THE agricultural sector, seen as the mainstay of the country’s economy, is now being powered by peasant farmers following the chaos that decimated commercial farming, the Daily News on Sunday can report. A survey commissioned by the Financial Gazette and the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (Zas) — in partnership with CBZ Bank and National Foods —…
UNITED States professor of economics Steve Hanke has said foreign aid will not bail out Zimbabwe from its current economic quagmire, adding the country’s problems can be solved from within. Speaking at an event organised by — Cato Institute, a think-tank based in America — Hanke said foreign aid has never bailed anyone out the…
NYARADZO Group is this year celebrating its 18th anniversary. In this Question & Answer, the group’s founder and chief executive officer Philip Mataranyika reflects on the 18-year-long journey and what lies ahead for the group, including his views on the premium review authorised by the Zimbabwe Association of Funeral Assurers (Zafa). Here are excerpts of…
STAKEHOLDERS are calling for urgent reforms to the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act and ensuring that existing legislation is aligned to the national charter. Analysts opined this week that there are many bottlenecks that need to be attended to in order to achieve transparent and effective finance management in the country. [GoogleAd] Speaking at the…
Last week, Zany pf welcomed back its prodigal geriatrics at its party headquarters, otherwise known as Shake Shake building. One of the returnees was Didymus Mutasa, former minister of State Security and former Zany pf‘s secretary for administration. It is easy to see why Mutasa returned back to his old party. According to last reports,…
Even the often garrulously vacillating Chief Fortune Charumbira has welcomed open and free debate on the issue of Gukurahundi. He has even suggested that the process be at community level through the authority of traditional leaders, in particular the chiefs. I do not consider Charumbira as an impartial, objective or exemplary traditional leader. He is…
THERE are certain jobs and professional fields that almost everyone would want to be part of and when they come, the feeling is always that one of not letting go. That goes for Jacqueline Gowe, a passionate farmer in Zimbabwe, who had to quit her “dream” job in the United Kingdom (UK) to venture into…
The magnitude, frequency and unpredictability of healthcare price increases deserve urgent attention. Product replacement cost and the parallel market owing to prevailing economic conditions do not explain and justify what is happening. This conversation digs deeper. Zimbabweans are paying exorbitant prices for healthcare and are experiencing Catastrophic Health Expenditure (CHE). It is medical treatment expenditure that…
MUSICIAN Romeo Gasa is chartering new territory as he has taken his latest music video to international television station, Trace Africa. Affectionately known as Simbi Hombe, Gasa is hoping to see his new video Mr Brown making it to the big stage by first appearing on Trace Africa. [GoogleAd] “I believe change begins with me….
OUTDOOR events are gaining popularity by each outing with events such as Madirirano, Motor Action Sundays and Unplugged. More and more people are hunting for these spectacular events which have become permanent features on the calendar for many. [GoogleAd] These events have come as a direct challenge to a number of nightclub or indoor events….
