Zimbabwe risks old age poverty
Kudzanai Sharara Zimbabwe is not in a position to effectively deal with old age poverty due to the prevailing economic conditions and the post-hyperinflation era which severely eroded pension values,…
Exploring relevance of sales to business!
Robert Gonye The biggest fallacy in any business is to view your sales and sales performance from a fixed dimension or perspective. The market is a dynamic place. What worked the…
Currency shocks knock platinum to 10-year lows
London. — Platinum prices tumbled to 10-year lows as the collapse of Turkey’s lira rippled through markets and weakened the currency of top producer South Africa, underlining persistent oversupply of…
Govt to support Metallon Corporation
Golden Sibanda Government has made a commitment to provide the necessary facilitation to Zimbabwe’s largest gold producer, Metallon Corporation, whose operations are being hampered by foreign currency shortages. The London…
Embattled umpire Ramos ‘good’ despite US Open controversy
New YORK. — Umpire Carlos Ramos has made his first public statement since the US Open, saying he was “good” despite the fire-storm of controversy that followed his officiating of…
Zim gives 8-year grace period on $1,2bn NPLs
Golden Sibanda The Zimbabwe Asset Management Company (ZAMCO) will allow an eight year moratorium on all restructured non-performing loans (NPLs) before the central bank’s bad loans cleansing special purpose vehicle…
Prospect Lithium secures $10m export facility
Golden Sibanda Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) listed Prospect Resources, says its Zimbabwean unit, Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe, has secured $10 million export finance facility from the Reserve Bank through CBZ Bank…
Zim Squash Academy appeals for support
Chipo Sabeta Zimbabwe Squash Academy Trust founder and head coach Mashumba Mukumba, is appealing for support to promote the game of squash across Zimbabwe.
3 P’s for small business success
Kudzai M. Mubaiwa This Monday, a new Cabinet was sworn in and we already have some high level indication of where the economy is desired to go, if the appointments…
Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study
Seth Asare Okyere, Anastasia Amoako-Arhen & Matthew Abunyewah There’s rapid urbanisation happening across Africa. But the rural population hasn’t stopped growing. In fact, Africa is considered a rural continent –…



