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New perspectives: Relevance of pensions dashboard architecture
Pension dashboards also help to locate missing pots, thus reducing the problem of unclaimed benefits the pensions industry is currently grappling with.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Sep. 17, 2022
New perspectives: Achieving universal health coverage in Zim
Convening, negotiating and consensus-building capacities are needed to harmonize benefit packages and payment methods and to minimize gaps across schemes.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Oct. 9, 2022
Central bank digital currencies options and opportunities
Zimbabwe’s electronic payment systems are already highly resilient and secure.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Oct. 30, 2022
New perspectives: Investing in human capital to support structural transformation of Zimbabwe
Goal 2 aims for a “well educated citizens and skills revolution underpinned by science, technology and innovation.”
By Ronald Zvendiya
Dec. 11, 2022
Addressing unclaimed benefits problem in Zimbabwe
The administrator of the pension plan or the insurer has the duty and responsibility of processing a member's accrued benefits when they become due.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Jan. 29, 2023
Perspectives: Measures to restore confidence in insurance and pensions industry
The 2019 currency reforms triggered a rise in the inflation rate and instability in the exchange rate that has produced extraordinary gains, referred to as “Revaluation Gains”.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Apr. 2, 2023
Perspectives: Value preservation in unstable macroeconomic environment
Livestock also yields value over time due to their potential reproduction rate.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Apr. 16, 2023
Promoting financial inclusion and innovation in insurance sector
The 2021 FinScope Consumer Survey revealed that 23% of Zimbabwe’s adult population was financially excluded.
By Ronald Zvendiya
May. 7, 2023
Perspectives: Building foundations of youth in elections and governance
The delivery approach is in the form of a Youth Programme on elections and governance.
By Ronald Zvendiya
May. 28, 2023
Perspectives: Empowering African youth for positive change
On Mandela Day, MINDS Scholars were challenged to demonstrate their definition of transformational leadership in their communities.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Jul. 30, 2023
Climate change adaptation opportunity for capacitation
Such capacity gaps are evident at national, regional, and continental levels.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Aug. 18, 2023
Building capacity for factoring in Africa to support AfCFTA
The key drivers for factoring are the demand for funding SMEs as an engine for economic growth, innovation, and scope for expansion of factoring products.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Sep. 15, 2023
Analysis of 2024 special surtax on sugar content
By lowering the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases associated with sugary drinks, the tax could potentially lead to a reduction in healthcare costs associated with treating these conditions.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Feb. 2, 2024
The role of think tanks in enhancing policy uptake
Think tanks conduct training to enhance critical and technical capacity among stakeholders, including policymakers, the public sector, the private sector, and civil society.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Feb. 23, 2024
Solutions for tackling youth unemployment challenges
Social entrepreneurship can be a powerful tool in addressing youth unemployment as it combines economic goals with social impact.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Mar. 8, 2024
Combating money laundering and financing of terrorism
FATF has come up with a set of recommendations known as the Forty Recommendations to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Mar. 15, 2024
Perspectives: Leveraging knowledge generation for policy impact
Specifically, sector impact evaluation programmes should be scaled up.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Mar. 24, 2024
Acceleration of African Continental Free Trade Area implementation
The AfCFTA targets a market of 1.2 billion people representing US$2.5 trillion in cumulative GDP.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Mar. 31, 2024
Unleashing potential of African leaders and shaping a brighter future for Africa
This article gives a snap view of MINDS activities and events held in 2023 that transforms leadership landscape in Africa.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Apr. 21, 2024
Insurance and pensions industry’s contribution to economic growth
The industry directly impacts the economy through the following:
By Ronald Zvendiya
May. 12, 2024
Streamlining migration, climate change to policy frameworks
Further, it has been noted that women and girls, along with other vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities (PWDs) are disproportionately affected by such threats.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Jul. 12, 2024
Promoting Pan-African leadership excellence among youths
They also prioritise issues such as social justice, economic development, and political freedom, and seek to empower Africans to take charge of their own destiny.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Sep. 1, 2024
Domestic resource mobilisation for sustainable development
Strategies and initiatives for the mobilisation of domestic resources
By Ronald Zvendiya
Nov. 17, 2024
Role of education in climate change mitigation, resilience building and adaptation
Building resilient education systems should clearly be a top priority for policymakers in vulnerable countries.
By Ronald Zvendiya
Jan. 12, 2025
