SMEs and cooperatives power progress as govt renews national support
THE government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and cooperatives across the country, citing their role in community empowerment and...
Category : ECONOMY
AI Technology Exposes Massive Cross-Border Money Laundering Network Draining $450 Million from Zimbabwe and South Africa
A sophisticated network of shell companies has successfully siphoned approximately $450 million from Zimbabwe and South Africa through elaborate money laundering schemes, according to groundbreaking...
UN launches inclusive youth empowerment drive in Zimbabwe
IN line with the inclusive development agenda, the United Nations in Zimbabwe has launched the UNited 4 Youth Inclusion Programme, an ambitious five-year inter-agency initiative...
Govt pledges inclusive development as NDS2 thematic consultations near completion
AS National Development Strategy Two (NDS2) thematic clusters are wrapping up consultations, government says the process will blend lessons from NDS1 with fresh stakeholder input...
The Paradox of Progress: An Empirical and Critical Study of the Shift in Cognitive Skills and the Net Decline in Intelligence
The long arc of human intellectual development has always been intertwined with its socio-economic environment. In the twentieth century, psychometric evidence suggested that human intelligence,...
U.S. Tariffs Jeopardize South African Economy: 30,000 Jobs at Risk as Trade Tensions Escalate
By Jide Adesina | Editor-in-Chief, 1stAfrika South Africa is bracing for the economic shockwaves set to follow the United States’ imposition of a sweeping 30%...
Credit Rating Agencies Under Fire: Africa Demands a Fairer Financial Scorecard
In a powerful and growing chorus, African governments are voicing their discontent with the operations and influence of major global credit rating agencies—Moody’s, Standard &...
Victoria Falls charts green future with sustainability blueprint
THE Wetland City of Victoria Falls has launched its first-ever Sustainability Monograph, a landmark document aimed at preserving its international wetland status and securing its...
Smart water metering project gathers pace in Harare
THE smart water metering project is gathering pace, with replacement pipes now in place and ready for distribution. For decades, the Harare City Council has...
Speaker Mudenda advocates for digital legislative reform and global peace
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, addressed the World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, Switzerland, where he called for stronger...
Faith leaders unite to back President Mnangagwa’s economic roadmap
THE newly launched National Multi-Faith Economic Dialogue (NAMFED) has called upon Zimbabwe’s religious community to unite in supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Economic Emancipation Roadmap and...
Zimbabwe APRM delegation in Kenya for peer review benchmarking
A five-member Zimbabwe African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) delegation is in Nairobi, Kenya, for a benchmarking mission aimed at drawing lessons from Kenya’s successful implementation...