Bitcoin, a ‘riddim’, and millennials
Jeffrey Gogo Zimbabwean dancehall (ZimDancehall) music doesn’t particularly move me, both in content and rhythm. And also in style. Except for a celebrated few, the widespread poverty of
Should Zim rebase its GDP figures?
Clive Mphambela Assessing the size of the economy is a very important element in economic planning and policy-making. Gross domestic product (GDP) reflects the size of country’s economy and it…
Can growth points promote national industrialisation?
Hebert Zharare Growing up and playing in dusty roads at Magunje Growth Point in the 1980s, Thomas Chasara, envied the entrepreneurial skills and business acumen his father displayed when
Bland’s stage was never insipid
Clayton Murzello Imagine a ground buzzing with excitement just to watch a fielder making the area surrounding the 22 yards his own stage. This was not unthinkable during the great…
Starafricacorporation creditors get equity
HARARE – Creditors of sugar manufacturing firm, Starafricacorporation, have converted a combined $48 million in a debt to equity deal, as part of implementation of the secondary scheme of arrangement.
Will cryptocurrency ever be ‘official money’?
The history of money has been a history of experiments….some good, some bad, and some ugly.
Auction, contract floors sales reach $91m
BH24 Reporter HARARE – Zimbabwe’s tobacco auction and contract floors have sold Virginia tobacco worth $90, 8 million to date, latest figures from the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) show.
Rand stabilises at relatively strong levels in early trade
The rand stabilised at relatively stronger levels on Thursday morning, piggybacking on the favourable global market mood. Equities convincingly pushed higher in early trade after days of dithering, with participants opting to…
Zim, Mozambique and Bots to revive Techobanine port and railway project
HARARE/MAPUTO – The governments of Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe will meet soon to revive the Techobanine Port construction project in Matutuíne district, Maputo province, a senior official has said.
Oil at fresh highs on Saudi seeking price hike, U.S. stocks draw
LONDON – Oil prices rose on Thursday to their highest since late 2014 as U.S. crude inventories declined, moving closer to five-year averages, and after sources told Reuters top exporter Saudi Arabia…







