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AMA Fees Cut 75%, Fish VAT Scrapped
Farmers and agribusiness players are beginning to feel the impact of sweeping cost-cutting measures across Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector, as government moves to ease the burden of licences, permits a...
Regulator Probes CBZ’s Strategic Bet on Tech Firm Dokuma
 Zimbabwe’s largest deposit-taking financial institution, CBZ Holdings Limited, is seeking to broaden its business beyond conventional banking by acquiring a minority stake in local technology firm Do...
Axia: The Quiet Company Powering Everyday Commerce in Zim
 You wake up in the morning on a bed that may have been manufactured by Restapedic. You commute to work in a kombi that probably uses spare parts sourced from Transerv. You walk into a supermarket to...
Zimbabwe intensifies tax crime investigations under global partnership
Zimbabwe has launched the second phase of the Tax Inspectors Without Borders initiative aimed at strengthening investigations into tax crimes and curbing illicit financial flows that continue to drain...
Kavango secures US$8.4m to expand Zimbabwe gold operations
London-listed Kavango Resources has raised approximately US$8.4 million from investors in Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom to accelerate development of its gold assets in the country.The capital was ra...
Lithium Mining Deepens Rural Women’s Hardships
The rapid expansion of lithium mining in Zimbabwe is bringing investment and global attention, but a new report warns that many rural women living near mining sites are paying a heavy social and econo...
Zimbabwe’s Gold Reform Exposes Deep Fault Lines in Currency Strategy
 Zimbabwe’s decision to introduce a 90:10 payment structure for small-scale gold miners, where 90 percent of payments are made in US dollars and 10 percent in the local currency ZiG, is emerging as on...
Treasury introduces national standard price
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion has introduced a National Standard Price List for government procurement in a move authorities say is aimed at tightening control...
Banks Move Into Land Digitisation as CBZ Takes Stake in Deeds Tech Firm
Zimbabwe’s push to digitise property ownership records is drawing interest from the financial sector, with CBZ Holdings acquiring a stake in the technology firm tasked with modernising the country’s d...
HEXA Introduces Educational Travel Experiences for Schools
Heritage Expeditions Africa (HEXA) has unveiled a series of educational travel programmes designed to transform traditional school trips into immersive learning experiences that combine exploration, h...