025: Economic Growth Masks Deepening Divide for Citizens

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton Mambande HARARE – As Zimbabwe closes the books on 2025, the nation’s economic performance paints a starkly divided picture. Officially, the country has emerged as the fifth-largest…

Merry Christmas Zimbabwe

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares…as Zimbabweans Look Ahead with Steadfast Optimism By Newton Mambande HARARE – AS Zimbabweans prepare to celebrate Christmas, the nation faces an economic landscape filled with both hope and…

Mukuru, iRise Carbon partner on clean cooking drive in Malawi

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesStaff Writer HARARE – REGIONAL climate solutions firm iRise Carbon has partnered with financial services giant Mukuru to distribute 150,000 clean cookstoves across Malawi over the next year. The…

‘New Breathalyzers, Roadworthiness Law Critical for Zim’s Road Safety’

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton Mambande HARARE – THE introduction of alcohol breathalyzers is a welcome move that will undoubtedly reduce road carnage and cut the number of motor vehicle insurance claims.…