MUKURU has partnered with Women in Farming and Entrepreneurship (W.I.F.E.) to roll out a targeted initiative to support and grow rural women’s farming businesses. The fintech and agripreneurship partnership combines…
By Memory Nguwi DEVELOPING a strategy in Zimbabwe, and I am sure in many other jurisdictions, has become a ritual rather than a genuine act of thinking about how to win. Over the years, I have observed that what most organisations call “strategy sessions” or “strategy workshops” rarely produce strategy at all. They default to…
THE World Bank Group has launched a new technical assistance initiative for Zimbabwe’s power sector, providing a critical boost intended to unlock private investment in renewable energy generation. The newly approved Zimbabwe Renewable Energy Procurement Technical Assistance Project, financed by a US$1,5 million grant from the World Bank’s Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative, will establish…
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) says a new round of international air-service negotiations has laid the groundwork for attracting more airlines and cutting operating costs as the country works to make its aviation sector more competitive. Soaring operational expenses, fuel prices, airport charges and currency instability continue to squeeze the industry, driving up…
ZIMBABWE’s plans to transition into a mono-currency system anchored by its own currency, the ZiG, by 2030 could be under threat from ‘weak’ foreign currency reserves to back it, analysts have said. While authorities are upbeat that forex reserves — currently at US$980 million — will reach levels sufficient to back the ZiG within the…
By Simbarashe Hamudi THE Value Added Tax (VAT) framework is a critical component of taxation systems worldwide, influencing how businesses calculate their tax obligations. Within this framework, the rules governing the value of supply outlined in Chapter 6 of the VAT Act are essential for determining the tax base on which VAT rates are applied.…
By Betty Murambadoro HOW you see yourself matters. What you believe about yourself manifests in how far you stretch yourself boldly or in self-imposed limitations upheld. I have experienced how…
THE government has called on companies to accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to strengthen competitiveness and enhance sustainability. Speaking at a Business Council for Sustainable Development Zimbabwe annual conference in Bulawayo yesterday, Industry minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said AI was rapidly transforming global production systems, energy management, and supply chain operations. “Local companies cannot…
AUTHORITIES are intensifying efforts to curb money laundering after launching a new financial investigations curriculum with the European Union and SecFin Africa. Speaking at the launch on Friday, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit director general Oliver Chiperesa stressed the critical need to continuously capacitate law enforcement agencies to effectively identify and investigate money…
ZIMBABWE’S small and medium enterprises (SMEs) were celebrated as the undeniable engine of the nation’s economy at the inaugural state of the MSMEs survey report and awards ceremony on Wednesday evening. The project was spearheaded by The Financial Gazette and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Corporation (SMEDCO), with research conducted by Consumer Feedback Consultancy.…
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