African equity capital markets activity see downward turn in 2019: PwC
HARARE – African Equity Capital Markets (ECM) saw the lowest proceeds recorded in ten years in 2019 as activity and volumes declined sharply from...
Fuel prices up as ZERA admits arbitrage is a big worry
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has hiked the price of fuel, although it remains below US$1, after admitting that pricing could not...
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 re-open in Q4
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...