Land Cruiser’s simplicity is the ultimate power

Land Cruiser. Perhaps the most legendary name in motoring. Its story is probably the most fascinating vehicle narrative you’ll find. It’s a story of trifle to triumph – and it’s…

NSSA management faces reprimand over illegal doctors’ allowance

Martin Kadzere The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) management could be punished for failing to follow due process in paying retention allowances to its medical doctors, an internal audit, commissioned…

The law of demand and supply

Blessing Nyatanga The law of supply and demand combines two fundamental economic principles describing how changes in the price of a resource, commodity, or product affects its supply and demand.…

Strong US dollar: Impact on the world economy

Note from ZNCC Similar to what most Central Banks have been doing in the past few months, the US Federal Reserve has been tightening financial conditions by raising interest rates.…

Falling lithium prices making electric cars more affordable

Lithium, the common ingredient in almost all electric-car batteries, has become so precious that it is often called white gold. But something surprising has happened recently: The metal’s price has…

Crippling connectivity challenges derail digital economy

Business Writer Zimbabwe is experiencing crippling mobile network and broadband connectivity challenges and this could derail the digital economy, experts have said. While the ongoing power cuts have worsened things,…

State-owned concerns need new solutions

The general run of State-owned enterprises and local authorities came in for serious criticism by President Mnangagwa yesterday when he announced the top awards for last year in the Integrated…

Knowledge gap leaves Zim at global warming mercy

Nelson Gahadza Business Writer Zimbabwe remains vulnerable to risks of climate change, with the situation made worse by limited knowledge of this phenomenon among citizens as well as the over-reliance…

Silicon Valley Bank collapse explained

Oghenerukevwe Odjugo The short story is: The bank failed due to a bank run. All depositors will be fine, but shareholders and debt holders may not be so lucky. Here’s…

SVB shockwaves rattle global banks in grip of contagion fears

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse pressured global bank stocks further on Tuesday as investors fretted over the financial health of some lenders, in spite of assurances from US President Joe Biden…

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