Zim readies US$250 mln against El Nino
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes HARARE – ZIMBABWE will have about US$250 million in reserve by January 1 to fund its response to the El Nino weather phenomenon, on top of money…
Weekend Read: Zimbabwe’s Money Is Stable, But Is It Trusted?
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesLow inflation, rising reserves and falling interest rates signal progress. But the real test of monetary reform is whether Zimbabweans can trust their money, invest with confidence and build…
The Great Split: Ncube’s Prudence Meets Tagwirei’s Enterprise
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesA Financial and Political Economy Analysis By Newton M. Mambande HARARE – PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision on 8 October 2026 to split the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and…
ANALYSIS| Zim’s Rate Cut Tests Whether Cheaper Money Can Buy Real Stability
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tinotenda Bhunu HARARE – THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has cut its Bank Policy Rate from 30% to 27.5%, the second big reduction in a few months. The…
Zimbabwe’s ZiG15.1 Million Pension Payout Tests Faith in a Broken Promise
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande HARARE – THE announcement that Government will disburse ZiG15.1 million to public pensioners who lost value during the pre-2009 period has reopened one of Zimbabwe’s…
Varun’s Mondelēz Deal Reroutes Zimbabwe’s Snack Distribution
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya HARARE — FOR years, the biscuit tin and the chocolate box in a Zimbabwean home told a quiet story about who controlled the country’s shelves.…
AI Augments Ambitious Young Founders At JAZ Showcase
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande St Dominic’s High School – Financial Economics Analysis 1. INTRODUCTION: THE OBSERVATION MUTARE – When the future of business walked into St Dominic’s High School…
Must Govt Always Tax to Raise Revenue?
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Tinotenda Bhunu HARARE – WHEN I was in Upper Six, one lesson from my Economics teacher stuck with me more than most. “Government raises revenue through Taxation, T,”…
Zimbabwe platinum output hits record 152 000oz in Q2
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes HARARE – ZIMBABWE’S platinum industry hit a new quarterly production record in the second quarter of 2026, with output rising 11% year-on-year to 152 000 ounces, data…
Policy, Currency, Trust: Can OK Zimbabwe Stay Open?
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy Newton M. Mambande HARARE – THE sight of OK Zimbabwe Limited’s doors swinging open again across Mutare, Harare, and Bulawayo should be more than just good news for…