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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...
US$30 Million PPC Land Sale Collapses
A planned US$30 million sale of surplus land owned by PPC Zimbabwe has collapsed after the buyer failed to complete payment by the agreed deadline, leaving the cement producer to restart efforts to di...
AI Boosts Zimbabwe Manufacturing Despite Slow Adoption
Manufacturers in Zimbabwe that have embraced Artificial Intelligence (AI) are already reporting noticeable improvements in productivity, efficiency and business performance, demonstrating the technolo...
What Zimbabwe's New Virtual Asset Rules Mean for the Future of Digital Finance?
For years, virtual assets such as cryptocurrencies operated largely outside Zimbabwe's formal regulatory system, with businesses and investors navigating a sector that had little regulatory clarity.Th...
'ZSE Risks Becoming an Empty Shell'
The future of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) is facing renewed scrutiny after financial professionals proposed sweeping reforms to restore investor confidence and arrest the migration of major comp...
Smart4U Explanation Fails To Restore Trust
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's explanation of its Smart4U bundle has failed to end public debate over the product, as concerns continue to mount over how usage is calculated, how bundles are consumed and...
OK Zimbabwe: Reputation Collapse Before Financial Collapse
By Lenox Lizwi MhlangaThe crisis at OK Zimbabwe provides a compelling lesson in how operational problems can rapidly evolve into reputation crises. It also demonstrates why boards and their executives...
ZTA Surpasses Q1 Tourism Registration Target Ahead of Sanganai Expo
 The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has exceeded its first-quarter registration target for 2026 as it steps up preparations for the Sanganai/Hlanganani–Dzimbahwe World Tourism Expo, scheduled for Se...
Zim's First Capital Bank Parent Set for Mauritius Entry
Zimbabwe’s First Capital Bank parent company, FMBcapital Holdings Plc (FMBCH), has received in-principle approval from the Bank of Mauritius to establish a new commercial bank in the island nation, ma...
US$15m Rule Shakes Zimbabwe's Gold Sector: Report
Caption: President Mnangagwa tours RBZ to inspect vaults that are holding national reserves as backing for the Zig, currency Zimbabwe's gold sector has reached record production levels, but a new US$1...