A narrow tax base is a fiscal time bomb
THE push by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to register 50 000 new taxpayers this year could mark a decisive turning point in the country’s fiscal trajectory — if it is pursued fairly
By Newsday
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Sibanye-Stillwater writes down Mimosa by US$28,74m as costs, tax bite
No further impairment assessment was undertaken on December 31, 2025, as management identified no additional indicators of value deterioration at year-end following the June review.
By Tatira Zwinoira
Feb. 23, 2026
Zimbabwe’s tax structure hurting formal business sector
The Zimbabwean economy is largely informal with the informal sector controlling around 76% of revenue circulating in the country, albeit outside formal banking platforms.
By Harry Peter Wilson
Feb. 22, 2026
Zimra targets over 50 000 new taxpayers in 2026
According to the 2026 budget, the government is targeting to collect revenues amounting to ZiG288 billion (US$9,4 billion) against planned expenditures of ZiG290,9 billion (US$9,5 billion).
By Ruth Maseko and Concilia Mupezeni
Feb. 22, 2026
Nedbank concludes staff rationalisation exercise
In its financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2025, the bank reported total comprehensive income of ZiG105,5 million, up from ZiG27,7 million
By Concilia Mupezeni
Feb. 16, 2026
Property developers demand tax audit
“There is a silent tiger in property development that, with the right backing, can catapult growth and rank among the top five contributors to GDP,” he said.
By Ruth Maseko
Feb. 13, 2026
Zimbabwe loses US$1,5bn to tax cheats, underground dirty money network exposed
Typically by-passing banks and leaving little or no paper trail, hawala transactions have long been used for remittances across South Asia, the Middle East and parts of Africa.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Feb. 13, 2026
Gwenzi readies Zim creative sector for DSWT
Gwenzi explained that DSWT is a mirror of value-added tax on imported services (VATIS).
By Tendai Sauta
Feb. 12, 2026
Outcry as Chief Gutu demands US$10 Zunde raMambo tax
Chief Gutu has 14 headmen under him and some of them have as many as 106 village heads. This means Chief Gutu will raise about US$10 000 from the tax.
By Nokuxola Mbangeni
Feb. 2, 2026
