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African academic economists are a dangerous threat to Africa's future
It is sad, indeed dispiriting to read Professor Ayittey's article "Africa's Reform Conundrum and Zimbabwe's Tragedy", published in "The Zimbabwean" of 21st September 2018.You may think that to...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 10:39hrs | 693 | by David Barber & Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo's Haddon & Sly supermarket shuts down shop
One of Bulawayo's leading giant supermarkets, Haddon and Sly Supermarket has reportedly closed due to operational challenges.According to the workers, the supermarket closed 5 days ago....Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:28hrs | 11252 | by Staff Reporter
Top entrepreneurs, firms talk service innovation
A CUSTOMER service symposium held last week attracted Zimbabwe's top entrepreneurs and firms, including quoted companies who gathered in Harare to explore strategies on how the country could catch up ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cannot do it alone
Command Agriculture has put the country on the path of food self-sufficiency, increased rural incomes and better living standards.Agriculture's influence, as a sector which supplies 60 percent of ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:50hrs | 281 | by Munyaradzi Mlambo
Chamisa is a very bad and poor chip off the Tsvangirai block
Mario Vargas Llosa, the world-famed Peruvian writer, penned a small, but sweet collection of incisive essays titled "A Writer's Reality." My favourite from that collection is "Novels Disguised". Its a...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:13hrs | 2884 | by Igomombe
Business opportunities in Zimbabwe that will make more millionaires in 2018
The term "millionaire" is taking on a new meaning in Zimbabweans abroad. It's no longer just about the size of your bank account; any shady politician, corrupt bureaucrat, or unscrupulous busi...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 1885 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Tharisa plan next move as Zimbabwe opens doors again
PLATINUM group metal (PGM) and chrome miner, Tharisa, is taking a low-risk approach to a high-risk country with the investments into Zimbabwe, it has announced this year.For almost 30 years, Z...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1722 | by miningmx.com
'I was labelled a prostitute'
HAJIRAH Belinda Potts was recently crowned Miss World Zimbabwe at a colourful ceremony in Domboshava's Orchid Gardens, shrugging off stiff competition from 13 other contestants. NewsDay Life &...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:26hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Private enterprise must drive recovery
"We owe it to all the peoples of the sub-continent to ensure that they see us not merely as good leaders waxing lyrical about our development, but as front commanders in the blast furnaces of labour, ...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:08hrs | 102 | by Vince Musewe
Mthuli Ncube gets whole of Zimbabwe talking
AT last, the long-awaited Cabinet is here. And it's full of shocks and surprises, with heavyweights falling by the wayside and lightweights making it to the much leaner list of President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:49hrs | 1829 | by Editorial - newsday
Mnangagwa's new Cabinet to be sworn in today
President Mnangagwa will today swear in his newly appointed Cabinet of 20 members, 13 deputy ministers and nine provincial ministers, to come up with policies that can steer the nation out of its prol...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:43hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Know your Minister of Finance Prof Mthuli Ncube
Professor Mthuli Ncube is currently Managing Director and Head of Quantum Global Research Lab (Switzerland), part of Quantum Global Group, the largest Private Equity group dedicated to investing in Af...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 19:14hrs | 12178 | by Staff Reporter
A new transformational paradigm for Zimbabwe
"The future of our country Zimbabwe depends on how we, Zimbabweans, imagine it through a new transformational consciousness"I truly believe that Zimbab...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 09:56hrs | 3007 | by Vince Musewe
'Africa is the place to be,' African Development Bank President tells China
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has urged Chinese business leaders to attend the Africa Investment Forum scheduled to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 7-...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 07:29hrs | 792 | by Staff Reporter
How the electorate rejected Mawarire and Povo
When Pastor Evan Mawarire first emerged, many felt he had what it takes to challenge at least for a parliamentary seat. To be fair to those who saw him as a potential face for our esteemed august Hous...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:52hrs | 2031 | by Leroy Dzenga
A Zimbabwe National Venture Capital fund, industry and youth entrepreneurship
Zimbabwe is on the brink of a new era of innovation and economic activity. Our government's greatest task will be to promote small and medium-sized enterprises and to unlock the creativity and product...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 08:29hrs | 1119 | by Prof Mthuli Ncube
Government has an obligation to sort the economy
In the narrowest sense, the government's role in the economy is to help correct market failures, or situations where private markets cannot maximize the value that they could create for society. ...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 07:16hrs | 199 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Open Letter to Emmerson Mnangagwa
I would start by congratulating you on becoming our new President. As you assume your five-year mandate, have a few suggestions.A female vice presidentIt goes without question that Sec...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 07:30hrs | 3197 | by Nyari Mashayamombe
Diaspora ready to assist Bulawayo industry
AILING Bulawayo industries could tap into financial resources owned by diaspora citizens to turnaround industrial operations and restore the city's manufacturing status, accomplished banker and one of...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe will rise!' says Musewe, the dreamer - pipe dreamer ignoring reality of rigged elections
My brother Vince Musewe, the dreamer, is back with a bang! Ever since he parted company with Tendai Biti and his People's Democratic Party (PDP) a year or so ago, Vince has been very quiet. If he was ...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 18:17hrs | 1435 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe will rise
In his book titled "How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor", Professor Erik Reinert explains to us that it will only be when we adopt strategies to deliberately industrialise thr...Published: 27 Aug 2018 at 18:10hrs | 4054 | by Vince Musewe
Open letter to E.D. Mnangagwa the Incoming president of Zimbabwe
Mr. President, I congratulate you with 'heavyheart' for being sworn in as the next president of the republic of Zimbabwe for the next five years. I am sure that that you are aware that millions of Zim...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 23:10hrs | 2818 | by Don Chigumba
Who is Professor Mthuli Ncube?
PROFESSOR Mthuli NCUBE is a financial, economics, investment, and public policy expert. He has vast experience and worked in the private sector, public sector, academia, and international financial in...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 17:51hrs | 9533 | by Agencies
A journey well completed
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ZIMBABWE DEFENCE FORCES, CDE E.D. MNANGAGWA AT THE BURIAL OF THE LATE NATIONAL HEROINE THOKOZIL...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:47hrs | 207 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Harare Poly principal calls for re-organisation of tertiary system
HARARE Polytechnic principal Tafadzwa Mudondo yesterday called for the re-organisation and re-configuration of the tertiary educational system in Zimbabwe in order to offer solutions that address 21st...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:59hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Focus on nation building and economy says Mnangagwa
President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged Zimbabweans to put the recently held harmonised elections behind and focus on nation building and reviving the economy.He said this while off...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:31hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
'Opposition leaders called for more sanctions'
THE MDC-Alliance invited sanctions on Zimbabwe in an act of political expediency, resulting in the United States passing the amended Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act (zdera), For...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:29hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
'Don't risk your lives for greedy politicians'
ZIMBABWEANS must not be used by politicians or risk their lives so that greedy individuals assume political power.In an interview on the sidelines of the ZCC Defe Dopota Holy Land 42nd commemo...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 06:45hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
CBZ commits $120k in Youth Entrepreneurs Programme
CBZ Holdings Limited says it will commit $120 000 into the Youth Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP) in line with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's 2016-2020 National Financial Inclusion Strategy.CBZ g...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:47hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Mr Chamisa, it's game over!
IT'S game over, and this writer cannot agree more with the thinker who says, "Good management is what creates results." The same with Paul Hawken's flip-side when he says, "Good management is the art ...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1849 | by Tendai H. Manzvanzvike
Modi works to start revolving fund
NEWLY elected Zanu-PF Bulawayo South MP Rajesh Modi has said a revolving fund which he launched last month will start processing applications in the next three weeks to fulfil his election promise....Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 11:46hrs | 4521 | by Staff reporter
Chinese observers condemn MDC Alliance violence
THE Chinese election observer mission to Zimbabwe has endorsed the July 30 harmonised elections as peaceful, orderly and credible, and immediately condemned violent opposition elements that wreaked ha...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:30hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Parastatals need clear vision to succeed: Mbigi
STATE enterprises and parastatals would never be turned around unless Zimbabwe, as a country, has a clear vision, professor of business and public management, Lovemore Mbigi has said.Giving hi...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:04hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Another GNU in the making?
The 2018 elections in Zimbabwe bear strong similarities to those of 1980: the promise of a new beginning after almost two decades of political strife, economic crisis and social decay; the numerical d...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 15:26hrs | 1005 | by Ibbo Mandaza
Four days before polls,signs show MDC Alliance has won - Biti
MDC Alliance Principal Tendai Biti has declared that four days before the elections signs show that his grouping has won the elections resoundingly."With four days to go to the election it is ...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 09:47hrs | 5745 | by Stephen Jakes
Modi plans $100 000 revolving fund
BULAWAYO businessman, Mr Raj Modi, plans to set up a revolving fund with initial $100 000 seed capital to assist small businesses in Bulawayo South.Addressing journalists in the city yesterday...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Website makes starting a business in Zimbabwe easy
Concave (http://www.concave.co.zw/) is a service that finds suppliers and service providers for individuals, businesses and other organisations. We built the pl...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 15:38hrs | 618 | by Sibusiso T. Mabhena
Modi sets up revolving fund
BULAWAYO businessman, Mr Rajesh Modi, has set up a revolving fund to assist small businesses in Bulawayo South.He revealed this in an interview after addressing more than 50 vendors who had co...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:35hrs | 212 | by Staff rpeorter
Paul Kagame Transformed Rwanda into middle economy
His Excellency Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, once said: "In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investments and not aid are major pillars of development."Ordinary Africans have for long ...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 16:19hrs | 2929 | by Enos Denhere
Seizing opportunities in Zimbabwe's new era
As Zimbabwe courts investors and ramps up efforts to create a business-friendly environment, connectivity and communication will be key to forging a path towards the country's digital future, says Nev...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 13:31hrs | 1508 | by Never Ncube
Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe set to frustrate eager investors
A European investor's phone rings in a Harare restaurant and it's good news: an $80 million construction deal has been agreed with the Zimbabwean government.All that's needed now is a central ...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:53hrs | 1424 | by TimesLive
Entries for prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation are open
Engineers from Zimbabwe and other sub-Saharan countries are invited to enter the fifth edition of the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The deadline for entries is Monday 23 July 20...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 19:11hrs | 362 | by Agencies
Is Zimbabwe falling into the coup trap?
A coup d'état, can be understood as the sudden and illegal removal of the incumbent using force or the threat of force.The "stroke of the State" as per the French translation is often a swift...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | 2743 | by Munyaradzi Ziburawa
Simba Mhuriro, The most decorated young entrepreneur in Zimbabwe
Great moments are born from great opportunity.If you can imagine it ,you can achieve it. If you can dream it , you can become it. No matter where you are today .It should be not the yardstick to deter...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 13:34hrs | 1527 | by Enos Denhere
Mnangagwa keen to reward talent, hard work
President Mnangagwa says his administration will reward talent and innovation in its drive to transform Zimbabwe into a middle-income economy by 2030 following the launch yesterday of Empower Bank. ...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:03hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
SAITH Technologies founder and inventor Sangulani Max Chikumbutso behind Greener Power Machine
Martin Luther King Jr once said ," I have a dream that one day people will understand ,that English is a language not a measure of intelligent." Many people could be far today but they limit themselve...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 18:32hrs | 1081 | by Enos Denhere
Mnangagwa open to domestic capital
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government is committed to attracting and promoting domestic capital the same way it is promoting foreign direct investment. This was after several econom...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 10:50hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash glitches: POTRAZ seeks answers
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has engaged Econet to seek clarification over the breakdown of their mobile transaction platform that plunged business to a ...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 15:55hrs | 2524 | by Staff reporter
Code's Chikohora targets youth in Gweru Urban
COALITION of Democrats' aspiring Gweru Urban parliamentary candidate, Trust Chikohora, has launched various developmental projects targeting the youth, as he seeks to endear himself with the niche ele...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:59hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Presidential candidate resorts to prayer rallies
BETHEL Christian Party (BCP) presidential candidate Dr Willard Mugadza yesterday said he is convinced that he will win the forthcoming elections as his election bid is a calling from God.The B...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:05hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
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