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Representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration taken 10 September 2025. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Zimbabwe moves to regulate cryptocurrency sector

Chris Takudzwa Muronzi and Colleen Goko 15 Jun 2026

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Finance

Reserve Bank ownership: Proposal divides policymakers, economists

2 Jul 2025

Vodacom targets double-digit service revenue growth by 2028

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom targets double-digit service revenue growth by 2028

19 May 2025

OK Zimbabwe's majority shareholders back $30m rights issue, CEO says

Retailers

OK Zimbabwe's majority shareholders back $30m rights issue, CEO says

Chris Muronzi 8 May 2025

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 employees by August

Agriculture

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 employees by August

Nyasha Chingono 16 Jan 2025

Forex rule hampers Zimbabwe's horticulture recovery

Horticulture

Forex rule hampers Zimbabwe's horticulture recovery

Nyasha Chingono 30 Aug 2024

South African grocery retailer Shoprite's annual sales jump 12%

Sales

South African grocery retailer Shoprite's annual sales jump 12%

Shanima A 31 Jul 2024

Economy

Local food inflation drops, but globally, hyperinflation persists in pockets

31 May 2024

A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government seeks to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Banking

Zimbabwe launches gold-backed currency to replace battered local dollar

Nyasha Chingono 5 Apr 2024

Zimbabwe horticulture sees green shoots, targets $1bn exports

Horticulture

Zimbabwe horticulture sees green shoots, targets $1bn exports

Nyasha Chingono 17 Nov 2023

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Funding

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Thabiso Foto, Issued by Irvine Partners 2 Dec 2022

Image supplied. John Hunt accepting accepted his award at the black-tie Creative Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Tisch Skylights at The Shed in Hudson Yards

Advertising

Legendary SA creative, John Hunt inducted into Creative Hall of Fame

1 Nov 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

UST's rise and fall... and why we need regulation in the crypto space

Lucinde Rhoodie and Kara Meiring 3 Jun 2022

Markets & Investment

Visa, Mastercard suspend operations in Russia

7 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Pick n Pay's first-half profit nearly doubles

Nqobile Dludla 20 Oct 2021

Fintech

Influencers and the markets. Who will have the last say

Fred Razak 28 May 2021

Wiehann Olivier, partner and digital assets lead, Mazars

Fintech

Is Bitcoin the new gold?

Wiehann Olivier 26 Jan 2021

A man makes a payment from his mobile phone for basic food items including bread at a local tuck shop in Epworth, on the outskirts of Harare. Photo by Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images

Fintech

Zimbabwe's restrictions on mobile money transfers are a blow to financial inclusion

Marcia Kwaramba 14 Oct 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari raises his fist during an inspection of honour guards on parade to mark Democracy Day in Abuja, on June 12, 2019.
Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

Buhari's Covid-19 economic plan: old wine in new wineskins

Stephen Onyeiwu 25 Jun 2020

Sarb's rate cut surprise

Banking

Sarb's rate cut surprise

14 Apr 2020

#BlockchainAfrica: The state of the crypto-economy in Africa

Blockchain Africa

#BlockchainAfrica: The state of the crypto-economy in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Mar 2020

How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

Food, Water & Energy Security

How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 15 Jan 2020

Aerial view of Kariba dam. Dmitriy Kandinskiy/Shutterstock

Energy

Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis

Moina Spooner 2 Jul 2019

The future looks bleak. EPA

Energy

Venezuela's economic collapse is laid bare when you look at how little energy the country is consuming

António Carvalho & Jan Ditzen 7 Mar 2019

Tether is one popular stablecoin option, currently worth US$1. Akarat Phasura/Shutterstock

Fintech

Bitcoin's successor? More consistent values might make 'stablecoins' a safer cryptocurrency option

Greg Paul 12 Dec 2018

Zimbabwe's economy is collapsing: Why Mnangagwa doesn't have the answers

Research

Zimbabwe's economy is collapsing: Why Mnangagwa doesn't have the answers

Robert Rotberg 29 Oct 2018

Attracting individual domestic investors into tourism

Tourism

Attracting individual domestic investors into tourism

Josephine Wawira & Elizabeth Kiburu 26 Jun 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

Fintech

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

Pavithra Rao 18 May 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

Agriculture

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

prasanna_devadas via

Commodities & Fairtrade

Zimbabwe bans fruit, vegetable imports to save scarce forex

18 Oct 2017

Retail

Zimbabwe police fire teargas at protest against 'bank notes'

2 Dec 2016

Coca-Cola cuts output in Venezuela due to sugar shortage

FMCG

Coca-Cola cuts output in Venezuela due to sugar shortage

24 May 2016

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Markets & Investment

Expanded use of yuan to help revive Zimbabwe's economy: Mugabe

24 Dec 2015

Zimbabwe to expand use of yuan as China cancels $40m debt

Markets & Investment

Zimbabwe to expand use of yuan as China cancels $40m debt

23 Dec 2015

Retailers

Choppies still planning fast expansion

Fifi Peters 5 Oct 2015

Botswana's Choppies to list on JSE

Retailers

Botswana's Choppies to list on JSE

Sikonathi Mantshantsha 7 May 2015

What the consumer credit stats really say about consumer spending

Retail

What the consumer credit stats really say about consumer spending

Leigh Andrews 22 Jan 2015

Zimbabwe says worst is over as it courts SA investors

Markets & Investment

Zimbabwe says worst is over as it courts SA investors

24 Nov 2014

Zimbabwe's economy at crossroads: IMF

Finance

Zimbabwe's economy at crossroads: IMF

10 Nov 2014

Zimbabwe: Africa's first cashless society?

Banking

Zimbabwe: Africa's first cashless society?

Sulaiman Philip 15 Oct 2014

Country Bird's first KFC outlet in Zimbabwe

Franchising

Country Bird's first KFC outlet in Zimbabwe

Marc Hasenfuss 12 Sep 2014

Retail design calls for skills convergence

Shopfitting & Merchandising

Retail design calls for skills convergence

Callie van der Merwe 30 Jun 2014

Why internet radio stations have shot themselves in the foot

Radio & Audio

Why internet radio stations have shot themselves in the foot

Justin McCarthy 6 Jul 2012

Accounting & Auditing

Zimbabwe's accountant general, back on track

17 May 2012

Banking & Finance

Being retired is a time for relaxing, right? Wrong!

30 Dec 2011

The Zimbabwean launches freedom of speech campaign

OOH

The Zimbabwean launches freedom of speech campaign

15 Mar 2011