Real national dialogue needed, not posturing
National dialogue on Zimbabwe’s economic recovery needs a lot more than a lot of platitudes or grandstanding. It needs serious discussion on ends, ways and means and practical ideas on…
Removal of goods in bonded warehouse
Did you know that in terms of section 70 of the Customs and Excise Act (Chapter 23:02) any importer of goods may import dutiable goods into a licensed bonded warehouse…
Sirius Minerals changes $3bn debt plan
Sirius Minerals has changed the $3 billion financing plan for its potash project in North Yorkshire following talks with prospective lenders. The funding package for the Woodsmith mine will now…
‘Sparkle’ in fight against inequality
Mukasiri Sibanda With roughly $15 billion alleged to have been lost from Marange diamonds, the opportunity to fight inequality through domestic resource mobilisation was squandered. All is not lost though.…
European Space Agency to start drilling on the moon
The European Space Agency (ESA) is hoping to start mining on the Moon by 2025. The ESA has signed a 12-month contract with the rocket maker ArianeGroup to study and…
Getting to know telegram messenger
What is Telegram Messenger? Telegram Messenger is a messaging app that works over the internet, just like WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger. That means you can send messages for free by…
Healing a nation through music
He might have some 60 albums under his belt and numerous awards to his name but iconic Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi has no plans to slow down. “Retiring from what?”…
Music maestro Oliver Mtukudzi. . . flew the Zimbabwean flag high
Legendary troubadour Oliver Mtukudzi says Rhodesia’s Ian Smith era from 1965 to 1979 was an ominous period of protest for artistes. Like in apartheid SA, musicians in pre-independence Zimbabwe often…
A weakening global expansion
The global expansion has weakened. Global growth for 2018 is estimated at 3,7 percent, as in the October 2018 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast, despite weaker performance in some economies,…
Stock Market Weekly Review
Enacy Mapakame The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) surged in the week to Wednesday with all the four benchmark indices closing in the positive. Economic uncertainty due to inflationary pressures also drove…










