Harare – Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi was named the top-performing Cabinet Minister for 2025, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa presided over the annual Performance Contract Signing and Awards Ceremony in Harare on Monday. The event, held at the Harare International Conference Centre, saw Minister Rwodzi take the top…
Tinotenda Hove - Zimbabwe’s plan to pay local suppliers exclusively in the local currency, ZiG, has sparked alarm among businesses and economists, with critics warning it could worsen inflation, destabilise the exchange rate, and fuel a return to black market currency trading. On 13 March 2026, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube…
Tinotenda Hove - The Government of Zimbabwe has taken a decisive step toward reducing reliance on the United States dollar in public transactions, with Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announcing that all local suppliers and contractors working with the State will now be paid exclusively in the country’s local currency, the…
Harare– The City of Harare has received official approval for its 2026 budget from the national government, granting the local authority the legal mandate to collect new tariffs and fund critical services with immediate effect. In a statement released on Friday, Acting Town Clerk Engineer Phakamile Mabhena. Moyo announced that…
Harare– A legal bid to interdict operations at a contested mining site crumbled in the High Court on [Day/Date], after the applicant conceded that the matter had been rendered redundant by subsequent court rulings. The urgent chamber application, filed under Case Number HCH976/26 by Navid Incorporated (Private) Limited—an agent of…
Tinotenda Hove - The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced an increase in fuel prices, with the new rates coming into effect on 4 March 2026. In a statement released on Wednesday evening, the energy regulator said the revised prices are effective immediately and will apply for the next…
Harare – In a decisive legal blow against unlawful occupation in the mining sector, the High Court has ordered Freda Rebecca Gold Mine to immediately restore possession of the Botha Gold Mine operations to its lawful owners and to remove all fencing erected in the disputed area. Handing down an…
Tinotenda Hove - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has stirred fresh debate after indicating that the country’s transition to a mono-currency system will not be tied to any specific deadline, but rather to a list of economic conditions that must first be satisfied. Presenting the 2026 Monetary Policy Statement on…
Tinotenda Hove - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced that new ZiG banknotes will begin circulating on April 7, 2026, as part of measures to modernise the country’s currency system. Presenting the 2026 Monetary Policy Statement on Friday, RBZ Governor John Mushayavanhu confirmed that the new series will…
Shurugwi – The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has officially approved the 2026 budget for the Shurugwi Town Council, paving the way for the local authority to begin its fiscal operations for the year. In a correspondence addressed to Town Clerk Archibald Ncube on Thursday, Permanent Secretary for…
