Zimbabwe considering currency reforms
Martin Kadzere Zimbabwe is engaged in “serious discussions” on currency reforms because it is no longer sustainable to retain the United States dollar as the predominant medium of exchange, according…
Mineral exports up 7pc in first five months
Martin Kadzere Zimbabwe’s mineral exports for the first five months of the year rose 7 percent, driven by firming platinum prices, latest official statistics from the government sales agency show.…
Zimpapers bullish on future after getting television licence
Golden Sibanda Zimbabwe’s only listed and fully integrated media group, Zimpapers, is bullish about its prospects after the group recently obtained a television content distribution licence, chief executive Pikirayi Deketeke…
Zhuwao ‘urges’ Mutinhiri to step down
Africa Moyo One of the brains behind the National Patriotic Front (NPF), Patrick Zhuwao, has called on the party’s presidential candidate, Brig-Gen Ambrose Mutinhiri (RTD), to withdraw from the race…
‘Zim woos Canadian mining investors’
Golden Sibanda FOREIGN investor interest in Zimbabwe’s mining sector has grown significantly following a private sector led mission to scout for investment in Canada a fortnight ago, according to a…
Zim cotton industry in rebound
Cotton industry remains strategic to Zimbabwe’s economy. It sustains about 400 000 households and has potential of significantly generating foreign currency. As a result of inadequate levels of inputs and…
Investor interest continues growing
Martin Kadzere A Mauritius-based company intends to invest nearly $5 billion to develop coal bed methane (CBM) wells and a power station in Binga, south of Lake Kariba, a top…
Finmark Trust to establish base in Zim
Kudzanai Sharara FinMark Trust, an independent trust established to promote financial inclusion and regional financial integration, has announced its plans to set up base in Zimbabwe. FinMark, which provides evidence based…
APA plans to solve cash woes
Africa Moyo Alliance for the People’s Agenda (APA) presidential candidate, Dr Nkosana Moyo, has launched his manifesto in which he promises to deal with the cash challenges in the short,…
Mobile data reforms welcome, but more wanted
Zimbabweans, thanks to the weird way they treat cash as a commodity rather than a medium of exchange, have become the world leaders in switching to mobile and digital banking…











