Tastemakers at Lonely Planet have released their picks for the best travel destinations of 2019, giving Sri Lanka and Copenhagen top billing. Read more

Mastercard President and chief executive, Ajay Banga, has pledged his company’s support for Zimbabwe’s drive to create a new wave of digital payments and inclusive growth.

Banga today met with Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), Dr John Mangudya, Government and private sector stakeholders to formalise Mastercard’s support for payments innovation in Zimbabwe. Read more

Having long written off Zimbabwe as one of the world’s least appealing economies, international investors are beginning to show signs of interest in Zimbabwe, newly appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said.
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Britain will support Zimbabwe to get on to an interim IMF staff programme to help the country quickly clear its foreign arrears, Britain’s ambassador in Harare said on Tuesday. Read more

Following the historic elections, we explore the challenges facing President Emerson Mnangagwa as his government works to revive the country’s ailing economy. Read more