Gambia: Continued ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) is good news but authorities must urgently address its root causes
Reacting to the rejection of a bill to repeal the 2015 Women’s (Amendment) Act which bans female genital mutilation (FGM), by Gambia’s parliament on 15 July, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International…
Partnership for progress in advancing health and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Niger Delta
In a significant move to advance sustainable development and improve public health services for the vulnerable population in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Country…
JBC Make History
Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE will have JBC basketball side in the Basketball Africa League (Bal) last 16. This was after they won their last group match in the qualifiers…
SECZ to introduce automated risk control system
Business Writer Capital Markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ), is working on an automated risk management system, in partnership with higher learning institutions, to reinforce its ability…
Errymaple shines, wins Capital Markets Quiz Competition
Business Writer Errymaple International School based in Zvishavane, on Friday emerged winner of the 2023 Capital Markets High Schools Quiz Competition hosted by Business Weekly in partnership with Financial Markets…
Challenges on taxes need to be solved
One of the many challenges facing the new Government and, in particular, the Ministries responsible for Finance and for SMEs, and to a certain extent the Ministry responsible for Agriculture,…
Retailers under threat . . . informalisation gets out of hand
Michael Tome CALLS for formalisation of businesses continue to grow louder as the formal sector feels the pinch from the emergent informal economy in the country. Major retail players from…
Firms migrate to US dollar sales, shun Zim dollar
Nelson Gahadza Most companies operating in Zimbabwe are migrating towards US dollar sales as they remain skeptical of the Zimbabwean dollar (Zim dollar), which remains highly volatile. The country has…
Women entrepreneurship advancement
Note from ZNCC The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 10th Edition of the Women in Enterprise Conference and Awards on September 29, 2023. The day encompasses insightful…
Is US$12bn mining economy unattainable by year-end?
Business Writer The US$12 billion mining economy target by the end of this year is an ambitious but very unrealistic projection that the Government sets for itself, according to economic…






