Opinion

Confidence puzzle: Rebuilding trust in Zim’s banking system

The banking sector’s failure to inspire trust has become a major concern for a nation that is aiming to reach a vision of an upper-to-middle-income economy by 2030.

By Wadzanayi Mugadza 38m ago

Confidence puzzle: Rebuilding trust in Zim’s banking system

World View: Trump is overcommitted

By Gwynne Dyer 40m ago

Anticipating Chinese cars in Zim in 2026

By Andrew Muzamhindo 56m ago

Zim’s new economic curtain: SI 215 and politics of patronage

Faced with mounting dissent and the surge of a mass‑appeal opposition, the Mugabe administration weaponised land reform to mask its failures and claw back political control.

By Wellington Muzengeza 56m ago

Confidence as currency: The role of governance in financial stability

Confidence is the invisible currency that sustains economies.

By Dennis Mambure 1h ago

Confidence as currency: The role of governance in financial stability

Muckracker: Venezuela is confirmation that God answers prayers!

Very few of the leaders protesting Maduro’s abduction can pass scrutiny on these two conditions.

By Muckracker 1h ago

Muckracker: Venezuela is confirmation that God answers prayers!

Manhize reset: To build or break

But the math remained stubbornly, cruelly the same: We dug rocks out of the ground for pennies and bought them back as rebar for dollars.

By Fungisai Nota 1h ago

The law and male rape: Zim must revisit sexual offences

Rape, as currently defined, is a crime that can only be committed by a male against a female.

By Blessed Mhlanga 1h ago

The law and male rape: Zim must revisit sexual offences

Retail sector: Critical look at OK Zim and Pick n Pay

Zimbabwe’s retail sector is valued at US$2,5 billion in 2025 (+7% year-on-year).

By Equity Axis 1h ago

Retail sector: Critical look at OK Zim and Pick n Pay

2025 market highlights: Reflecting on performance, positioning for year 2026

The proposed restructuring involves listing its infrastructure arm, Econet InfraCo, on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), while the services business would be taken private.

By Kudakwashe Taimo 1h ago

2025 market highlights: Reflecting on performance, positioning for year 2026

Candid Comment: Govt reluctance to ring-fence tax, levy funds suspicious

While Zimbabwe’s economic fragility is undeniable, funding public health services remains a core responsibility of the state.

By Eddie Zvinonzwa 1h ago

Candid Comment: Govt reluctance to ring-fence tax, levy funds suspicious

Gender-based violence in Zim: Healing minds, restoring lives

Surviving a violent episode may bring obvious scars, for example bruises, hospital visits, legal proceedings etc.

By Jessie Mhaka 1h ago

Gender-based violence in Zim: Healing minds, restoring lives

Can Africa tame its growing Strong Man problem?

It has produced stagnation, elite capture and the slow suffocation of state institutions.

By Wellington Muzengeza Jan. 7, 2026

Can Africa tame its growing Strong Man problem?

Coalition or Collapse: Zimbabwe’s Choice Between Reform and Ruin

Its bid for continuity is visionless, producing neither megacities nor modern economies, only the recycling of power without progress.

By Wellington Muzengeza Jan. 5, 2026

Coalition or Collapse: Zimbabwe’s Choice Between Reform and Ruin

Expose the hidden dangers of vaping

One of the most common misconceptions about vaping is that it is “just water vapour and harmless.”

By Cimas Dec. 19, 2025

How southern Africa’s maize crop heartland is bouncing back stronger

South Africa, the undisputed powerhouse of regional maize supply, has been the reliable anchor through it all.

By Equity Axis Dec. 19, 2025

How southern Africa’s maize crop heartland is bouncing back stronger

AI governance: A look at high-risk systems

A biased social media algorithm might distort public discourse, while a flawed medical diagnostic system could misdiagnose a patient with life-threatening consequences.

By Evans Sagomba Dec. 19, 2025

AI governance: A look at high-risk systems

COP30: Africa’s corporate reality

The days of voluntary, loosely defined climate reporting are over. COP30 signalled a decisive shift toward mandatory, standardised disclosures.

By Cynthia Tapera Dec. 19, 2025

Unveiling the ‘soft bigotry’, a call to action for gender equity

This dual expectation, where women shoulder both professional and domestic burdens, is a clear manifestation of the double burden, hindering their advancement and well-being.

By Lovemore Nyawo Dec. 19, 2025

Unveiling the ‘soft bigotry’, a call to action for gender equity

SDGs state of play: Humanity failing in drive towards 2030

Despite advancements in areas such as renewable energy, internet connectivity, and health outcomes, disparities remain severe across regions and income levels.

By Arthur Mutambara Dec. 19, 2025

SDGs state of play: Humanity failing in drive towards 2030

Why Zim must not have only one domain registrar

Potraz’s own technical framework embraces the global 3R model, registry, registrar and registrant.

By Jacob Mutisi Dec. 19, 2025

Why Zim must not have only one domain registrar

AI in 2025: Humanity’s reach expanded

Autonomous systems are another frontier where AI is taking flight.

By Naison Bangure Dec. 19, 2025

How clearly, broadly do we understand our civil service?How clearly, broadly do we understand our civil service?

Do authorities know the current age profile of the civil service? Can they predict whether an ageing and retirement crisis is likely to emerge within government departments?

By Kevin Tutani Dec. 19, 2025

How clearly, broadly do we understand our civil service?How clearly, broadly do we understand our civil service?

A Clearer View: When a reply withheld is used as dominance

The blue tick on WhatsApp, the unopened email, the “delivered” message left to age without acknowledgment, all these are no longer technological quirks.

By Gloria Ndoro-mkombachoto Dec. 19, 2025

A Clearer View: When a reply withheld is used as dominance

Board overreach: When governance gets twisted

The behaviour appears harmless at first, but it immediately sends the wrong signal: board members can bypass the structure.

By Memory Nguwi Dec. 19, 2025

Board overreach: When governance gets twisted

Taxes tighten noose on businesses

CZI reports that 53% of firms recorded either a decline in turnover or no change at all.

By Tatira Zwinoira Dec. 19, 2025

World View: Geo-engineering for grown-ups

COP 30, the annual conference on how well the world is doing at emissions cuts, made almost no progress in Brazil last month, and the final report did not even mention fossil fuels.

By Gwynne Dyer Dec. 19, 2025

World View: Geo-engineering for grown-ups

Divorce and battle for property

In the Chombo divorce case, it was argued that there was an alleged attempt by the minister to hide assets from his estranged wife by registering them in a trust.

By Blessed Mhlanga Dec. 19, 2025