ZTA eyes 2,1 million arrivals
The African market presents significant potential for growth, especially shared cultural ties with the Sub-Saharan region and the potential presented by the ACFTA.
By Freeman Makopa
Jan. 17, 2025
US$3m injection for energy projects
By Freeman Makopa
Jan. 17, 2025
Los Angeles fires: Reflecting on climate change, ubuntu
By Grace Chirenje
Jan. 17, 2025
What firms need to sustain
By the close of 2023, the currency crisis had deepened, with the parallel exchange rate of US$/ZWL reaching 10 500, while the auction rate lagged behind at a 72% discount.
By Kudakwashe Taimo
Jan. 17, 2025
Death of middle class: Crisis of inequality
ZIMBABWE’S economy has undergone a profound transformation over the past two decades, resulting in the near-total collapse of the middle class.
By Equity Axis
Jan. 17, 2025
Hopley housing cooperative audit stirs bitter dispute
Dekete dismissed the findings as a personal attack, alleging they were part of a witch-hunt aimed at tarnishing his reputation.
By Thando Khumalo
Jan. 17, 2025
Vingirai professes ignorance as CBZ-ZB merger faces hurdles
The proposed merger aims to create Zimbabwe’s largest financial institution, building on CBZH’s acquisition of First Mutual Holdings.
By Melody Chikono
Jan. 17, 2025
Solar installation tax riles farmers
The country has been enduring power outages of up to 18 hours daily since last year, severely affecting agricultural operations.
By Tanyaradzwa Kapuru
Jan. 17, 2025
Degrees condemned to worthless documents... as battered firms turn away 24 000 graduates annuallly
They said apart from universities, the country had many teachers’ colleges, polytechnics, training schools for health care professionals and hospitality industry institutes.
By Shame Makoshori
Jan. 17, 2025
Army deployed in gold plunder hotspots... Fresh crackdown impounds riverbed mining equipment
Resource campaigners have alleged that illegal gold mining operations were championed by powerful political elites.
By Freeman Makopa
Jan. 17, 2025
Zim grapples with widening trade deficit
Imports outpaced exports, rising by 3%, while exports, which increased by 1%, were mainly commodities.
By Julia Ndlela and Honor Mudavanhu
Jan. 17, 2025
Harare queries water plant deal
However, Harare officials questioned Helcraw’s capacity, citing its unsuccessful bid to supply water meters in a US$2 million tender in 2023.
By Tinashe Kairiza and Julia Ndlela
Jan. 17, 2025
Tenders sleaze bombshell...powerful cartels salt away US$1,5bn
Nearly 1 800 executives from major corporations participated in the survey, with 81% urging authorities to prioritise anti-corruption measures to restore investor confidence.
By Shame Makoshori
Jan. 17, 2025
Interview: Afreximbank eyes Zim’s green economic potential
Afreximbank operates on the basis of country limits, which guide our lending portfolio limits in each member country.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Jan. 10, 2025
Zim bungles drugs deal, as elite fly to India
The system is ill-equipped to handle complicated and chronic ailments, forcing ordinary citizens to rely on the country's struggling public hospitals.
By Melody Chikono
Jan. 10, 2025
85 000 left stranded as gold cartel pollutes major river
The outlawed practice, which has been going on for decades, has resulted in the release of toxic chemicals into the water supply, leaving communities to suffer the consequences.
By Freeman Makopa
Jan. 10, 2025
Conflict-ridden political gamesmanship looms
Last year, Mnangagwa was forced to reverse his decision to appoint Sibanda as an ex-officio member of Zanu -PF’s Politburo.
By Tinashe Kairiza and Honour Mudavanhu
Jan. 10, 2025
Shape up or ship out, companies warned
Financial analyst Persistence Gwanyanya said policymakers must intervene to prevent company closures.
By Ashton Ndakusiya
Jan. 10, 2025
Zim govt projects mining sector rebound after 2024 write-downs
Chitando said revenues would also be driven by increased output.
By Freeman Makopa
Jan. 10, 2025
Forgery rap sparks fresh legal war in US$48m Pfugari estate
The Independent has obtained copies of the receipt and the marriage certificate stamped on April 14, 2023, by the Registrar of Marriages.
By Tendai Makaripe
Jan. 10, 2025
Minister, residents cross swords over town clerk… defiant Garwe brands Vic Falls associations ‘burial societies’
The residents are being represented by Dube, Mguni and Dube legal practitioners, who fired back at Garwe, saying it was him who was not acting in residents’ interest.
By Julia Ndlela and Tinashe Kairiza
Jan. 10, 2025
Business leaders fret over 2025 growth prospects
Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union president Shadreck Makombe told the Zimbabwe Independent that crippling power cuts were still being experienced.
By Julia Ndlela and Ashton Ndakusiya
Jan. 10, 2025
Liquidity crunch vexes battered Zim
By the end of March, the Zimdollar had plummeted to US$1:ZW$22 055,47, down from US$1:ZW$6 104,72 at the end of 2023.
By Tatira Zwinoira
Dec. 20, 2024
‘Rabbit farming presents vast opportunities for economy’
The rabbit breeding industry in Zimbabwe in 2024 has shown steady growth, with an increasing number of farmers transitioning to commercial production.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Dec. 20, 2024
Xmas hopes dim, currency relapses
When the government retired the Zimbabwe dollar and introduced the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency in April, it brought a glimmer of hope.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Dec. 20, 2024
Political violence victims in fresh pursuit of justice
Chidhakwa was abducted in Harare’s Central Business District on November 22, 2023, by unknown assailants.
By Miriam Mangwaya
Dec. 20, 2024
2024 year of turmoil, monetary chaos
The weakening ZiG has also raised the cost of doing business in terms of increases in taxes, fees, and regulatory costs, as well as production and servicing expenses.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Dec. 20, 2024
Quotable quotes in 2024
As another year draws to a close, it leaves behind a series of gripping and unforgettable moments that defined its course.
By Tinashe Kairiza and Honour Mudavanhu
Dec. 20, 2024
2024: A year marked by political drama
One of the year’s highlights was President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s assumption of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) chairmanship.
By Tinashe Kairiza
Dec. 20, 2024
Retail reckoning: A year of upheaval, uncertainty
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed OK Zimbabwe, with a countrywide network of about 60 branches, raised concerns last year over the weight of challenges confronting the sector.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Dec. 20, 2024
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