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Zimbabwe
ZiG Weekly Review: Records 3% YTD Decline, Battle for Long-Term Stability Continues
The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), the nation’s fourth currency initiative in nearly a decade, has experienced marginal year-to-date (YTD) depreciation of 3%, declining from ZiG25.795 on January 1, 2025, to ZiG
Feb 24, 2025
Zimbabwe
South Africa’s 2025 Budget: A Fragile Lifeline for Zimbabwe’s Ailing Economy?
For Zimbabwean businesses and policymakers, this figure raises a pressing question: is it enough to pull South Africa—and the region—out of its economic quagmire? As Zimbabwe’s largest trading partner
Mar 13, 2025
Zimbabwe
ZiG Weekly Review: Gradual Erosion Continues, What’s the Key to Sustainable Stability?
The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) has faced persistent bearish pressure against the US dollar (USD), settling at an exchange rate of 26.7069 as of March 21, 2025, marginally weaker than its 26.7116 close on Jan
Mar 21, 2025
Companies
Distribution Group Africa Set to Restructure and Realign Performance with Revenues
Distribution Group Africa (DGA), a vital arm of Axia Corporation Limited operating across Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia, is embarking on a strategic restructuring to reverse declining revenues and alig
Mar 24, 2025
Opinion
Mad Money Muse Zimbabwe’s Economic Soap Opera, Episode 3 – Cash, Brides, and Army Bridesmaids
Picture this: Wicknell Chivhayo, Zimbabwe’s tender-preneur extraordinaire, struts into the lobola negotiations with a briefcase stuffed with US$100,000 in crisp greenbacks. In a country where most fol
Mar 26, 2025
World
ZiG Deflation Hits -0.1% in March as USD Inflation Holds Steady at 15%: Contrasts Southern Africa’s Varied Trends
Inflation dynamics in Southern Africa as of March 2025 reveal a region of contrasts, with Zimbabwe’s dual-currency system standing out as a focal point of economic complexity. Zimbabwe’s ZiG month-on
Mar 28, 2025
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Harare Accounts for 38% of Zimbabwe's Recorded Crime, Rising Insecurity Raises Business Costs
Zimbabwe's capital accounted for nearly 38% of all police-recorded offences during the second quarter of 2026, placing the country's principal commercial centre under growing scrutiny over the economi
12 hours ago18 Years of Maize Volatility Expose Southern Africa's Unfinished Food Security Challenge
Zimbabwe's maize production has increased 17.1% to approximately 2.68 million tonnes in 2026, strengthening national food supplies after years of severe harvest fluctuations, but the recovery faces an
12 hours agoZimbabwe's Insurance Claims Crisis Exposes a Regional Protection Gap as South Africa Recovers R443 Million for Consumers
Zimbabwe's short-term insurance industry is facing growing scrutiny over delayed claims settlement, with 117 of the 144 complaints received by the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) during the f
13 hours agoThe Border Between Trade and Growth: Beitbridge Exposes Southern Africa's Integration Costs
Zimbabwe and South Africa recorded approximately R81 billion in bilateral trade during 2025, nearly twice the level reported in 2021, strengthening the economic significance of Beitbridge as one of S
18 hours agoPower Without Borders: Southern Africa's Grid Bottlenecks Expose the Cost of Unfinished Energy Integration
Southern Africa's electricity market traded 191.20 gigawatt-hours in August 2026, its highest monthly competitive-market volume in the first five months of the financial year, but the region's transmi
19 hours agoSouthern Africa's Lithium Race: Zimbabwe Leads Production as DRC and Namibia Pursue Rival Processing Policies
Zimbabwe has emerged as Southern Africa's leading lithium producer, accounting for an estimated 9.7% of global mine output in 2025, but its proposed transition from concentrate exports to chemical pro
19 hours ago
