Dissecting Zim’s 2025 mid-term budget and economic review
One of the most notable improvements highlighted in the review is the robust agricultural recovery, which is central to Zimbabwe’s economy.
By Lawrence Makamanzi
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It’s much ado about nothing: Mthuli Ncube’s mid-term budget review gets thumbs down
Key sectors such as mining, retail, and manufacturing—vital engines for sustainable economic recovery—were notably absent from any meaningful reform agenda.
By Ashton Ndakusiya
Aug. 3, 2025
Editorial Comment: Stop dilly-dallying on ease of doing business
We say so because the government has been making promises on the same issue for almost a year now.
By The Standard
Aug. 3, 2025
We need real solutions, not more taxes
Taxing the poor is not a recovery strategy — it’s a shortcut that deepens inequality and stalls growth.
By Newsday
Aug. 2, 2025
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More pain ahead as govt mulls fresh taxes
Zimbabwe is ranked as a lower-middle-income economy by the World Bank.
By Melody Chikono
Aug. 1, 2025
Ncube admits economy chaos
The key complaints raised by the business community include multiple taxes, over taxation and additional tax assessments.
By Tatira Zwinoira
Aug. 1, 2025
Zim debt rises by US$640m in Q1 2025
This comes at a time when Zimbabwe’s public debt figures have been challenged by some of its biggest creditors such as the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank).
By Ashton Ndakusiya
Aug. 1, 2025
Govt workers protest at Mthuli’s office
The civil servants want Ncube to address their plight in his mid-term fiscal policy review.
By Miriam Mangwaya
Jul. 15, 2025
Capital markets poised to anchor stability
Ncube made the remarks in a speech read on his behalf by the ministry’s financial sector policy director, Judith Rusike.
By Melody Chikono
Jul. 15, 2025
