John Robertson

Zimbabwe's trade with South Africa declined to around $2 billion in the half year to June 2017, from $3,6 billion in the same period last year, latest officials figures show.
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By Ndakaziva Majaka Amid the embarrassing news that Zimbabwe has now been officially ranked as the poorest country in Africa, economic experts say the government has no choice but to introduce much-needed policy reforms to resuscitate…
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By Shame Makoshori The Robin Vela-led National Social Security Authority (NSSA) board consolidated its investment strategy this month, with a plan to pour millions of dollars to revive operations at troubled beef producer, Cold Storage…
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By John Kachembere Zimbabwe's severe cash shortages, which have seen banks rationing money, look set to inflict more damage on the economy in the coming months, with fuel and food shortages expected to worsen in line with the dying…
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HARARE - As Zimbabwe hurtles towards more economic problems, leading economist and journalist John Robertson believes President Robert Mugabe’s administration is running out of time to fix the economy.
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HARARE - Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has told industry to be innovative in dealing with economic challenges facing the country, rather than wait for government to tackle them alone.
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Foreign business owners, operating in sectors that are reserved for so-called indigenous Zimbabweans, are reported to be in a panic and confused as the government-announced deadline approaches for them to shut down, comply, or risk…
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Hello Zimbabwe and welcome to tonight’s special programme on SW Radio Africa, your independent voice. I’m Alex Bell and tonight, with the state media increasing its propaganda about the Western targeted sanctions, I’ll be unpacking the…
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The European Union’s new friend Robert Mugabe popped up at the Vigil on Olympic ‘Super Saturday’ to display his array of gold medals. Mugabe was given a wild card entry to the Games following the EU’s announcement that sanctions were being…
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HARARE - Food prices and other basic commodities are set to increase following an announcement by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority that a 25 percent surtax would be charged on the commodities starting January 1.
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