Zig notes shortage ….Harare residents cry foul
Staff writer Commuters in Harare have called on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to redress the issue of shortage circulation of zig notes which is being experienced in the…
Consumers urged to worry over recalled wireless portable power banks
Business Writer The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has warned consumers in the region to be wary of Casely portable 500mAH wireless powerbanks which put their lives and health at…
ZimTrade to Champion Export-Led Industrialisation at ZITF 2025
Wallace Mawire Zimbabwe’s national trade development and promotion organisation, ZimTrade is set to make a significant impact at this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), as the organisation takes a…
Govt drops penalties for charging above official exchange rate
Businesses will no longer face penalties for pricing their goods and services above the official exchange rate, following new regulations just published. Statutory Instrument 34 of 2025, published on Wednesday,…
Zera slashes diesel and petrol prices for April 2025
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has released new fuel prices effective from 4 April to 4 May 2025, with both diesel and petrol seeing slight decreases. According to the…
Trump’s reciprocal tariffs to hit Zimbabwean exports
HARARE – Zimbabwean goods will now face tariffs of at least 18% under U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly announced “reciprocal tariffs,” a move that has heightened global trade tensions and…
Zimbabwe eyes 300 million kilogrammes tobacco yield this year
Zimbabwe is expecting a bumper tobacco harvest of 300 million kilogrammes this year, thanks to favourable rainfall and increased production by smallholder farmers. This was revealed in parliament on Tuesday…
Zimplats’ production plummets but firm prices boost profitability
Zimbabwe’s largest corporate entity, Zimbabwe Platinum (Zimplats), a subsidiary of Impala Platinum, has reported a 15% decrease in 6E (platinum group metals) production, amounting to 279,890 ounces for the half-year…
Beitbridge border clears trucks in 3-6 hours, SADC study finds
The Beitbridge Border Post, one of Africa’s busiest land crossings, clears heavy-duty trucks in three to six hours and light vehicles in about an hour, a Southern African Development Community…
𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗖 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗭𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆
From 12th to 14th of February 2025, a delegation from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), led by Mr. Alcides Monteiro, the Senior Programme Officer for Customs at the SADC…