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Zimbabwe in debt distress, says World Bank

Zimbabwe’s public debt is increasingly becoming unsustainable and this is limiting the country’s access to international financing, the World Bank has warned in a new report.
By Tatira Zwinoira Oct. 12, 2025

Treasury delays suffocate roads contractors, cripple projects... bankruptcy, lawsuits, asset seizures threaten small firms

Many of these contractors poured personal capital and bank loans into the projects, expecting prompt settlements that never came.
By Melody Chikono and Freeman Makopa Oct. 10, 2025

Insurance, pension sectors miss prescribed asset targets

ZIMBABWE’s insurance and pension industries continue to fall short of the statutory minimum requirements for prescribed asset investments, the Insurance and Pensions Commission
By Melody Chikono Oct. 10, 2025

Shot in the arm for Shurugwi artisanal miners

Chengxi Chengetai Mining Investments has donated mining equipment to artisanal and small-scale miners in Shurugwi as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts to empower youths
By Stephen Chadenga Oct. 10, 2025

Court halts Magunje mega cement project

The villagers represented by Gift Kapere and Jonathan Chimufombo cited Lebanmon Investments and its representative Daniel Mlalazi as respondents in the matter.
By Nhau Mangirazi Oct. 5, 2025

Crucial role of informal economy

It begins with the development of a budget strategy paper, informed by national policies such as the National Development Strategy. 
By Samuel Wadzai Oct. 3, 2025

No to irresponsible investment

Long-simmering tensions between ordinary citizens and our so-called “all-weather friends”, the Chinese investors, have burst into the open, exposing the grim realities of reckless investment
By The Zimbabwe Independent Oct. 3, 2025

Ministry, RBZ collide over platinum miners’ payments

THE Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, weighed down by a US$400 million Afreximbank loan, is struggling to meet local currency obligations.
By Melody Chikono Oct. 3, 2025

Zevic moves to fast-track Penrose, Porta development

STAKEHOLDERS at the Penrose new site office meeting last Sunday welcomed assurances from property developer Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company (Zevic)
By Staff Reporter Oct. 2, 2025