There is a real sense of despair in the country. Perhaps it is a left over from the heady days when we celebrated the final departure of Mr. Mugabe from office and welcomed a 'new' government. Then the elections...
By Tichawona Muzira
Can technology help to slow down the rate of road accident related carnage in Zimbabwe? Something needs to be done to reduce the number of people being killed on our roads.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Status...
It’s been almost a decade since five people died in Chitungwiza after a goblin exploded as it was being beheaded.
That, at least, is how many still remember the events of January 2013, when...
After weeks of conjecture we had the first budget of the new Government on Thursday. The Minister was not thrown by the chaos that resulted when the MDC Members refused to respect the State President and were evicted from...
By Mukasiri Sibanda
Shortly before the Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube delivered his maiden national budget statement in Parliament, Bulawayo city was showered with rains. The Botswana Pula, a strong and stable currency which literally means rain, immediately came...
In September, while meeting fund managers in New York, Finance Minister Mthuli said what the economy needed was a “big bang”, a shock to the system. A week later, he brought that big bang; on the advice of banks...
By Ranga Mberi
Today, November 14, marks the 21st anniversary of "Black Friday", the day the Zimbabwe dollar crashed in 1997.
We track the Zimdollar’s collapse from that fateful November day, and the many desperate policies enacted over the past...
On the eve of the military coup that led to his rise to power, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has written this article on reforms in The Financial Times.
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When Margaret Thatcher was elected UK prime minister in 1979, she recognised that...
In an interview on CNBC Africa, Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa said President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sincere in his intentions and that sanctions on Zimbabwe had to be lifted. His comments drew the ire of Mnangagwa opponents. MDC Alliance MP...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is “sincere in what he’s doing”, economic recovery will be tough and Western sanctions must be lifted, says Econet Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa.
Masiyiwa was part of a panel of leading businessmen to attend and speak at...
