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Why Capacity Utilisation Fails as a True Barometer of Industrial Growth: Rethinking Zimbabwe’s Manufacturing Narrative

Zimbabwe’s industrial narrative has long been dominated by a single, seemingly objective statistic: capacity utilisation. Each year, reports from the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries...
Africa

Botswana built its development on diamonds. Now it’s crashing down

GABORONE, Botswana — In a village outside Botswana ’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that...
Economy

Finance Minister unveils tax incentives to power 24-hour vending economy

Government has proposed tax measures aimed at boosting industrial output, enhancing productivity and fostering a move towards a 24-hour manufacturing economy. The measures are part...
Economy

Prof. Ncube projects single-digit inflation early next year

Zimbabwe’s annual local currency inflation is projected to hit single-digit figures by the first quarter of 2026, a milestone not achieved since 1997, Finance,...
Economy

IMTT cut to 1,5pc, as VAT inches up 0,5pc

The Government has cut the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax on ZiG transactions from 2 to 1,5 percent, to reduce the cost of transacting in...
Economy

Ncube bets on stability, gold and diaspora inflows in 2026 budget

HARARE – Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday presented a ZiG290 billion (US$9.5 billion) 2026 national budget, touting fiscal discipline, falling inflation and mining-led...
Economy

An Economic Analysis of Zimbabwe’s Persistent Cement Shortages: Beyond the Construction Boom Narrative

The recurrent cement shortages in Zimbabwe, which have intensified through 2024 and into 2025, are routinely interpreted as signs of an “economic recovery” or...
Economy

Chinese consumer brands flood into Africa as old investment model fades and exports jump 28%

Chinese business dealings in Africa, once dominated by state-owned enterprises, are now increasingly shifting toward consumer products from the private sector. While Africa’s faster-growing economies,...
Africa

G20 Summit ends but tension between South Africa and US far from over

The US questioning of the legitimacy of the G20 summit held in Johannesburg over the weekend is misplaced, as the bloc is made up...
Economy

Water entities-driven economy at centre of next agric plan

The Government has placed dam-driven economic growth at the heart of the Agriculture Food Systems and Rural Transformation Strategy 2, its agriculture growth and...
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