Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the situation in Zimbabwe could not have been much worse
Even the better off have had to find ways to manage in the shattered economy
Doctors warn of ‘silent genocide’ as strike enters tenth week
Initial enthusiasm for President Mnangagwa’s ‘new dispensation’ is waning – and Zimbabwe has lots of work to do to win back the trust of its citizens
From an investment perspective, is Zimbabwe truly open for business?
Balancing Zim’s macro-economic environment to stimulate long-term growth
In response to questions from the Mail & Guardian, the country director in Zimbabwe of Cresta Hotels, Chipo Mandela, said:
The policy and institutional reforms proposed will shift perceptions – and the economy
Being open for business means we have to be open with one another first
Years of political instability and economic mismanagement under the rule of ZANU-PF have left Zimbabwe’s financial system in chaos
Drought in Southern Africa now affects approximately half of Zimbabwe’s population in rural areas.
For first time in over 15 years, Mugabe openly asked for Western re-engagement in the ailing Zimbabwe economy in his State of the Nation address.
It wants the reform of key Zimbabwean parastatals to ensure its loans don’t ‘leak’ because of graft.
According to the International Monetary Fund the government of President Robert Mugabe is deep in arrears and out of sorts.
Tensions over who will succeed the president are deterring investment.
There are fears the Zimbabwean government is selling off the country’s mineral resources for a song.
It is seriously damaging local industry but it is making a great deal of money for the government.
Zimbabwe’s crumbling industry sector has allowed investors to scoop up struggling companies.
Despite all the fanfare, the Asian giant is not the easy touch the Zimbabwean despot once knew.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has returned from China with optimistic reports on plans to work together on energy, infrastructure and transport.
President Robert Mugabe will allow Beijing to bypass state tenders for big projects in return for funding from the Chinese government.
The country is divided over its isolated position and cannot attract the investment it needs.
For Zimbabwe, the re-opening of the fast-food outlet is a good sign.
Bulawayo turns 120 this year but the city has little to celebrate after its once-thriving economic sector has all but crumbled.
Low-cost airline Fly Africa opens one route in September and looks into more, which may upset Air Zimbabwe’s popular Harare-Bulawayo route.
Officials are not in agreement on plans to mortgage the country’s minerals to China.
The emergence of hate language betrays the party’s historical means of silencing dissent.
Despite Zimbabwe’s shrinking economy, Allan Gray is upping its stakes in the Zimbabwean sorghum beer and mobile phone markets.
The state’s ’climbing up’ and ’climbing down’ on indigenisation is frustrating economic recovery.
Consumers in Zimbabwe are downgrading, opting for cheaper sorghum brew and Chinese clothing imports.
The country is not a failed state and international re-engagement can rescue the situation.
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange was booming last year, but the inflow of capital from overseas seems to be drying up.