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Young entrepreneur champions financial inclusion

Staff Writer Wildfin Financial Services founder and executive director David Mantiziba (24) is planning to expend more loans to sole traders and women-led small to medium enterprises this year. In…

Is the cost of doing business higher within the formal scope?

By ETimes Tax collection remains a key method of raising income for the government, but it should exist among other domestic resource mobilization strategies. However, the fact that there is…

Is Zimbabwe ready for the long grind to come?

By ETimes There is hope that Zimbabwe’s 2023 election can solve some of its economic challenges. The country has been in a deep economic crisis for many years, and the…

US’ coercive diplomacy undermines Zim elections

Own Correspondent A fortnight ago, there was a diplomatic furore when the United States of America Embassy in Harare posted some messages on Twitter that Zimbabwean officials saw as interference…

OPINION: Is the role of church panacea for suicidal tendencies in adolescents?

By Annah Bura Suicidal tendencies among adolescents are a growing concern in many parts of the world, including Zimbabwe. Recent studies have shown that mental health issues, trauma and abuse,…

Are FX measures doing exactly opposite of what they’re supposed to?

By ETimes It is a widely acknowledged fact that Zimbabwe has struggled with policy consistency and implementation over the years. The country has experienced significant political and economic instability, which…

Zimbabwe Hyperinflation: Dousing Fire with Petrol?

By Newton Mambande With the rise of inflation and the cost of living, the government has implemented a number of economic plans to stabilize the Zimbabwean dollar (ZWL). However, the…

Is gold-backed digital token panacea to macroeconomic vagaries?

By ETimes The highly anticipated gold-backed digital token has hit the market despite some mixed feelings from the market on whether it will survive its purpose. A gold-backed digital token…

Palestine Embassy in Zim strongly condemns Israel’s latest strikes on Gaza

By ETimes The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Harare has condemned the killing of at least 13 Palestinians by the Israeli apartheid state in besieged Gaza. This comes…

Number of passengers at Zim airports rises to 1.56 mln in 2022

By ETimes The number of air passenger movements across all the country’s airports increased by 108.74% to 1.56 million in 2022 from 747,404 in 2021, with Robert Gabriel Mugabe International…