Monica Cheru
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US$1.1 Million Cash Seizure in Malawi Puts Spotlight on Southern Africa's Illicit Financial Flows
 More Than Bags of CashExperts caution that cash smuggling represents only one visible manifestation of illicit financial flows.Far larger amounts are believed to move through sophisticated mechanisms...
Industrialisation Cannot Be Legislated
In August 1965, Singapore was expelled from Malaysia. A tiny island, no meaningful resources, high unemployment, little reason for optimism. Today it ranks among the world's leading financial, logisti...
Chinese investors want bankable projects, predictable policies
Zimbabwe's next phase of economic cooperation with China will be judged by the country's ability to offer predictable policies, bankable projects and an environment that inspires long-term investor co...
Kuda Mnangagwa pushes Chinese investors to structure deals with local capital
Zimbabwe wants Chinese-backed infrastructure investments to include local financial participation, with pension funds and banks being positioned to take equity stakes in major projects such as railway...
Government plans shift from CSR to community investment model for mining sector
Mines Minister Polite Kambamura Government is developing a new policy framework aimed at ensuring communities derive more structured and sustainable benefits from mining projects, moving beyond tradit...
No more political protection against demolitions on illegal settlements, Muguti warns
The Government has signalled a tougher stance against illegal land occupations, warning that it will no longer intervene to shield settlers from lawful evictions and demolitions simply because they ar...
The tragedy of cancelling Mafikizolo while celebrating Tungwarara’s crumbs
The easy winSocial media personality Mai TT is riding high at the moment. When she joined the anger against Econet for insisting on bringing South African group Mafikizolo for a show at a time when Zi...
Zimbabwe’s lithium gamble: Can beneficiation beat the deadline?
 Interview with Dr Zhou JinyanZimbabwe wants lithium miners to stop exporting concentrate and process more locally by January 2027, as part of a broader push to capture more value from its strategic m...
Tracking the CPC at 105 from Caves to High-Speed Trains
My Journey Begins in a CaveAlmost a decade ago, in the loess hills of Yan’an, I stood in the cave dwellings that were Mao Zedong’s headquarters as he coordinated China’s bitter war against foreign inv...