Okuzodza: The sewing dentist
Prince Chidzvodo My grandmother always said: “If you’re ever to have baggage, make sure the bag is functional and stylish.” She might have meant something else, but I took it…
‘Women key to Africa’s food security’
Women in rural Africa are among the most entrepreneurial people in the world, constantly finding ways to make ends meet with limited resources. They are also expert multi-taskers, often tending…
Account-based selling for revenue growth
Robert Gonye According to Google Trends, interest in account-based sales is on the rise. It is a sales model which seeks to solve sales requirements for sales teams among many…
TDB’s Tadesse scoops African Banker of the Year award
Regional financier, The Trade Development Bank (TDB), which provides capital funding for public and private sectors in Zimbabwe, dominated the 2019 African Bankers Awards earlier this month.
What could help young people find jobs in South Africa?
Zoheb Khan, Lauren Graham & Leila Patel The recent contraction of the South African economy does not bode well for the country’s unemployment crisis. It follows a decade of weak…
U.S. dominates second-quarter global M&A as mega deals roll on
NEW YORK/LONDON – Mega deals set the pace for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) globally in the second quarter of 2019, as large U.S. companies defied trade row jitters and seized…
Airtel Africa drops 15% in early trade after London debut
LONDON – Airtel Africa shares fell as much as 15% on Friday after its London stock market debut, hitting a low of 67 pence ($0.85) against an initial public offering…
ZTA assures tourists
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) on Thursday said the recently promulgated Statutory Instrument 142 of 2019 which outlawed use of foreign currencies for domestic transactions will not affect…
Zimra collects RTGS$5bn in H1
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority said on Thursday it collected about RTGS$5 billion in the first half of this year, out of its 2019 target of RTGS$9.6 billion. Zimra…
RBZ lifts interest rate cap
Tawanda Musarurwa HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has effectively removed the 12 percent cap on interest rates after increasing the interest rate on its overnight window to 50…








