SA’s yield curve steepens as fiscal risks mount
A nervy environment for global bonds is adding to investor concern about South Africa’s fiscal outlook, pushing the government yield curve near its steepest in a year. With severe power…
Grief, trauma can affect money management
Growing up, I believed that widows always had a hand in their husbands’ deaths because, in my experience, when black men died, this was the suspicion. There was often an…
‘Zim exchange rate premium still too high despite stability’
Business Writer ALTHOUGH Zimbabwe has witnessed a period of sustained economic stability since authorities started rolling out measures to contain rapid exchange rate-driven price increases in May, the premium between…
Zimplats records 9pc increase in 6E production
Nelson Gahadza Platinum group metals (PGM) producer, Zimplats, says the combination of improved milling, grade and recovery resulted in a 9 percent increase in six-element (6E) metal in final product…
BRICS to expand to 11 countries next year
Business Writer BRICS countries have decided to invite six more nations to become full members of BRICS, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told a media briefing yesterday. Before the latest…
Investing amidst persistent uncertainty
2023 is proving to be a year that no one anticipated, with global equity markets — led by the US — producing returns that few saw coming. In fact, at…
CTC receives five mergers in Q2
Oliver Kazunga The Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) received five propositions by companies for merger approval in the second quarter to June 30, 2023 as firms seek to consolidate their…
Polls cripple July exports
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Zimbabwe’s trade deficit for the month of July 2023, doubled to US$179,6 million, a 56,6 percent rise from US$85,1 million recorded in June 2023. This came as the…
I’m upset and hurt: Streak
Zimbabwean cricket star Heath Streak said he was “very upset and hurt” by the rumours of his sudden death that swept the internet on Wednesday. The cricketing world was left…
Exploring breach of contract
Arthur Marara A contract in terms of the law creates rights and obligations as between the parties. It is a fundamental premise of every contract that both parties will duly…











