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Sugar tax-fund cancer equipment welcome, but transparency needed

However, while the public can celebrate the progress being made, there remains a pressing need for greater transparency and accountability regarding the procurement process.

By The Zimbabwe Independent Jun. 5, 2026

Sugar tax-fund cancer equipment welcome, but transparency needed

Your tax pays civil servants: Zimra

The officials told participants at a National Tax Awareness Campaign in Karoi yesterday that if citizens default, teachers, nurses and soldiers will go unpaid.

By Nhau Mangirazi Jun. 4, 2026

Push to ring-fence sugar tax revenue for healthcare

According to Mombeshora, ensuring that the funds remain dedicated to healthcare will allow Government to respond more effectively to growing health challenges.

By Tatenda Kunaka Jun. 2, 2026

Push to ring-fence sugar tax revenue for healthcare

Making lemonade: How digital tax could fund public interest journalism

Zimbabwe's DSWT revenue could just be a different mechanism to achieve the same globally recognised objective.

By Nqaba Matshazi May. 31, 2026

Making lemonade: How digital tax could fund public interest journalism

Zimbabwe’s informal economy: Survival strategy or policy failure?

The strategic response, therefore, lies in redesigning the system so that formal participation becomes the rational choice.

By John Laisani May. 21, 2026

Zimbabwe’s informal economy: Survival strategy or policy failure?

The price of going to school

This term, the burden is heavier. Fuel prices have surged, and transport operators have responded swiftly, hiking fares with little warning and even less sympathy.

By Sharon Dzingai May. 15, 2026

Zimbabwe to cut mobile money charges in financial sector reforms

Mobile money users have long complained about high transfer costs, including the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) and charges levied by service providers.

By Boitumelo Makhurane May. 12, 2026

Zimbabwe to cut mobile money charges in financial sector reforms

Sweet tax, bitter truth for cancer patients

GOVERNMENT is facing renewed pressure to account for millions raised through Zimbabwe’s sugar tax after revelations in the Senate that many cancer patients are still struggling to access treatment.

By Sharon Sibindi May. 7, 2026