Ramaphosa confident government can stabilise debt
Bloomberg President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is confident his government has found the balance between spending on services while reining in the nation’s ballooning debt levels. Ramaphosa was responding to…
Jobs for young Africans
The Conversation The Africa Youth Employment Clock provides real-time insights into the employment status of individuals aged 15-35 across the continent. This means employment numbers are always changing, showing new…
Europe should revamp startup funding if it wants to emulate Silicon Valley
The Conversation Tech startups will be enthused by the news that Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) veteran General Catalyst is on the verge of raising $6 billion (£4.8 billion) for…
Zimre Holdings eyes high-yielding property market with REIT
Business Writer Zimre Holdings (ZHL) says its property portfolio will tilt towards high yielding commercial and retail sectors through near liquid investment structures. Group chairman, Desmond Matete said the group’s…
Liquid Zim prepares firms to leverage cloud services
Enacy Mapakame In an effort to bolster a wider adoption of cloud services for its clients, Liquid Zimbabwe will next week host a Microsoft Copilot webinar to unpack the tool…
ZiG can succeed if RBZ, banks adopt DLT
Business Writer The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) has potential to thrive, but there is a need for the apex bank and financial institutions to use cutting-edge technologies like Distributed Ledger Technology…
General Beltings records marginal volumes decline
Enacy Mapakame Conveyor belts supplier, General Beltings (GB) Holding Limited total volumes for the year to December 31, 2023, came in at 921 metric tonnes, representing a 2,5 percent slowdown…
Most large Zimbabwean firms not ready for AfCFTA
Business Writers HALF of Zimbabwe’s large firms are not ready to compete in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), sparking fears the country might become a supermarket for products…
RBZ pumps brakes on mandatory ZiG fuel sales, prioritises market acceptance
Business Writer The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has opted against forcing fuel dealers to transact in the newly-introduced Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency despite many seeing it as a key…
A return to a savings culture is needed
Once people are satisfied that the ZiG will remain roughly stable in value, the opportunities arise for a return to a whole pile of practices that were wiped out during…










