More than 2000 applications received for Youth Relief Fund
Tawanda Marwizi
More than 2000 youth have applied for the Youth Relief Fund in Mashonaland West, provincial minister Mary Mliswa has said.
Speaking at a youth...
RBZ tightens internal bank transfers to stop illicit fx trades
HARARE - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, through the Financial Intelligence Unit, has instructed banks to to limit internal transfers to two per day...
Kasukuwere appeals to Sheriff to enforce farm High Court order
Farai Mabeza
Former cabinet minister and Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasusukuwere has approached the Sherriff to execute a High Court order recently granted in his...
Tourism union says workers facing uncertainty as industry will only fully...
Shamiso Ngwena
Thousands of workers in the tourism and hospitality industry could lose their jobs due to the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which...
Finsec signs MOU with Harare Institute of Technology
HARARE - The Financial Securities Exchange signed a memorandum of understanding with the Harare Institute of Technology for the development of mutually beneficial projects...
GMB to pay maize producers $16k after 30% incentive
Tawanda Marwizi
Farmers who deliver their maize and other traditional grains will now enjoy the 30 percent incentive after the Grain Marketing Board directed all...
Money and Economy in Zimbabwean History: A Concise Currency Timeline
War, Global Crisis and Colonial Consolidation, Currency Developments, 1910s -1920s.
Tinashe Nyamunda
The previous articles in this column examined the origins of the colonial monetary system...
Kariba records second lowest levels in 1Q20
Farai Mabeza
Lake Kariba recorded its second lowest levels on record in the first quarter of the year due to the delayed onset of...
Chamisa lawyer summoned
Tawanda Marwizi
The Zimbabwe Republic Police Anti-Corruption Unit has summoned prominent lawyer Thabani Mpofu for questioning.
According to the lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, the details of the...
Econet voice, data and SMS volumes decline in Q1 2021
HARARE – In its Q1 2021 trading update Econet Wireless Zimbabwe reported that the economic environment is still not ideal for business as fundamentals...
An end to commodity reliance crucial for Africa
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro
HARARE- 2020 economic forecasts were mostly upbeat. Everyone raised the prospect of synchronised growth acceleration after the US-China truce, which temporarily halted the...
RBZ caps ZIPIT transactions to stop illicit forex trades
Farai Mabeza
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit has directed all banks to temporarily review all ZIPIT transaction limits downwards to $20 000...
Small miners reject fixed gold price
Farai Mabeza
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Miners Federation has called for a review of the just announced fixed gold price of US$45 per gram saying...
African Sun sees gloomy H1 due to Covid-19 despite strong Q1
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed hotelier African Sun posted a positive Q1 in which it had a 2 percentage point occupancy level increase...
Adhere to Covid-19 guidelines when holding an AGM, ZSE tells companies
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has encouraged listed firms to convene virtual or electronic meetings while at the same time not barring...
Concern as Harare residents ignore social distancing rules
Cynthia Chitombi
Failure to observe social distancing to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus has raised serious concern amid calls for government to take...
Money in Zimbabwean History: A Concise Currency Timeline
Speculators, Fiscal Foundations and Economic Reorganization, 1900-1910
Tinashe Nyamunda
The last article examined, in part, the way that the colonial monetary system in early colonial...
High Court dismisses Ecocash attempt to interdict RBZ
Farai Mabeza
The High Court has dismissed with costs Ecocash’s application by Ecocash seeking an interdict against a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe directive to suspend...
Stock market rally surges on high turnover; TSL directors acquitted again
HARARE – The stock market rally surged at the start of a holiday shortened week buoyed by strong performances in select heavyweight counters. Turnover...
Zimbabwe launches Start-up Survey on COVID-19 response and recovery
Staff Writer
Harare-based entrepreneurship promotion company, Tech-Hub, has launched the first-ever Start-Up Survey on COVID-19 and Recovery in Zimbabwe.
The study is expected to gather information...























