Bulawayo: A heritage, cultural tour
The Bulawayo heritage and cultural tour is a fascinating bit; most certainly so, with its wide array of attention-grabbing places of interest.
Could taxation of mobile banking in Africa stall financial inclusion?
Mobile phone-based financial services have produced celebrated economic outcomes for Kenya and other African countries, enabling completely cashless transactions across entire market segments of Kenya’s economy. The need to raise…
Why hold a corporate golf day?
Golf is Zimbabwe is most popular corporate sport and every firm wants to hold a golf day whereby executives mix business with pleasure in a way that benefits institutions.
Heavy users of fuel will take rebate: CZI
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Zimbabwe’s most influential industrial lobby group, believes all business entities where fuel makes up a significant component of operating costs, will embrace Government’s fuel rebate facility.
Stock Market Weekly Review
Stocks trended southwards for the week ending Wednesday 27 February 2018 as markets recognised that premiums over real value to preserve some value in instability could be lowered in light of recent reforms.
Isuzu trucks are a favourite in Zim
Zimbabweans love their trucks. In fact, it is safe to say that Zimbabweans love their Isuzu trucks — in particular, the Isuzu Double Cab truck.
RioZim presses ahead with suit against RBZ
Listed resources group, RioZim, is pressing ahead with litigation against the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to recover US$100 million for gold deliveries made to the bank since 2016, although the Apex Bank recently cleared part of the outstanding payments.
Benefits of hosting ICC Women T20 Africa Qualifier
Beyond the near-term economic and social impact of hosting the International Cricket Council Women Twenty20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in May, the event is expected to bring significant longer-term benefits that include boosting tourism by raising the profile of host city Harare, infrastructure development, home advantage and national pride among others.
Re-imagining Rural: Starting at home
I have a vision. I call them Rural Entrepreneurship Centres. Each one would be located at a business centre in rural Africa, powered by a solar “mini-grid” providing enough electricity for any small business activity, plus Internet cafes, and eventually, clean water and sanitation. Last week we launched a new company to roll out these “mini-grids”! It is called Ugesi Energy. Here’s the link: www.ugesienergy.com Let me know what you think!
MPS 2019: What’s the way forward?
Last week, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, Dr John Mangudya, unveiled what is by most accounts, the most progressive Monetary Policy Statement of our recent times.











