Is Zim’s real private sector informal?
Until economic strategy fully aligns with this structure, external shocks will continue to transmit faster, hit harder, and linger longer than necessary.
By Dennis Mambure
Mar. 27, 2026
The importance of including informal economy in the social dialogue platform in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, like in many parts of the world, the informal economy plays a substantial role in employment and livelihoods, yet it is often overlooked in formal dialogue platforms.
By Samuel Wadzai
Feb. 8, 2026
Rising crime a stark reminder of struggling economy
The latest statistics released by the Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (ZimStat) paint a worrying picture of a nation grappling with deepening socio-economic challenges.
By Newsday
Oct. 23, 2025
Don’t punish the informal sector - Harness it
With no safety nets and little prospect of formal employment, millions of citizens turned to the informal sector to survive.
By Eddie Zvinonzwa
Sep. 26, 2025
Informal sector formalisation on cards: Govt
She was responding to Zanu PF Bikita South legislator, Energy Mutodi, who wrote to the minister requesting information on plans to improve job quality in Zimbabwe.
By Harriet Chikandiwa
Feb. 23, 2024
We must fix this dishonourable and low-level politics
That SMEs are moving backwards into the informal sector is no secret, why is there an incentive for them to deformalise? Answering this, sets us on a path towards inclusive growth.
By Musa Kika
Oct. 26, 2023
Remove IMTT on transactions, RBZ tells Treasury
The informal sector operates on a cash basis which is not banked into the formal banking channels.
By Tatira Zwinoira
Oct. 26, 2023
Disappearing fish spell hard times for women in Bulawayo
According to the ILO out of more than five million informal traders in Zimbabwe, 65% are women, throwing more women into sectors such as fisheries that offer hope for steady incomes.
By Marko Phiri
Aug. 13, 2023
‘Informal sector tax will enhance resource mobilisation’
“Although there is debate surrounding the exact statistics that the Zimbabwean informal economy accounts for, what is certain is that the informal economy is over 60%,” Zimcodd said.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
May. 8, 2023
ZiG gamble rattles state contractors ‘Government attempts to fix old problem, risks new side effects’
Local News
Mar. 27, 2026
Rivers of human waste open new, scary frontiers in Harare: How Kuwadzana residents are forced to co-exist with their own excreta
Local News
Mar. 27, 2026
