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Customer experience management for SMEs in Zim

Good customer experience does not require foreign currency or a loan. Here is what works on the ground in Zimbabwe today:

By Tabani Moyo and Farai Chigora May. 31, 2026

Customer experience management for SMEs in Zim

A relook at Zim SME’s profit orientation

They travel long distances to buy goods, spend countless hours trading, and proudly count daily cash collections at the end of the day.

By Tabani Moyo and Farai Chigora May. 17, 2026

A relook at Zim SME’s profit orientation

Business culture and the Zim SMEs

From bustling informal markets in Mbare to emerging tech startups in Harare’s central business district, entrepreneurs are demonstrating resilience and ingenuity amid economic headwinds

By Farai Chigora and Tabani Moyo May. 3, 2026

Localisation agenda for Zimbabwe’s SMEs

For Zimbabwe, these disruptions are not abstract headlines; they translate into rising costs, delayed imports, and unstable access to key production inputs.

By Farai Chigora and Tabani Moyo Apr. 19, 2026

Formalisation must not become exclusion

ZIMBABWE’S latest push to formalise the informal economy arrives at a moment when the country can no longer afford policy slogans that sound progressive but fail the test of lived reality.

By Lawrence Makamanzi Apr. 13, 2026

Integrated distribution SMEs in the digital era

SMEs need to integrate their distribution channels using affordable ERP (enterprise resource planning) tools, such as fintech apps that synchronise inventory across platforms.

By Farai Chigora and Tabani Moyo Apr. 12, 2026

Integrated distribution SMEs in the digital era

Afreximbank’s US$11bn bet on South Africa signals a new trade order

Climate shocks are no longer future risks; they’re here with us.

By Mzwandile Masina Apr. 10, 2026

Afreximbank’s US$11bn bet on South Africa signals a new trade order

Women SMEs told: Team up, grow bigger

WOMEN-LED SMEs have been urged to unite, pool resources and scale their businesses, as experts stress that collaboration is stronger than competition.

By Concilia Mupezeni Mar. 30, 2026