Harare is a city that wants acceleration. Every week, someone is multiplying money. Every month, someone is unveiling the “next Dubai.” Every day, someone is promising extraordinary returns guaranteed. And almost every day, someone is quietly absorbing a loss.

Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion, Mthuli Ncube, has gazetted a new family of ZiG banknotes following their unveiling during the 2026 Monetary Policy Statement. The new notes were first presented last week by John Mushayavanhu, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ).

The morning of February 28, 2026, may mark a turning point in Middle East geopolitics, as escalating tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran appear to have entered a new and dangerous phase.

HARARE — Zimbabwe’s government has imposed an immediate ban on exports of raw lithium concentrates and other raw minerals, a move that has forced miners, many Chinese‑owned, to accelerate plans to process lithium locally rather than ship concentrates abroad. The directive, announced by the Mines Ministry, applies to consignments already in transit and will remain in force until further notice, officials said, as authorities restructure export procedures to tighten mineral ac

BULAWAYO — President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday that Zimbabwe will move beyond supplying raw minerals and accelerate local beneficiation and processing to spur industrialisation and economic growth. Speaking at an annual exporters’ conference in Bulawayo, the President urged exporters to develop value‑added products and build global brands rooted in Zimbabwe’s natural resources and skills base.

Parliament has raised alarm over major financial irregularities in the Ministry of Finance, revealing that more than ZWL$111 billion in public funds could not be reconciled in the government’s 2022 accounts. The findings are contained in a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which reviewed the Auditor‑General’s assessment of the Ministry’s Appropriation and Fund Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2022.

Harare — The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has received a clean audit opinion for the financial year ended December 31, 2024, marking a significant turnaround from the qualified opinion issued by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) in 2023.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has officially decoupled its transition to a monocurrency system from a fixed timeline, opting instead for a conditions-based framework under which the move will only be implemented once strict economic benchmarks are met.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Zimbabwean authorities have reached a staff‑level agreement on a proposed 10‑month Staff‑Monitored Programme (SMP) designed to consolidate macroeconomic stability, strengthen policy credibility, and advance arrears clearance and debt restructuring, IMF team leader Wojciech Maliszewski said after meetings in Harare.

Drivers say a single fine can wipe out an entire day’s earnings. Another major driver of fare increases is the daily target system imposed by vehicle owners. Operators of newer kombis reportedly demand up to US$140 per day, while older vehicles have targets of around US$110. Drivers argue that a sustainable target should be between US$50 and, US$80, anything higher, they say, makes fare hikes inevitable.