How Zimbabwe can benefit from AfCFTA

Victor Bhoroma The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched on 21 March 2018 in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The trade agreement was signed by 44 heads of…

Financial muscle spurs Ngezi Platinum

Chipo Sabeta The dominant performance by the rich pacesetters, Ngezi Platinum Stars FC in the Castle Lager Premiership League shows the difference in financial muscle between the team and the…

RioZim moves to secure future

Taurai Mangudhla Listed miner RioZim this week received exploration technology worth millions as it moves to secure its future in both the diamond and gold subsectors.

Can we build brands that scale?

Kudzai M. Mubaiwa I have always found it rather curious how global brands are widely celebrated when they come in to Zimbabwe, particularly so when they are for fast moving…

Of Cybersecurity, cashing in on Bitcoin . . . A busy week for Zimbabwe technology

Aurra Kawanzaruwa This week was a busy week in the world technology in Zimbabwe. Tuesday saw the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and Cyber Security’s Cyber Security Conference, under…

Egodini Mall in major facelift

Prince Sunduzani Bulawayo. — Demolition of old infrastructure is underway at Egodini terminus in Bulawayo as work on the $60 million mall construction project takes shape.

Where’s focus on services and creative economy? . . . Zim is not earning from its intellectual produce

Chris Chenga Among the top priorities for the Zimbabwean economy is the trade balance. It is a consistently bemoaned indicator of the level of production within the economy and foreign…

Regional financial integration can spur development

Clive Mphambela In 2006, the SADC bloc came up with the Protocol on Finance and Investment (PFI). The PFI was anchored on the need to accelerate growth, investment and employment…

Wilmar International eyes local sugar industry

Tinashe Makichi Singapore-based Wilmar International and India’s Midex Group have announced plans to invest in Zimbabwe’s sugar industry.

Strategic investment in Africa’s ports can accelerate growth and development by strengthening trade – PwC report

Despite the high volumes of goods that require transport, the development and integration of ports in Africa’s wider logistic chains remains uneven

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