Another positive year for the S&P 500 — and why I didn’t go all-in despite the 2025 gains
Each year ends with a flood of forecasts: interest-rate paths, market highs and lows, and so-called “sure bets.” I pay attention, but I do not anchor my strategy to any of them.
By Isaac Jonas
11h ago
Best or best
By Tim Middleton
13h ago
Linking forestry and social protection for sustainable agrifood systems
At its core, agrifood systems transformation seeks to ensure that food production, distribution, and consumption are sustainable, resilient, and inclusive.
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
13h ago
The Charlie Kirk story that will not go away!
Charlie Kirk was a political mover and shaker in Turning Point, USA, a college organisation that helped to rejuvenate the youth vote in the election of Donald J. Trump in November 2024.
By Kenneth Mufuka
13h ago
2026: Hope for better governance — or just more cars?
If 2026 is to mean anything, governance must move beyond press statements and into predictability. Not perfection. Predictability.
By Reason Wafawarova
13h ago
The worst minister in 2025 revealed
Among the mindboggling revelations was that at a time when nearly half the country are knee deep in poverty, a staggering US$64 000 was spent on curtains for Mabel’s home.
By Doctor Stop It
13h ago
Recreating value in news: the 2026 media challenge
If the media are to innovate, perhaps they may need to conform to the postal and telecommunication regulator.
By Nigel Nyamutumbu
13h ago
The autocrats’ playbook: African presidents scrapping term limits
This unequal pact cemented Zanu PF’s one-party dominance, suffocating pluralism and reducing Zimbabwe to a political cage.
By Wellington Muzengeza
13h ago
EditorialComment: Mass Beitbridge arrests symptom of big problem
It is clear that most Zimbabweans, who want to travel to other countries for better opportunities do not have access to travel documents.
By The Standard
13h ago
President’s vision for Zimbabwe’s food security
It is within this context that Zimbabwe’s Vision 2030 places food security at the centre of the country’s ambition to attain upper-middle-income status.
By Clever Marisa
14h ago
Scandal after scandal at Zimura
Music use remained disproportionately skewed towards international content, with 77% of revenue assigned to its music and movies and 23% to locals.
By Fred Zindi
14h ago
To cap it all
We will not don a riding hat when we play golf but neither will we wear a peaked cap when we play outfield in soccer. If the cap suits, wear it.
By Tim Middleton
15h ago
Bondi was a Jihadist attack — not an isolated hate crime
What happened in Sydney is what “globalise the intifada” looks like in action: a jihad against the Jews.
By Rabbi Warren Goldstein
Dec. 28, 2025
Media planning in entrepreneurship
Planning media is a crucial aspect of good communication because it makes ads more effective, helps people remember your brand, and monitors how much money you spend.
By Farai Chigora and Tabani Moyo
Dec. 28, 2025
The essence of performance culture strategy gives direction, but culture determines speed
When performance becomes embedded in how people think, behave, and collaborate, it endures beyond leadership changes, restructures, or external shocks.
By Clever Matigimu
Dec. 28, 2025
Half of six is not three
let children develop in their own time at the appropriate level
By Tim Middleton
Dec. 28, 2025
Protecting biodiversity is protecting human rights
Forests regulate climate and water cycles, wetlands filter pollutants, oceans provide food and livelihoods, and soils rich in biological life enable agriculture.
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Dec. 28, 2025
He took the form of man
At this time of the year, believers all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
By Doug Mamvura
Dec. 28, 2025
Beyond Gukurahundi: Zimbabwe’s unfinished journey to healing
For people from my region, Gukurahundi has never been a chapter in a history book; it has been a constant presence.
By Dion Nkomo
Dec. 24, 2025
Zimbabwe in the second republic!
I was unable to verify the story that university lecturers earned less than US$500 per month. School teachers earned less. The following stories were alarming.
By Kenneth Mafuka
Dec. 21, 2025
Zimbabwean criteria for finding, buying cars
Each year, a certain model floods the Zimbabwean streets more than others, which gives a reason for research on the criteria used by Zimbabweans when purchasing cars.
By Tendai Munhundarima
Dec. 21, 2025
Mthuli Ncube deserves praise for climb down
Ncube proposed a number of contentious issues in his budget, which was presented before Parliament in November such as introducing a cash withdrawal levy.
By The Standard
Dec. 21, 2025
Why push for Mnangagwa to rule beyond 2028 won’t be easy
Since Mnangagwa will have served two five-year terms by 2028, this section will obviously have to be amended if he is to be allowed to serve any longer.
By Veritas
Dec. 21, 2025
Drop “abortion clauses” in the Medical Services Amendment Bill
For better context, it is necessary that we briefly explain the process of law making in Zimbabwe.
By catholic Lawyers Association In Zimbabwe
Dec. 21, 2025
Subtitles matter in mother-tongue music
Music knows no race, no tribe, and no borders. It serves as a universal language that unites people across cultures and continents.
By Moses Chibaya
Dec. 21, 2025
Digital solutions for environmental sustainability in Zimbabwe
Digital land registries could reduce conflicts, improve land-use planning, and support sustainable resource management.
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Dec. 21, 2025
Marketing collateral and entrepreneurship
The Pan-African entrepreneurs should appreciate that marketing collateral is one of the vital cogs in unlocking entrepreneurial competitiveness due to the following reasons:
By Tabani Moyo and Farai Chigora
Dec. 21, 2025
A child is born
A child is born to live, to learn, to serve, to thrive, to love and be loved.
By Tim Middleton
Dec. 21, 2025
The year of the AI boom 2.0: Can markets keep up with the hype?
If 2023 marked the public arrival of artificial intelligence as an investment theme, 2025 increasingly looks like its second act.
By Isaac Jonas
Dec. 21, 2025
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