Retirement: Inevitable death sentence for Zim pensioners

The scars of the period have remained and insurance firms have been struggling to restore the trust and confidence lost during the hyperinflationary period.
By Harry Wilson 12h ago
Missing Harare-London direct flight: Case on remittances, diaspora, cargo
Missing Harare-London direct flight: Case on remittances, diaspora, cargo
British Airways’ three-weekly Heathrow-Harare service ended on October 28, 2007, with the airline citing spiralling costs and falling demand.
By Valentine Muhamba 12h ago
Economic growth depends on moving beyond survivalist employment
The government should facilitate Power Purchase Agreements allowing industrial zones to buy cheap solar power.
By Esther Dzviti 12h ago
War‑triggered oil spikes push Zim inflation to fresh peaks
The country’s robust fiscal position and deep financial markets have mitigated a full‑scale crisis, but the ripple effects are evident in higher import bills for fuel and food.
By Lovemore Nyawo 12h ago
Africa’s new information war: Leaked files exposing manufactured solidarity
Africa’s youth cannot defend what leaders refuse to acknowledge.
MMT is nothing more than a doormat
Admittedly, of late the MMT has found its voice and chairman Honour Mkushi has declined to have personnel who are manifestly unqualified or unsuitable foisted upon the trust.
By Muckraker 12h ago
Misguided prescrption on medical aid societies
At a time when public health services remain under strain and private care is often beyond the reach of ordinary citizens, medical aid societies have stepped in to bridge a critical gap.
What numbers say about Stanbic, banking sector
Here is an encouraging signal in the numbers. Net interest income, which is what banks make from lending money, grew from 29% of Stanbic’s total income in 2024 to 37% in 2025.
By Tinashe Mukogo 12h ago
First Mutual Wealth Gold ETF debuts on VFEX
Firstly, its underlying assets are entirely offshore, with exposure to Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed instruments.
By Kudakwashe Taimo 12h ago
Dam levels catalyst for transformational activities
Lake Mutirikwi already hosts the five-megawatt Great Zimbabwe Hydro Power plant, demonstrating the potential for integrated water use.
By Eddie Zvinonzwa 12h ago
57% of What, Exactly? Why capacity utilisation is the wrong answer to the wrong question about Zimbabwe's industry
To understand why the denominator in Zimbabwe's capacity utilisation fraction is so problematic, you have to understand the economy that created it.
By Valentine Muhamba Apr. 28, 2026
The Great Trek: Why Zimbabwe's best companies are leaving their own stock exchange
That figure is not ambiguous. It is not a divided verdict. It is the judgment of the company's own shareholders, independently expressed, that the ZSE could no longer price their investment fairly.
By Valentine Muhamba Apr. 28, 2026
Stop trying to be an airline. Start being one: The case for Air Zimbabwe going budget
The market that a budget Air Zimbabwe would serve is real and growing. Zimbabwe received 1,613,901 international tourist arrivals in 2024, generating an estimated US$1.2 billion in tourism revenue.
By Valentine Muhamba Apr. 27, 2026
The skies were never Ours: Pay more, fly longer: Africa's route rip-off
The routing via Dubai or Jeddah is not a quirk specific to Algeria. It is a description of how African air travel works. Only 19% of African city pairs are connected by a direct flight.
By Valentine Muhamba Apr. 27, 2026
Aligning supply chain strategies with overall business objectives
STRATEGIC procurement stands as a hallmark of a robust corporate strategy, often hidden from the limelight, yet pivotal to the organisation’s potential for growth
By Charles Nyika Apr. 24, 2026
New electricity of digital age
MORE than a century ago, electricity transformed the world in ways few people fully understood at the time. Initially, it was a scientific curiosity with limited uses.
By Naison Bangure Apr. 24, 2026
Five lessons for leaders from the Apple succession story
“Cook asked whether he and the other top managers should leave. Jobs paused for more than 30 seconds before he decided they should,” Walter Isaacson writes in the biography Steve Jobs.
By Dzikamai Bere Apr. 24, 2026
Zim debt crisis cannot be resolved by unreformed G20 framework
ADDRESSING delegates during the G20 Global Leaders’ Summit, hosted in South Africa in November 2025, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga said Zimbabwe is seeking inclusion in the G20
By Tirivangani Mutazu Apr. 24, 2026
Death rattle of a superpower?
“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single power plant, and every single bridge, in Iran.” 
By Gwynne Dyer Apr. 24, 2026
Why Zimbabwe must lead the ethical AI revolution
It’s about whether artificial intelligence will remain a tool for human progress or drift into something that undermines our dignity, our agency, and our sense of purpose.
By Evans Sagomba Apr. 24, 2026
Zim journalists under siege: Law as a weapon of silence
IN contemporary Zimbabwe, journalism has ceased to be a neutral vocation and has instead become a hazardous assertion of civic autonomy.
By Wellington Muzengeza Apr. 24, 2026
Power you can feel, space you can live in
Whether you are navigating city traffic, overtaking on the open road, or taking on steeper routes, the Tiggo 9 responds with smooth and immediate power. 
By Andrew Muzamhindo Apr. 24, 2026
When constitutions are bent, democracies break: Why term limits matter
Presidential term limits exist for a reason. They are not procedural inconveniences to be negotiated away when they become politically uncomfortable.
By Mutsa Murenje Apr. 24, 2026
Small is the new big: Future of retail in Zim
To understand why smaller is beginning to outperform bigger, you first have to appreciate what big actually costs.
By Valentine Muhamba Apr. 24, 2026
The economic dividend of independence in Zim
The same goes for health facilities which need to be improved and equipped in order to improve on the quality of the public health system of Zimbabwe
By Trust Chikohora Apr. 24, 2026
The power behind Zim’s great regional logistics hub ambition
Zimbabwe’s push to become a regional logistics hub is gaining momentum, underpinned by an aggressive infrastructure drive anchored on major transport corridors, urban interchanges
By Freeman Makopa Apr. 24, 2026
Independence beyond politics
It is important to note that Zimbabwe has made important strides in advancing the rights and status of women since Independence.
By Tinashe Madamombe Apr. 24, 2026
Nurses’ strike exposes the cost of intransigence
A FEW weeks ago, we warned in this space about the looming catastrophe a nurses’ strike would unleash. That warning was ignored. Today, the consequences are here.
By Eddie Zvinonzwa Apr. 24, 2026