Drying Zambezi river threatens Zimbabwe and Zambia's energy future

The once-mighty Zambezi River, a lifeline for Zimbabwe and Zambia, has been reduced to a bed of sand and small puddles, signaling a severe crisis for the two nations that heavily rely on Lake Kariba f...

Zimbabwe's lithium gambit: Navigating China-US rivalry

Lithium is Zimbabwe's third-largest mineral export after gold and platinum group of metals, bringing in US$2,46 billion and US$2,27 billion, respectively, in 2023.AS the world is going through...

Import Substitution: A case for soya beans

For the past 10 years, Zimbabwe has produced an average of 56 000 metric tonnes (mt) of soya beans per year against national demand of 240 000 mt for food, animal feed and industrial consumption. In t...

The Mauritius example on economic development

Mauritius is ranked by the World Economic Forum as the most competitive economy in Sub-Saharan Africa and high income country with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of US$12,740 (Sub-Saharan Af...

Mnangagwa's gamble works for the economy

Monetary Policy is defined as an attempt to achieve broad economic goals by the regulation of the supply of money. The 2018 Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) was prepared on the narrative that Zimbabwe ...

Zimbabwe's trade deficit now $1,6bn

ZIMBABWE'S trade deficit rose 28% to $1,6 billion over the period February to August 2018 from $1,25 billion recorded during the same period last year, further depleting the country's precarious impor...

Robert Mugabe's SONA address - Fulltext

STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, COMRADE RG MUGABE, TUESDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2016.Madame Presi...

Zimbabwe's mineral wealth: From purse to zurse

FOR those of you who, like me, with a deep interest in the subject of political economy, will remember the phrase 'resource curse'. A quick reference to Wikipedia will tell you  that the term&nbs...

Zim government misses revenue target

ZIMBABWE missed its revenue target for the first quarter of the year, as Government warns this year's economic growth forecast may not be achieved.Finance Minister Tendai Biti said yesterday, ...