OPINION

Are Zimbabwe economic growth rates real?

Every year, the Zimbabwean government and multilateral financial institutions project that the economy will grow by huge margins, yet the current economic situation does not meaningfully change, and ...

By Delani Mangena | Published: 21 August 2025

POLITICS

Street vending ban could worsen economic hardship?

Economists have raised concerns over the government's decision to ban street and night vending across Zimbabwe's central business districts (CBDs), warning that the move could intensify economic hard...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

ZIMBABWE

AfDB projects 6% economic growth for Zimbabwe

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected that Zimbabwe is on track to achieve a six percent economic growth rate this year, supported by stability and recovery across key productive sectors.A...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

OPINION

India's bold economic play: Adapt or lose!

IN THE grand theatre of global economics, protectionism and Trump's Economic Nationalism, which have reshaped global trade, India has once again demonstrated why it remains one of the most adaptive pl...

By Phapano Phasha | Published: 17 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe retailers bank on 6% economic growth

The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) says it expects consumer spending to rise this year, buoyed by the government's projected 6% economic growth, despite continued pressure on household inco...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Mthuli Ncube admits economic chaos

The government has admitted that companies in Zimbabwe often make more money operating outside the law than when complying with regulations, in a rare acknowledgement of a system that punishes honesty...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Mutapa, RBZ push for economic transformation

The Mutapa Investment Fund and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) have pledged to play pivotal roles in driving economic transformation and ensuring financial stability as the nation accelerates effo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 July 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta highlights Zimbabwe's economic

Delta Corporation, Zimbabwe's leading brewer and soft drinks manufacturer, has painted a stark picture of the nation's economy, highlighting its persistent fragility despite signs of resilience in con...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabweans escaping economic hardship trapped in the UK care visa crackdown

Zimbabwean professionals seeking a way out of their country's prolonged economic crisis are facing fresh hurdles as the UK government moves to permanently scrap care worker visas, a route many had use...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2025

MINING & RETAIL

Tharisa Zimbabwe asset gets Special Economic Zone status

Tharisa PLC on Tuesday said land on which it has special mining grants in Zimbabwe has been designated a special economic zone.A 50,667-hectare area has been given the designation, miner Tharisa said,...

By Alliance News | Published: 22 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe economic reforms win IMF approval

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded Zimbabwe's economic reforms but warned they might take time to bear fruit since they were meant to correct mistakes that happened over two decades.IMF ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 October 2019

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Lafarge Zimbabwe defies economic challenges

ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange listed cement producer, Lafarge Zimbabwe Limited, swung to profitability in the six months to June this year against a loss in the prior comparative period thanks to good volum...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Economic woes bite Zimbabwe's real estate

Zimbabwe's real estate firms are battling for survival as they continue to be weighed down by soaring inflation and rising voids, industry players have indicated.They say persistently high inflation, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 October 2019

OPINION

Zimbabwe economic crisis a silhouette of the political crisis

The enduring crisis in Zimbabwe presents a conundrum to a lot of people.To the generality of Zimbabweans,whose only desire is the pursuit of a dignified existence, the debilitating liquidity crunch, f...

By Learnmore Zuze | Published: 09 July 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

'Zimbabwe vulnerable to SA economic shocks'

BUSINESS lobbyists ZimTrade have warned South African dominance of Zimbabwe's international trade deals makes it vulnerable to any shocks its economy might experience.ZimTrade senior official Tatenda ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2019

POLITICS

'Mnangagwa's govt seized with economic crisis'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday met members of the Presidential Advisory Council (PAC) amid the deteriorating economic situation in the country which has seen prices of basic goods skyrocketing...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

OPINION

RBZ sabotaging Zimbabwe economic recovery

WHEN Mthuli Ncube was appointed Finance and Economic Development minister, he quickly took charge at the ministry, appointing a new permanent secretary and several directors and publishing a Transitio...

By Eddie Cross | Published: 29 April 2019

OPINION

Mnangagwa must urgently act on worsening economic crisis

THE political and socio-economic crises in Zimbabwe is slowly edging towards the tipping point as espoused by the Registrar-General (RG) Office's failure to issue passports and standard national ID ca...

By Editorial - Newsday | Published: 29 April 2019

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Economic turmoil threatens ZB topline

ZB Holdings sees its topline earnings growing 20% in the current financial year but warned this could be affected by the current economic turmoil that has seen cost structures shoot through the roof, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 January 2019

OPINION

Command economics no longer hold sway

When President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced his Cabinet in September last year - following his hotly-disputed July 30 poll victory - there was generally wide approval from Zimbabweans.The reasons for ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 January 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

'Declare Kariba an economic zone to boost tourism'

MASHONALAND West Senator Sikelela Gumpo (Zanu PF) has called on government to declare Kariba a special economic zone, saying the town has the potential to earn foreign currency, as well as open up emp...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 January 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Auctions boom in Zimbabwe as economic woe takes its toll

Auction companies are booming in Zimbabwe as companies and individuals – including Tongaat Hulett CEO Sydney Mutsambiwa and Mzi Khumalo's Metallon Corporation – default on loan payments or other f...

By Fin24.com | Published: 03 December 2018

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Axia upbeat despite tough economic environment

AXIA Corporation Limited says it sees greater opportunities going forward helped by struggling competitors as the going gets tough economically.Zimbabwe is struggling with acute cash shortages and loc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 November 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa, Biti push for talks to end economic turmoil

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and one of his key lieutenants, MDC national vice chairperson Tendai Biti, have called for political dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to end the country's ec...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 November 2018

OPINION

Biti is a clever lawyer - but no match for Mthuli in the economic sphere

AFTER weeks of conjecture we had the first budget of the new government on Thursday. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube was not thrown by the chaos that resulted when the MDC members refused to respect the...

By Eddie Cross | Published: 26 November 2018
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