ZFN Capital Friday Drinks brings together Zimbabwe's sharpest economist and stockbrokers to break down the week's business and capital market trends. We dive deep into economic analysis, unpacking what's really driving Zimbabwe's economy, and investment landscape. Each episode features lively debates on business strategies, market performance, and policy impacts-giving you clear, smart insights to stay ahead in a complex market. Pull up a chair and join the conversation that is as rich in content as the conversations are engaging.
Patience Musa: From Jazz, Radio to Banking Innovation: A360 App | Friday Drinks
Tinashe sits down with Patience Musa jazz artist and BancABC’s Digital Marketing, PR and Communication Manager. Join Tinashe as Patience shares her incredible journey from discovering her voice in the local jazz scene and dominating the radio airwaves to making a bold transition into the corporate financial space. Find out how her background in music and media helps humanize banking and brand storytelling. Plus, we dive deep into the BancABC A360 App—an innovative, user-friendly digital banking platform built to make everyday finance effortless. Learn how features like instant Cash Up wallets, Virtual Visa cards, and quick micro-loans are impacting customer lives.
12 Oct 2026
Kudakwashe Tagwirei Steps Into Government: What the New Ministry Means for Zim | Friday Drinks
Tinashe, Rufaro, and George unpack the splitting of finance ministry into two: Kudakwashe Tagwirei has been appointed Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion. What this split means for Zimbabwe’s economic landscape, sovereign asset management, and investment strategy. Having operated in business for over a decade, Kudakwashe Tagwirei now transitions into formal constitutional authority as Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion. Tinashe’s Strategy: Why Day 1 as Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion must focus on policy definition, debt restructuring, currency guarantees, and economic constitutional changes. Rufaro’s Take: Fast-tracking investment, commercializing state assets, and getting private capital moving immediately. Ideology Manifested: Why ideology dictates policy, and why policy determines whether investments succeed or fail. Join Friday Drinks every week for candid, unfiltered breakdowns of business, policy, and current affairs shaping Zimbabwe. Sponsored by Banc ABC Zimbabwe.
9 Oct 2026
Zimbabwe’s Missed Opportunities: From the 1980s to 2026 the AI Era: | Friday Drinks
Join Tinashe, Ranga, and George for a special edition: Zimbabwe's Missed Opportunities: We Forgot How to Play with the World. In this episode: Tinashe, Ranga and George takes a deep dive into Zimbabwe’s macroeconomic history - tracing a timeline of missed economic opportunities from the 1980s, through ESAP and the land reform era, to today’s rapidly evolving 2026 AI era. From state control and infrastructure bottlenecks to global isolation, we dissect why Zimbabwe struggled to engage international markets and what must change for the nation to open up politically and economically. 📌 Key Discussion: Capitalizing on Gold: Why Zimbabwe must adopt market-driven policies to leverage its vast gold potential rather than relying on heavy state control. The History of Statism: Tracing centralized economic intervention from the Munhumutapa Empire through Ian Smith's Rhodesian monopolies to 1980s state socialism. The 1980s Missed Opportunity: Tinashe’s core thesis on why failing to integrate commercially minded business leaders into early post-independence governance created long-term economic friction. Infrastructure Bottlenecks: How the Feruka pipeline—built as a 1960s sanctions-era fuel lifeline—remains Zimbabwe’s sole pipeline today due to a lack of private investment. South Africa’s Contrast: How corporate leadership (like Anglo American forecasting the end of apartheid as early as 1978) helped steer post-apartheid South Africa away from state socialism. ESAP & Structural Reform: Dispelling the myth that Zimbabwe was unique in undergoing the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) and analyzing its demand for rapid market liberalization. Strongman Politics vs. Institutions: The structural impact of relying on dominant political leadership over robust market rules and commercial technocrats. The 2000s & Global Realignment: Fast-Track Land Reform, Gordon Brown’s global gold sales, post-9/11 geopolitical isolation, and the missed opportunity to re-engage the world after 2017. Navigating the 2026 AI Era: Why small developing economies cannot afford isolation in a world driven by AI and US-China competition—and why opening up is no longer optional. Sponsored by Nyaradzo Group.
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