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Zimbabwe’s Stable Prices Hide a Deepening Credit Drought
 By Jabulani Simplisio ChibayaTwould charts from @dailyviz263, both sourced to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s National Payment Systems quarterly reports, look like they belong to different stories. Th...
TN CyberTech Bank Plans Fuel Credit Scheme Through Embedded Banking
TN CyberTech Bank is planning to introduce a fuel credit facility through a partnership with a fuel company, as the lender moves to integrate banking services into everyday consumer transactions.The i...
Concerns Emerge Over Tax Audits, Compliance Burden
The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce has raised concerns over repeated tax audits, compliance documentation timelines and border efficiency in an engagement with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, h...
IMF Commends Zimbabwe’s Economic Progress After Successful Staff Monitored Programme Review
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted significant progress in Zimbabwe’s efforts to consolidate macroeconomic stability after the country successfully met its key targets under the second re...
Unifreight Adds 40 Trucks as Revenue Rises
 Unifreight Africa Limited acquired 40 trucks and trailers in the six months to June 2026 as the transport group expanded its fleet, increased revenue and improved cash generation.The company’s interi...
RioZim Gold Output Falls 80% as Company Turns to US$15m Funding for Recovery
 RioZim’s gold production fell by 80% to 84 kilogrammes in 2025 as power supply disruptions and working capital shortages forced the mining group to suspend operations, leaving the company with a net...
Mashonaland Holdings Declares US$287k Interim Dividend for H1 2026
​Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed property firm Mashonaland Holdings Limited has officially declared an interim dividend of US$287,000.00 for the half-year ended June 30, 2026.​According to a corporate...
InfraCo cuts diesel use by 30% as energy costs rise
 Econet Infrastructure Company Limited reduced diesel consumption by 30% in the six months to August, as rising global oil prices pushed up energy costs for its telecommunications infrastructure busin...
ZiG Inflation Rises to 3.7% as Oil Shock Bites
 Zimbabwe’s annual ZiG inflation rose to 3.7% in September from 2.9% in August, reversing part of the decline that had taken price growth to its lowest level in decades, as higher rental, fuel and lub...
Capital Markets Can Unlock Diaspora Investment - Mushambadope
Zimbabwe needs to build formal investment channels capable of converting the diaspora’s financial flows and emotional attachment to home into long-term capital for infrastructure, businesses and other...