Audit Zimbabwe’s debt
Two recent reports by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank have put Zimbabwe’s debt at a staggering US$23.3 billion, a big variance from the figures given by the government.
By The Standard
Oct. 12, 2025
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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
Energy compact ignites renewable energy hope
According to the government data, as of 2024, 38% of the population lacked access to electricity, and over 61% of households relied on traditional biomass for cooking.
By Moses Mugugunyeki
Sep. 28, 2025
Only 6% of informal players pay taxes: World Bank
THE World Bank has found that only 6% of Zimbabwe’s informal sector pays taxes, with just one in five earning taxable income, highlighting a challenge as the government moves to scale up collections.
By Business Reporter
Sep. 24, 2025
Anti-sanctions movement conditional ZIDERA repeal
CAES said such conditionality undermines Zimbabwe’s sovereignty and perpetuates external control over the country’s access to international financial institutions
By Staff Reporter
Sep. 20, 2025
A way out of the crisis: Transparency and accountability in health spending matter
According to a 2023 World Bank report, Zimbabwe's health budget received about US$2 billion in total from external funders using these mechanisms from 2015 to 2020.
By Tambudzai Manjonjo
Aug. 24, 2025
Zimbabwe urged to harness AI, digital financial services
“Despite a relatively well-developed digital payments infrastructure, we’re not seeing the inclusive growth we should. Only 54% of MSMEs keep financial records.
By Alfonce Mbizwo
Aug. 18, 2025
Nigeria must clamp down on corruption once and for all
What Nigeria needs is a major political resetahead of the 2027 election. It may just be that this reset looks to the past for inspiration.
By Peter Burdin
Aug. 17, 2025
The horrors of Gukurahundi and complicity of World Bank and IMF
To be precise, the World Bank provided a total of US$646 million to Zimbabwe in official grants and loans between 1980 and 1987, while the IMF offered more than US$80 million
By Gorden Moyo
Aug. 17, 2025
SA’s RMB projects gloom as crisis in Zim deepens... bank ranks the country least attractive destination
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