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Outcry over Zimbabwe's proposed US$50 cellphone tax
GOVERNMENT has been urged to withdraw the proposed US$50 cellphone levy as it could create a digital divide, as handset dealers will simply pass on the expense to already constrained consumers....Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
8 Steps to getting your masters in leadership to transform your business
Remaining competitive in the modern business world can be a serious challenge and new start-ups are being launched all the time. An essential part of running a successful business is having the skills...Published: 27 May 2021 at 13:30hrs | 8 | by Staff Writer
Massive bloc thrusts Zimra under spotlight
GOVERNMENT says the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) must be prepared to play a crucial role in facilitating the shipment of bigger cargo volumes as regional trade grows under the African Continenta...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Border corruption distresses minister
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has bemoaned the rampant corruption being experienced at Zimbabwe's ports of entry, which he says is prejudicing the country of billions of dollars.The Treasury c...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 18:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
English Learning: How to study language online effectively
Learning English now is easier than ever before. Many online platforms, applications, courses, and entertaining platforms for English learning, engage learners and improve their skills. Especi...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 17:26hrs | | by Staff Writer
The Fifth Estate: A threat to national security
The turn of the century has seen the evolution of various communication platforms. This development also saw the rise of citizen journalism. The bad side of citizen journalism is that the writer i...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
Schools, Households and Businesses are the game changers in curbing electricity crisis in Zimbabwe
Greetings Editor, Of recent I got an interest especially from Zimbabwean school and I realized that especially schools can be game changers that is in solving power crisis not only in Zi...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 20:02hrs | 1 | by Justice Maphosa
CICs turn communities into global village
John Mupangara (19) from Zaranyika village in Murewa is a delighted man.The establishment of a community information centre (CIC) at Murewa Centre is a blessing as he no longer travels to Hara...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Seagirl swims into copyright storm
After having a "bitter and sweet" musical year, coupled with awards, massive radio spins and also being pelted on stage on two occasions by her home fans, Bulawayo songstress Novuyo "Seagirl" Dube mig...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's mounting foreign trips expose him
I will not allow the raging debate and shaming of the chief ruler's penchant for frequent and extravagantly lavish travels without my pound of flesh. Not even that I am a Shylock, but the extr...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Makaita Noel Mutasa
39 years without sniffer dogs…where is Zanu-PF taking us?
It is so embarrassing that for 39 years former President Robert Mugabe and his power hungry Zanu Pf party failed to acquire helicopters and sniffer dogs, of which the later had to be borrowed from Sou...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 20:46hrs | | by Knowledge Hakata
African religion comprises of witches, satanists, spiritualists, spirit mediums
African religion comprises of witches, satanists, spiritualists, spirit mediums, healers, kings and queens. While Christianity remains as that or those institutions preaching, teaching and prophesying...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 14:50hrs | 10 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Redefining the role of government in an economy
The Zimbabwean economy has over the years been largely dominated by the government as the law maker, the regulator, business owner (competitor/supplier), consumer, financier and tax collector at the s...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:55hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa to speak at CEOs conference
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officiate at the 6th Africa Round Table, which ends here this afternoon. According to the programme, the President is expected to give a keynote add...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
I haven't arrived yet, says Seagirl
After bagging three awards in a space of three months, Bulawayo-based musician Novuyo Seagirl (27) still insists she hasn't reached her zenith.Seagirl last week won the Best House Music Song o...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Redefining the role of government in an economy
The Zimbabwean economy has over the years been largely dominated by the government as the law maker, the regulator, business owner (competitor/supplier), consumer, financier and tax collector at the s...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 13:29hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Redefining the role of government in an economy
The Zimbabwean economy has over the years been largely dominated by the government as the law maker, the regulator, business owner (competitor/supplier), consumer, financier and tax collector at the s...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:28hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Can currency reforms save the Zimbabwean economy?
There is no doubt that the unresolved currency issue lies at the heart of Zimbabwe's economic meltdown in the past 3 years and the price distortions in the local market. The origins of the currency cr...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 16:46hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Enter the dragon: The rise of China
The most remarkable economic turnaround story of the 21st century undoubtedly belongs to the People's Republic of China. As the country marks the 40th anniversary of economic reforms and opening, the ...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 16:43hrs | 2 | by Victor Bhoroma
Can currency reforms save the Zimbabwean economy?
There is no doubt that the unresolved currency issue lies at the heart of Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown in the past 3 years and the price distortions in the local market. The origins of the currency ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 14:11hrs | 2 | by Victor Bhoroma
Enter the dragon: The rise of China
The most remarkable economic turnaround story of the 21st century undoubtedly belongs to the People's Republic of China. As the country marks the 40th anniversary of economic reforms and opening, the ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 14:10hrs | 3 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe High Court to rule on Internet suit
THE High Court in Harare will today rule on the legality of the Government's directive to mobile network operators to shut down all internet operations in the country during last week's violent demons...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Information as a threat to national security'
We publish the full presentation by the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Senator Monica Mutsvangwa at the Zimbabwe National Defence University in Harare last week....Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:13hrs | | by Senator Monica Mutsvangwa
Social Media the new agora
Social media in the form of new technologies has become a new agora world-wide providing a platform for communication among different people regardless of space and time.Several applications s...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:43hrs | | by Tawanda Matende and Lovemore Chidemo
Why cutting government exposure is a mammoth task
Zimbabwe's budget deficit averages $2.3 billion for the past 3 years. Government expenditure is pegged at $8.2 billion and the budget deficit forecast is $1.6 billion for 2019. For the past three year...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 16:58hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Economic meltdown pushing many into poverty
As the festive mood grips the nation, there is a feeling among most Zimbabweans that the 2018 Christmas will be dull. Economic woes headlined by cash shortages, fuel shortages, multi-tier pricing and ...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 16:52hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Digital tax headache for small economies
Taxation of digital services like Facebook, e-Commerce, cloud services, video streaming, Twitter and Google advertising is a complex global problem.Countries like Zimbabwe, which are beneficia...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Dr Dennis Magaya
How to protect your family from hackers online
Cybercrime is at an all-time high in today's world, which can be highly dangerous for your personal information and the safety of your family. But there are things you can do to protect yourself and y...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Supply side intervention key for Zimbabwean Industries
The local industry has been operating below par in the last 20 years. Various policies by the government have failed to reindustrialize the economy with the sector's contribution to GDP falling below ...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 10:22hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Key economic expectations from the 2019 budget presentation
As the finance minister prepares to present the 2019 National Budget to parliament on the 22nd of November, a lot is at stake for economic development. In 2016, Zimbabwe's tax revenues were $3.5 billi...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 11:25hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Chinese deals, raw or fair for the Zimbabwean economy?
Given the recent developments in Zimbabwe and the African continent, it is worthy assessing how Chinese investments can affect the local economy going forward. Critical for Zimbabwe is how the country...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 21:41hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwean family in Canada endures strife, separation, death on long way home
THE Murasiranwas' story is about a separated family's quest for a better life, a heart-wrenching but necessary Zimbabwean exodus, agonizing refugee nomadism in North America and the death of a brother...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 07:26hrs | | by his article is taken from Kamloop This Week
Regional onslaughts against free expression retrogressive
MISA Zimbabwe stands in defence and solidarity with media practitioners in Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia in the wake of increasing onslaughts against media freedoms and the right to access informat...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:45hrs | | by MISA Zimbabwe
Mobile telcos' revenue down 5,8%
Zimbabwe's mobile telcos' revenue for the first quarter of 2018 decreased by 5,8 percent to $244,7 million compared to $259,711 million recorded in the same period last year as consumers continue to o...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bishop Lazarus of the Sunday Mail column off side
It is now difficult to peddle propaganda in this super-information highwayLet me put it straight that my ego and feelings towards Bishop Lazarus of the Sunday Mail column can't be eroded away ...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:36hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Is multi-tier pricing the problem or symptom?
As Zimbabwe's central bank tries to calm the problem it caused in the market through the introduction of bond notes in November 2016, questions have been raised on whether the multi-tier pricing syste...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Profile of Fortune Mguni (Daniel Molokele) - Hwange Central
Fortune Mguni (also known as Daniel Molokele) is a pro-democracy human rights lawyer well known for his fight for democracy in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Over the years he has also established himself...Published: 24 May 2018 at 17:17hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
SMEs transition key in uplifting the Zimbabwean Economy
The transition of SMEs to big business or corporates is pivotal in any economy in the world. It is actually the relative measure of how well an economy is performing as SMEs are the seed-bed of busine...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:51hrs | 4 | by Victor Bhoroma
Made in Zimbabwe
The advent of globalization has demonstrated that each country has expertise in a certain trade and there are commodities that resonate with certain nations more than others. It is often argued that t...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:48hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
How Zimbabwe can benefit from the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA)
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 state and government, save for 10 countrie...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:42hrs | 7 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe losing the product counterfeit war
The unchecked growth of counterfeit (fake) products dumped in the Zimbabwean market has reached alarming levels. Although the country's official import bill shows that imports into the country have sl...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:38hrs | 2 | by Victor Bhoroma
Taming government expenditure
Zimbabwe's finance ministry made a bold budget presentation of $5,071 billion in anticipated revenues against a planned expenditure bill of $5,743 billion. The budget deficit is expected to ease to $6...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:34hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Why online dating has revolutionized the world of singles romance
Once upon a time going online to find a partner was frowned upon. The consensus was it was necessary to meet someone face-to-face in order to get to know them better, whether that was in a bar ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 12:56hrs | 3 | by Lifestyle Reporter
Strong institutions bedrock of economic prosperity
As some countries write magnificent pieces of great economic achievements in modern history, most have often wondered why some nations (especially on the African continent) are poor, while others pros...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:45hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa should appoint a fresh, untainted Cabinet
The first 100 days of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidency have come and gone and many seem dissatisfied or unimpressed by his presidency so far and I agree, but for different reasons.My ...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Paul Kaseke
Zimbabwe's pricing dilemma
Zimbabwe's quest for economic competitiveness and new business is very much connected to market pricing of goods and services. Competitive prices incentivize suppliers through healthy profit margins w...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 13:33hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Tapping into diaspora remittances for growth
For the past 3 years, remittances from Zimbabweans living abroad have been averaging $1 billion. This figure only accounts for funds sent home through official banking channels, as such the figure may...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 13:25hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
The case for FDI into Zimbabwe
The growth of FDI inflows into Zimbabwe is one of the fundamental aspects required to turn around the local economy. The positive connection between increase in FDI and GDP is what motivates most bila...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 15:40hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
SMEs transition key in uplifting economy
The transition of SMEs to big business or corporate is pivotal in any economy in the world. It is actually the relative measure of how well an economy is performing as SMEs are the seed-bed of busines...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 15:38hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Addressing Zimbabwean business climate
The recent amendments to the Indigenisation and Empowerment Act and the slight adjustments on petroleum levies are massive steps to entice investors as Zimbabwe opens up for new business.Other...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 15:33hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
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