Online shopping: why its unstoppable growth may be coming to an end
Many people probably assume that online stores are making a fortune, without all the costly bricks and mortar. But the reality is rather different.
Gold steady amid Fed rate cut views, trade uncertainty
Gold held steady in early Asian trade on Thursday as festering Sino-U.S. trade tensions and hopes of an interest rate cut by the U.S. central bank following soft inflation data buoyed demand for the safe-haven bullion.
Rand slips on investigation into Ramaphosa campaign donation
South Africa’s rand slipped on Thursday, as investors were unnerved by an investigation into a donation for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2017 campaign for leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party.
President reforms Cabinet. . .Standing committees change to prop up TSP
Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau President Mnangagwa has reconfigured Standing Cabinet Committees to give impetus to the implementation of the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) and future development plans. This was said by…
Strange fire burns granny, property remains intact
Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a bizarre case in which the charred remains of a 75-year-old woman were found in a house where nothing else was burnt. …
Zimbabwe urged to emulate Nigeria
Zvamaida Murwira in Abuja, NIGERIA Zimbabwe should emulate Nigeria whose citizens managed to find each other and resolve their domestic problems through dialogue for the country to focus on economic…
‘Political dialogue not a power sharing deal’
Freeman Razemba, Harare Bureau Government says national political dialogue recently launched by President Mnangagwa was not a power sharing negotiation or an initiative towards the creation of Government of National Unity…
MFIs mull forex lending
Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Association of Microfinance Institutions (Zamfi) is considering foreign currency lending to assist producers in securing critical imports based on the anticipated effectiveness of the…
Government moving away from allocation economy
Freeman Razemba, Harare Bureau Zimbabwe is moving away from an allocation economy where every businessperson and individual queued at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to access funds for their businesses,…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Government must prioritise availability of radiotherapy machines
Radiotherapy machines at Government hospitals are all down and cancer patients are now being forced to seek treatment at private hospitals where the cost is prohibitive. According to reports, 99…











