Opinion

6 years ago | January 12, 2018

Setting Zim on sustainable recovery path

Taurai Togarepi The new administration led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa reiterated on the need to grow the economy ...

3 million tourists expected in 2020

Hebert Zharare Zimbabwe’s tourism industry is set for a rebound as arrivals mainly from traditional markets are expected ...

Demand, supply side strategies can work together…Investment ...

Chris Chenga For years, there has been continuous debate in economic circles on the notions of supply side and demand ...

President to be face of Zim at historic Davos Summit

Business Writer President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be the face of the Zimbabwean economy at the 48th World Economic Forum ...

Zacc swoops on council officials

Business Writer The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc)’s anti – graft fight swooped on local authorities ...

Should Govt panic over price hikes?

Clive Mphambela Government has hit the panic button over recent spikes in the price of most basic goods, and in typical ...

Why small business incubation matters

Kudzai M. Mubaiwa A few years ago I wrote some articles on business incubation when it was still an emerging phenomenon ...

6 years ago | January 5, 2018

Machinations of Cecil John Rhodes defined Zimbabwe’s borders

Borders define a nation. But who defined Zimbabwe’s 3000km-long boundaries? What is a border?

Bitcoin trade needs more than warnings

Time for governments, central banks to stop being defensive Kudzanai Sharara The first and widely used response from ...

Strategies for dealing with corruption

Dr Gift Mugano President Mnangagwa in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) highlighted the need to deal with ...

Lessons of the past prepare us for the future

Kudzanai Sharara How does one describe 2017? Seems like a very simple question, but how does one describe a year that ...

Beware of simple staff cost percentages

There is an obsession in those monitoring Government, local government and private sector accounts with the percentage ...

Why businesses fail

Robert Gonye The thought of starting a business can be a daunting one especially given the plethora of business ...

Profile of a Zimbabwean small business owner

Kudzai Mubaiwa We looked into various important aspects of small business last year, namely the undoubted contribution ...

6 years ago | December 29, 2017

Strategic planning for small business

Kudzai Mubaiwa As the year draws to an end it is an opportune time to take stock of one’s enterprise no matter how ...

New economic order needs actions to back words

We are about to start a new year, and if we want to look forward rather than back we need to ensure we build on what we ...

Public policy needs alternative process . . . Policy cannot be ...

Chris Chenga African governments are frequently found pursuing populist policies that lack business sense. These ...

‘Controls are bad for the economy’

Comment: Clive Mphambela Adam Smith, the celebrated economist and philosopher once said, “It is not from the benevolence ...

Cease-fires are hard to agree

We conclude the story of the Lancaster House Conference this week, picking up where major agreement had been struck over ...

6 years ago | December 15, 2017

Economic reforms an uphill task

Clive Mphambela Two weeks into the appointment of the new Cabinet and seven days after Finance and Economic Planning ...