Economic consequences of tax cuts for the wealthy

Empirical research has consistently shown that tax cuts for the rich widen inequality, concentrate wealth, and do little to expand employment or lift growth.
By Kevin Tutani 21h ago
Keep legacy of Zim music legends alive
Keep legacy of Zim music legends alive
Leonard Dembo’s music remains etched in national memory, with Chitekete still the soundtrack of weddings three decades later.
By Kudzai Mutisi Aug. 22, 2025
Survey results, appointments and endless disappointments...
Rigging is now everywhere, we can tell you.
By Muckracker Aug. 22, 2025
Trump echoes views of ‘last person he speaks to’
It will take a lot of hypocrisy and a massive campaign of perpetual flattery for the old Nato countries to keep Trump on side for that long while simultaneously
By Gwynne Dyer Aug. 22, 2025
Intersection of AI, warfare — The economics of military AI
The world is witnessing a quiet revolution
By Naison Bangure Aug. 22, 2025
Mnangagwa must prove Sadc handover spirit in 2028
Ultimately, Mnangagwa’s place in history will not be decided by Sadc chairmanships or political manoeuvres.
By Tinashe Kairiza Aug. 22, 2025
Humans must remain at the centre of all govt decisions
The fourth industrial revolution is redefining how public institutions should operate.
By Godfrey Wasara Aug. 22, 2025
Healing Zim’s wounds through humanistic lens
In a world marked by deep divisions, social injustice, and historical wounds—Zimbabwe included—few concepts offer as much untapped potential for individual and collective healing as forgiveness.
By Antony Jongwe Aug. 22, 2025
Why Agenda 2063 will remain a pipe dream
Agenda 2063 is one of Africa’s blueprints anchored on seven aspirations
By Nicholas Aribino Aug. 22, 2025
Tempests loom as Mining Bill proceeds for public hearings
While there is no longer silence around the new Mines Bill, what has emerged so far is often little more than muffled signals—notes only dogs can hear.
By Robert Mukondiwa Aug. 22, 2025
If economy is firing, why are we in biblical Egypt?
Dear Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube
By Shame Makoshori Aug. 22, 2025
Zim: From bureaucratic walls to bridges of dignity
What if government in Zimbabwe wasn’t a wall we must climb, but a bridge we can cross, swiftly, openly, and with our dignity intact?
By Fungisai Nota Aug. 21, 2025
Hilton Mudariki Scores with Mitsubishi Triton
Zimbabwe Rugby captain Hilton Mudariki received a significant boost ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia
By Andrew Muzamhindo Aug. 19, 2025
VW airbag recall critical safety check for Zimbabwean drivers
These airbags, if deployed, could rupture, releasing dangerous metal fragments and posing a significant risk of injury to drivers and passengers.
By Andrew Muzamhindo Aug. 15, 2025
Mid-term monetary policy review statement - Analysis, perspectives
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s mid-term monetary policy review statement outlines ongoing efforts to manage monetary and financial conditions.
By Kudakwashe Taimo Aug. 15, 2025
Healing first: Why personal restoration is key to progress
Across Zimbabwe and around the world, people are carrying invisible wounds.
By Jessie Mhaka Aug. 15, 2025
How space exploration, AI are reshaping today’s world
IN 2025, the twin revolutions of space exploration and artificial intelligence (AI) are converging in ways that promise profound impact
By Naison Bangure Aug. 15, 2025
Modus operandi: Kill the game, vanish and no questions asked
This is Zimbabwe’s wildlife, our majestic game hunted for trophies worth thousands of dollars — and here, conveniently, “unaccounted for”.
By Shame Makoshori Aug. 15, 2025
AI efficiency, ability to think: A reflection
At its best, an LLM can summarise a dense legal statute, suggest improvements to a business proposal or even translate provincial news articles into fluent English or Shona
By Evans Sagomba Aug. 15, 2025
Harnessing AI to advance financial inclusion
According to GSMA Association (GSMA), the sub-Saharan Africa region is at the epicentre of mobile money on the continent, with 835 million registered accounts.
By Gloria Ndoro-mkombachoto Aug. 15, 2025
Lessons from South Africa’s chrome resource management
South Africa has the largest chrome reserves in the world.
By Kevin Tutani Aug. 15, 2025
Constitution belongs to us and not handful of political bandits, thieves
Zimbabwe has been reduced to a shadow of its former promise — a jewel of Africa.
By Jacob Mutisi Aug. 15, 2025
Ukraine: Trump and his deadlines
Donald Trump sets deadlines for more complicated reasons that purport to be tactical, but he too is addicted to the whooshing sound they make when he breaks them.
By Gwynne Dyer Aug. 15, 2025
Our Owner and his glorified back-to-back car dummies.
Our Owner was made to believe Toyota Tsusho Corp is one and the same as Toyota Motor Corporation, and he was made to believe very soon.
By Muckracker Aug. 15, 2025
Inside Bulilima's zero percent exam pass rate: Who is at fault?
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MOPSE) threatened to dismiss teachers in Bulilima district, Matabeleland South, for recording zero percent pass rates over the past five years.
By Nicholas Aribino Aug. 15, 2025
Glimmer of hope in a sea of chaos
In a sea of chaos, the tide may be starting to turn. But whether this glimmer becomes something more enduring depends, as always, on one elusive ingredient — consistency
By Shame Makoshori Aug. 8, 2025
From telecom infrastructure to satellite tech connectivity
Technological advancements are moving at supersonic speed
By Gloria Ndoro-mkombachoto Aug. 8, 2025
It’s time to halt crippling economic decline
“When it comes to leaving their country, nearly six in 10 Zimbabweans (58%) say they have contemplated the possibility, including 34% who have considered it ‘a lot’.”
By Tinashe Kairiza Aug. 8, 2025