Govt blitz as traders dump Zimdollar

THE Consumer Protection Commission together with the police and the Financial Intelligence Unit has launched a blitz on businesses refusing to accept the Zimdollar following the launch of a new curren...

Mnangagwa's govt dangles collateral-free loans to youths

GOVERNMENT on Tuesday unveiled a collateral-free loan facility targeting youths.The facility, to be administered by the country's first youth-centric EmpowerBank, was unveiled during the fifth...

Zimbabwe govt to pay US$ to depositors

THE Government has availed through Kuvimba Mining House, US$400 000 to the Deposit Protection Commission (DPC) to start the process of compensating small and vulnerable depositors who saw the value of...

Mnangagwa's govt says youths to get more support

The Government is cognisant of the ever-changing global trends and will take full advantage of every opportunity to provide young people with opportunities for growth and participation in the broader ...

Empower Bank opened it's doors for youths in Bulawayo and Surrounding Provinces

Empowerment bank is geared to transform the livelihoods of many entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe. On the 11th of March 2018 the bank officially opened its doors in the city of Kings . The occassion was grace...

ZANU PF Youth leader condemns Youth bank

ZANU PF Secretary for Youth Affairs Lewis Matutu has condemned Empower Bank saying the way that it is being run is not good for youths."Empower Bank is an empowerment tool for young people but...

Mthuli Ncube's chance to shine

ALL eyes are on Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube as he presents his 2019 National Budget proposals in Parliament today, the first in the Second Republic. The Bu...

7 months and a new reality

Yesterday I saw the new advertisement for the president's campaign on his Facebook page. I must admit it gave me goosebumps. I know, I know, that is what is supposed to do, but I can't help but feel t...

Agriculture backbone of Zimbabwe's economy, says Mnangagwa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa says agriculture is the backbone of the economy and the command agriculture model is meant to ensure food security.The President said this while addressing a highl...

ED's Meritocracy Should Be Welcomed

So we are told that we are entering a new Zimbabwe.  Day in day out, we hear promises from all candidates about innovation, turning over a new leaf, embarking on a new era.  I must admit I h...

Sale of Barclays exposes MUgabe's indigenisation hypocrisy

The imminent acquisition of Barclays Bank Zimbabwe by a Malawian bank, First Merchant Bank as widely reported is both curious and depressing. Curious in that indigenisation has been a political mantra...