The Zimbabwe Gold will regain its value if the government does this…

October 16, 2024

Economist Eddie Cross says the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) will regain its value if the government increases the flow of hard…

Is Harare the least democratic province in Zimbabwe?

October 11, 2024

Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, which is a metropolitan province, is the least democratic province in the country. It has the lowest…

Zimbabweans against extension of presidential term in office

October 11, 2024

Nearly 80% of Zimbabweans are against the extension of the president’s term in office, according to a survey by Afrobarometer,…

Zimbabwe government biggest loser when there is a discrepancy in the exchange rate

October 10, 2024

The government is the biggest loser when there is a discrepancy between the official exchange rate and the black market…

What is wrong with Zimbabwe? It’s not the economy but the government and its leadership

October 1, 2024

Zimbabwe is currently in turmoil after it devalued its five-month old currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) by 84% last Friday.…

Zimbabwe devalues ZiG by 44%, reduces amount people can take out from $10 000 to $2 000

September 27, 2024

Zimbabwe today devalued its local currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), by 44% to trade at 24.3902 against the United States…

Can today be the turning point for the ZiG?

September 25, 2024

Today is the third quarterly payment date (QPD) for the year, the second after the introduction of Zimbabwe’s new currency,…

My 50 years of writing- Part Two

September 24, 2024

I left The Chronicle after nine years and returned to freelancing. I started The Insider, nine months later after our…

My 50 years of writing

September 22, 2024

I have been quiet for some time. Thinking. I have been running The Insider single-handedly for 34 years. The month…

ZiG payments now  account for 40% of transactions- 80% of government trade

August 22, 2024

Payments in Zimbabwe’s latest currency, the Zimbabwe Gold, now account for 40% of transactions, up from 20% when the currency…