From solvency to sustainability: Long-term insurer credibility
Sustainability answers a more important one: “Will this insurer remain dependable in the years to come?”
By Ephraim Chawoneka
3h ago
What Zim’s foreign currency surge actually consists of
The FBC Holdings April 2026 Economic Snapshot, one of the more rigorous institutional assessments of the economy, frames the result in broadly positive terms.
By Valentine Maya
3h ago
Thanks, the world is noticing the miracle-man that is our Owner
How and when did title for this land pass to these individuals who now have the court-sanctioned powers to carry out these demolitions … or parcel out this land to some nationals?
By Muckracker
3h ago
The Republic of Untouchables
If they have the authority to investigate, they must investigate, and if they have the capacity to recover proceeds of crime, they must demonstrate it.
By Shame Makoshori
3h ago
Electronic traffic management system coming at right time
The ETMS offers an opportunity to curb such behaviour through consistent and impartial enforcement. However, authorities must urgently address challenges emerging from its implementation.
By Eddie Zvinonzwa
3h ago
The Irish question
The Irish Republic (the South) has become a largely secular place where the Catholic Church’s long stranglehold on the culture has evaporated. Simply put, it feels normal.
By Gwynne Dyer
3h ago
Visa fees, rejected dreams, new economics of reverse remittances
Yet little attention has been paid to the opposite flow: millions of dollars leaving Africa every year through visa application fees paid for journeys that never happen.
By Gloria Ndoro-mkombachoto
3h ago
The route to accessing climate finance
Climate change is now a systemic financial risk, and projects that fail to demonstrate ESG alignment are increasingly excluded from capital flows.
By Mike Juru
3h ago
CEO performance contract
While executives report directly to the CEO, many of their activities fall within areas that are ultimately overseen by board committees.
By Memory Nguwi
3h ago
Why ZEEX could produce Zim’s next listed giants
A second PITP cohort followed between August and October 2025, demonstrating the exchange’s commitment to developing a pipeline of potential issuers before formally launching ZEEX.
By Kudakwashe Taimo
4h ago
Doves congratulates Ipec on 20 years of regulatory excellence
This milestone is not only a celebration of regulation. It is a celebration of progress, resilience and trust in the financial services sector.
By The Zimbabwe Independent
Jun. 12, 2026
Ipec hailed for safeguarding confidence in Zim’s insurance and pensions sector
Established in 2006 under the Insurance and Pensions Commission Act, Ipec was created at a time when Zimbabwe was experiencing significant economic challenges.
By The Zimbabwe Independent
Jun. 12, 2026
Origins of insurance and pension regulation in Zim (1980-2006)
Despite these limitations, the period laid an important foundation for the evolution of insurance and pensions regulation in Zimbabwe.
By The Zimbabwe Independent
Jun. 12, 2026
The role and purpose of insurance: Demystified by Old Mutual
At its heart, insurance is about care and preparedness. It allows customers to plan today so that their loved ones are better protected tomorrow.
By The Zimbabwe Independent
Jun. 12, 2026
Insurance and pensions sector urged to rebuild trust and deliver real value
Speaking at the event, Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) commissioner Grace Muradzikwa said the symposium had been designed as a platform to shape the future of the sector.
By The Zimbabwe Independent
Jun. 12, 2026
Integration of traditional land custodianship into ESG reporting
Now, as Zimbabwe continues to improve ESG reporting and sustainability standards, there is an opportunity to combine traditional land custodianship with modern governance systems.
By Ephraim Chawoneka
Jun. 12, 2026
AI win win new space race
Under the revised roadmap, the newly announced crew will conduct an Earth-orbit demonstration mission designed to reduce risk before a future return to the lunar surface.
By Naison Bangure
Jun. 12, 2026
Businesses must start creating environmental solutions
The question businesses should now ask is not simply how to reduce their environmental impact, but how their products and services can help restore, protect, and sustain the environment.
By Rufaro Bingura
Jun. 12, 2026
World is entering an era of economic deterrence and we are not fully ready
At the same time, heightened tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have repeatedly triggered price volatility in global energy markets.
By Jameson Timba
Jun. 12, 2026
Zim’s economic growth depends on fixing tax morale not hiking new taxes
In Zimbabwe, where the informal sector is estimated to account for a massive portion of all economic activity and employment, this dynamic is our greatest fiscal hurdle.
By Tinashe Mkandawire
Jun. 12, 2026
Why are SA business leaders silent on Xenophobia?
Now is the time for South African business leaders to take a clear stand against xenophobia before the economic and social collapse become even greater.
By Jacob Mutisi
Jun. 12, 2026
Green building — Untapped climate finance analyst for us
Green buildings sit at the intersection of these requirements, offering a practical and highly-visible pathway for mobilising both public and private climate capital.
By Mike Juru
Jun. 12, 2026
How the next election could be rigged before a single vote is cast
The commission further warns that changes in the administration of the voters' roll may affect the planning and procurement of ballot papers and other election materials.
By Phillan Zamchiya
Jun. 12, 2026
Charamba should put up or shut up
A footnote: When Chief Justice Fieldsend was told his contract was up in the early 1980s (in fact he didn’t have one), prime minister Robert Mugabe told ZTV: “We want a black for that job.”
By Muckracker
Jun. 12, 2026
Roadside vending as Zim’s most honest economic indicator
Manufacturing's share of GDP had already declined from 14,8% in 2018 to under 10% by 2025. The sector contributed an average of 23% of GDP across the 1980s.
By Valentine Muhamba
Jun. 12, 2026
Councils must address systemic failures promptly
These are not isolated accidents but symptoms of failing systems. The statistics are alarming, but what is even more disturbing is that many of these deaths were avoidable.
By Eddie Zvinonzwa
Jun. 12, 2026
Arms deals in dark corners — Don’t turn us into another bloody enclave
There must be political will to confront corruption within enforcement institutions. Criminal syndicates survive because somebody, somewhere, is looking away or benefiting.
By Shame Makoshori
Jun. 12, 2026
Can the Sables match rugby's best? Zimbabwe set for defining friendly fixtures ahead of World Cup return
For others who witnessed the glory years first-hand, it is a chance to see the pride of African rugby rise from the ashes.
By The Zimbabwe Independent
Jun. 11, 2026
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