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Prioritise locals over Chinese contractors for the benefit of Zim economy

Kenyan law professor Patrick Lumumba gets animated when he talks about China's rising influence on the African continent where governments get blinded by their fraternal ties with the Communist Party to the point of ignoring despicable con…

Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 09:51hrs | 2 | by Anthony Matutu

Introducing a new currency was Zimbabwe's only viable option

Zimbabwe, the country I serve as finance minister, has been in the news for restricting the use of the US dollar and other international currencies as legal tender. Why would we want to return to our own currency, given such recent, home-m…

Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 17:24hrs | | by Prof Mthuli Ncube

Making things simple

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has a droll sense of humour. He says he decided to name Zimbabwe's latest local currency the RTGS dollar so as not to confuse the public! Of course, even those in remote rural areas know that RTGS stands …

Published: 19 May 2019 at 20:20hrs | | by ZimVigil

The Army is coming after you Mr. President, just like what happened to Omar al-Bashir in Sudan

The trigger for the demonstrations that brought the downfall of President Omar al-Bashir in April was the trebling of the price of bread last December. It came after a devaluation of the Sudanese pound in an effort to make the official rat…

Published: 18 May 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Knowledge Hakata

Zimbabwe needs a serious president

Prices of commodities, insurances and basic food (basically everything) are skyrocketing but wages remain constant equating to the increase in suffering of the ordinary people. Do we deserve this much suffering, do we? I ask myself this qu…

Published: 12 May 2019 at 07:14hrs | | by Dr Takesure Tazvishaya.

RTGS dollars and production

Pursuant to the introduction of the so-called RTGS dollars (not to be confused with the US dollars), the question which arises is: will production be triggered by the introduction of the so-called RTGS dollars? Are we going to see companie…

Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 10:41hrs | 3616 | by Colls Ndlovu

RBZ's interbank forex policy failed miserably in 2008

Just in case folks out there start jumping up and down ululating and eulogising  at the  forex trading liberalisation policy  announced by the RBZ,  a cursory look at the country's recent monetary history shows that thi…

Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 11:14hrs | | by Colls Ndlovu

John Mangudya's Bonditary policy confirms US$100 salary for a teacher

I am not an economist, I am a subsistence farmer but with a little knowledge of economics that I grasped from my experiences with primary education, John Mangudya's latest Bonditary policy is going to consume President ED Mnangagwa's reput…

Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 19:11hrs | | by Don Chigumba

RTGS is the electronic version of the bond note

Firstly, is the RBZ going to print the RTGS dollars or not?&nbsp; Either way the effect is the same because previously they created RTGS balances from thin air

Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 16:37hrs | | by Colls Ndlovu

The Hard Truth About The Fuel Price Increase

Sometimes the truth hurts. And in this case, it really hurts. The price increases were both necessary and proportional.  The economy needs them. The country needs them.  However there has been much media coverage about Zimbabwe h…

Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 09:58hrs | | by Faith Hope

Zimbabwe's New Currency: If your Government is honest here is the Solution

Let me sell you a million dollar worth of game for a dollar ninety-nine, The economic data released by the government at the end of the fourth quarter shows we aren't deep in the quagmire as we think but trust me the Market place seems to …

Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 08:34hrs | | by Simplisio Mudzingwa Muvunde

Is bond and RTGS the official currency of Zimbabwe? Govt must walk the talk on currency reforms

When the current minister of finance and economic development was tipped of his imminent appointment he spelled out what seemed to be his objective, that is to remove bond note and either adopt the Rand or the United States dollar by the e…

Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 07:47hrs | | by Henry Madiro

Finance Minister - its you who caused this nonsense

The response by our Finance Minister to the demands by striking doctors and other civil servants to be remunerated in forex reflects the highest level of selfishness and inconsiderable government. Comrade Minister, to be frank it's you who…

Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 11:03hrs | | by Isaac Nkomah

Equilibrium of the exchange rate needs holistic approach

After being kissed by the devil, one must not be over excited. Instead, they have to count their teeth, lest one or two are missing.Businessman and cleric, Shingi Munyeza was showered with praises by people who used to chastise him, accusi…

Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:26hrs | | by John Sigauke

Industrial action against Mthuli Ncube looming

Air Zimbabwe has been allowed by the cabinet of President ED Mnangagwa to charge its clients (especially diasporas) in foreign currency. The confused minister in charge of Air Zimbabwe Joel Biggie Matiza claimed that the airline has been l…

Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 11:50hrs | | by Don Chigumba

Zimbabwe now has the cheapest fuel prices in Southern Africa

The unofficial three-tier forex pricing system now prevalent in the Zimbabwean market space, comprising of the USD/Bond Note pricing, the USD/RTGS deposit pricing and the Bond Note/RTGS pricing, has in real terms, made Zimbabwe fuel prices…

Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 17:38hrs | 14851 | by Martin Majaji

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