The recent CEO Roundtable debate focused on de-dollarisation in Zimbabwe, highlighting the need for a credible currency. Panelists expressed varying views, emphasizing fiscal discipline and trust in governance. Ultimately, it suggests that without restoring faith in the local currency, de-dollarisation remains an unattainable goal, requiring a new relationship between citizens and the state.
Let me start with a disclaimer, America: I don’t want to call Trump a dictator. I know what that looks like. I spent most of my life under Robert Gabriel Mugabe—Zimbabwe’s one-man monopoly on power, inflation, and televised rants. That man could turn a press conference into a TED Talk on autocracy and get away […]
In what can only be described as the most Trumpian of reversals, the former president seems to have executed a sudden pirouette on his once-beloved tariff policy. After months of gloating about the success of his trade wars, it looks like Donald J. Trump might be backpedaling faster than a high-speed chase in a getaway […]
So, picture this: You’re halfway through your grocery run, your basket’s already brimming with budget-friendly trauma, and then the news drops like a potato in a no-bag zone—South Africa is hiking VAT. You look at your 2-minute noodles, your bread, your imposter cheese, and think, “They wouldn’t dare.” Oh, but they did. And then—surprise!—they un-did. […]
It seems like every day we wake up to yet another trade dispute, tariff slap, or global spat. If you’ve been following the news recently — and who hasn’t, given the existential dread we all seem to be marinating in — you’ve probably heard the words tariff and trade war being thrown around like a […]
