The self-inflicted wound: How US strategy is accelerating the de-dollarisation it fears
The world is not moving on from the dollar tomorrow. But it is building alternatives today. And when the next crisis hits, those alternatives will be ready.
By Saxon Zvina
10h ago
Iran: Options
But five gets you ten that the Iranians are already thinking about nuclear weapons. Not their own, which don’t exist. America’s.
By Gwynne Dyer
Apr. 2, 2026
Zim must produce and trade closer to home
ESCALATING tensions in the Middle East, particularly involving Iran, Israel and the United States, have undoubtedly unsettled global markets.
By Zimtrade
Apr. 2, 2026
Epic fury, the problem child of North Korea’s nuclear programme
North Korea and the US/South Korea are still technically at war, having only signed an armistice and not a peace treaty.
By Ignatius Tsuro
Apr. 2, 2026
Desperate motorists turn to Botswana for cheaper fuel
SMUGGLING syndicates have intensified operations along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border, turning bush paths around the Plumtree Border Post into a hub for illicit trade
By Evans Mathanda
Mar. 31, 2026
What the global oil shock means for Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, fuel is the lifeblood of the economy. It powers transport, agriculture, mining, and industry.
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa
Mar. 29, 2026
Markets do not like uncertainty. Right now, they are drowning in it
The Iran war has done what every oil market analyst feared: it has placed a premium of historic proportions into the price of crude.
By Isaac Jonas
Mar. 29, 2026
The big picture: Oil,war and your wallet
"Brent crude briefly crossed $103 per barrel this week — the first time above $100 since August 2022. WTI crude settled at $98.71 on Friday, up 3.1% on the day alone."
By Isaac Jonas
Mar. 22, 2026
CCCC cracks down on profiteering amid Middle East crisis
Iran has also blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage through which about a fifth of the world’s oil supply flows.
By Business Reporter
Mar. 21, 2026
