Why people exercise: Health, looks, fun?
Chipo Sabeta Simply put exercise refers to bodily physical activity. Better still, it refers to the physical exertion of the body resulting in an improvement in the levels of physical…
Top-of-the-table clash: Platinum Derby tomorrow
Chipo Sabeta The Castle Lager Premiership continues tomorrow with a potentially explosive clash of platinum miners at Baobab Stadium in Mhondoro, as log leaders Ngezi Platinum Stars host FC Platinum.…
Housing projects push IDBZ profits
HARARE – The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ)’s revenue for the year to December 31, 2017 grew 16 percent to $8, 6 million on the back of strong performance…
How South Africa’s services sector can help tackle poverty and inequality By Glenda Kruss & Dr Moses Sithole
About two thirds of South Africa’s GDP now consists of contributions from the services sector, which ranges from banks and insurance companies to tourism, hospitality and personal services. This means…
Risk appetite returns as euro, Bund yields rise, copper surges
LONDON – World stocks hit a three-week high on Thursday and the euro and German Bund yields also rose as investors priced in a potentially earlier-than-expected wind-down of stimulus from the European…
Rand stabilises as focus turns to global markets
The rand was relatively stable on Thursday morning as the focus returned to overseas markets, where the euro stood out against the dollar amid speculation that the European Central Bank (ECB) could…
GO GOLD! Inflationary Tariffs Could Supercharge the Yellow Metal
Frank Holmes Ready for inflation? Just days after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reassured markets that a trade war between the U.S. and China was “on hold,” the Trump administration announced…
Why we hate making financial decisions – and what to do about it By Aner Sela
The advice to use your head, not your heart, might not be helpful after all.
Futures rise on signs of cooling trade tensions
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, with Wall Street’s renewed interest in technology stocks poised to push the Nasdaq to another record high amid signs of easing trade tensions.
FBC Bank, Agribank to disburse $20m agro bills
HARARE – FBC Bank and the Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (Agribank) are in the process of mobilising $20 million worth of agro-bills for the 2018/2019 summer cropping season. A significant portion of…








