Merchants of doom!... how the nation built economy that thrives on crisis, extraction, suffering
The result is an economy where ordinary citizens and formal businesses carry unbearable costs so that a small network can continue accumulating obscene wealth.
By Shame Makoshori
May. 29, 2026
RBZ has won the stability battle; growth must follow
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) last week released its quarterly snapshot for the period ended December 31, 2025, painting a largely positive picture on currency, price and financial sector
By Newsday
Jan. 19, 2026
No going back on US dollar phase-out: RBZ
RBZ deputy governor Innocent Matshe allayed fears over the de-dollarisation roadmap.
By Sydney Kawadza
Nov. 27, 2025
Zim de-dollarisation push not realistic, say experts
He added that the process would begin in 2025 and be finalised by 2030.
By LYNETTE MANZINI
Oct. 17, 2025
Walk the talk on de-dollarisation
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced the country has entered the "third and decisive stage" of its de-dollarisation roadmap.
By The Zimbabwe Independent
Sep. 26, 2025
Closer look at state of Zim’s economy
Servicing this debt will absorb approximately 40% of total government revenue in 2024.
By Christopher Mugaga
Mar. 21, 2025
Cash clash: Stability versus sovereignty
In this light, what then stands as a better devil for the economy between a full-blown dollarisation drive and sticking to a volatile series of local currencies?
By Equity Axis
Sep. 27, 2024
Civil servants push for urgent meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa re-introduced the local currency in 2019 after a decade of dollarisation.
By Problem Masau
Feb. 15, 2024
Prices go ‘haywire’ during festive season
President Emmerson Mnangagwa re-introduced the local currency in 2019 after a decade of relative stability during dollarisation.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Dec. 15, 2023
China’s diamond wafer breakthrough: Africa’s strategic choices amid global diamond restructuring
Opinion & Analysis
By Saxon Zvina
11h ago
Zimbabwe mobilises support for return of nationals from South Africa after xenophobic attacks
Local News
12h ago
Vote-buying, intimidation claims blur Tsholotsho council by-elections
Local News
By Nizbert Moyo
20h ago
Vote-buying, intimidation claims blur Tsholotsho council by - elections
Local News
By Nizbert Moyo
Jun. 20, 2026




