Zimbabwe wants to raise money through a sovereign bond. Why this is ill-advised

BY: MISHECK MUTIZE The Zimbabwean government recently signed an agreement to pay 4,500 white farmers $3.5bn for infrastructure improvements on the land expropriated by the government during the chaotic land reform programme of 1997/8. Central bank (in the background) can no longer perform its function of being the lender of last resort. Shutterstock The initiative shows commitment to constitutionalismRead More

How apps on mobile phones are changing Zimbabwe’s talk radio

BY: STANLEY TSARWE In Africa, radio still has wider geographical reach and higher audiences than any other information and communication technology, including television and newspapers. Artist Kudakwashe Chigodo poses for a portrait with his smartphone in Harare. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP/Getty Images. Like the rest of the world, African radio is breaking away from being an analogueRead More