The Government has abolished Zimbabwe's Road Access Fee with immediate effect, ending 17 years of duplicate road charges following the gazetting of Statutory Instrument 113 of 2026.

HARARE – Zimbabwe's local authorities recorded a decline in overall performance during 2025, with the country's largest urban councils failing to significantly improve service delivery despite their critical role in driving economic growth, according to the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works' latest performance evaluation. The Annual Performance Feedback Report for the 2025 Fiscal Year reveals that the average performance score for Zimbabwe's 92 local authorities f