Money and structural adjustment: The post-colonial economy and the question of sovereignty
Tinashe Nyamunda
Within a decade of attaining independence, things began to fall apart within the Zimbabwean economy. Despite the...
Farai Mabeza
HARARE - "Our mining engineers are well sought after all over the world", says Chamber of Mines chief executive Isaac Kwesu.
For any economy, this would be good news. But in Zimbabwe this has turned out to be a...
Xolisani Ncube
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has re-introduced the use of multi-currency system as a way of fighting the highly contagious Covid-19 pandemic.
In a statement issued Thursday afternoon, RBZ governor John Mangudya said the move to re-introduce the multi-currency...
NJ Ayuk
Last spring, the Maersk Voyager, an ultra-deepwater drillship under contract by French supermajor Total, drilled a wildcat well in the deepest water ever – 3,628 meters (11,903 feet) in Block 48, a massive area with potentially huge oil reserves in...
Talkmore Gandiwa
HARARE - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is facing significant challenges in securing long-term financing to drive economic development.
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube said despite ongoing efforts to foster economic growth and integration,...
HARARE - Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Zimbabwe (OMLAC) is set to finance and undertake a feasibility study financing agreement in respect of the development of bulk infrastructure in the Masuwe Area of the Victoria Falls Special Economic Zone.
The...
Tadiwa Musiyiwa
Growth strategies and quality employment generation are key factors towards the formalisation of Zimbabwe’s economy.
The informal sector contributes above 70% of the country’s GDP. According to Zimstat’s labour force survey for the fourth quarter to December 2021, the informal sector is the...
Jonathan Waters
BRITAIN had introduced daylight saving during World War I ostensibly to save coal. While this has been found to be a fallacious argument given the same number of daylight hours remain regardless, there was a good deal of...
Staff Writer
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) will continue to feel the pinch despite the latest tariff review by the regulator, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz).
Potraz recently approved a 57 percent upward review for...
Sharon Chikwanha
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has introduced a new $50 note which goes into circulation tomorrow, Governor John Mangudya has announced.
In a statement, Governor Mangudya said the RBZ will release $360 million through normal banking channels while banks...
