Latest articles on Zimbabwe Economy

South Africa’s lockdown may push Zimbabwe to the edge

Article Webster Zambara - 27 Mar 2020

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the situation in Zimbabwe could not have been much worse

Zimbabweans’ survival strategies

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 12 Mar 2020

Even the better off have had to find ways to manage in the shattered economy

Zimbabwe’s civic services on the edge

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 15 Nov 2019

Doctors warn of ‘silent genocide’ as strike enters tenth week

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Before re-engagement, Zimbabwe needs to regain lost trust

Africa Christopher Vandome - 18 Oct 2019

Initial enthusiasm for President Mnangagwa’s ‘new dispensation’ is waning - and Zimbabwe has lots of work to do to win back the trust of its citizens

Zim entrepreneurs believe in their country

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Nov 2018

From an investment perspective, is Zimbabwe truly open for business?

The macro tightrope

Article Tamsin Oxford - 9 Nov 2018

Balancing Zim's macro-economic environment to stimulate long-term growth

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Cresta upgrades hotels to accommodate Zim tourist increase

Article Advertising Supplement - 9 Nov 2018

In response to questions from the Mail & Guardian, the country director in Zimbabwe of Cresta Hotels, Chipo Mandela, said:

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Transforming Zimbabwe to a Private Sector-Led Economy

Article Tamsin Oxford - 9 Nov 2018

The policy and institutional reforms proposed will shift perceptions - and the economy

Unity required for Zimbabwe to blossom

Article Gerald Chirinda - 9 Nov 2018

Being open for business means we have to be open with one another first

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Zimbabwe’s financial system is living on borrowed time —and borrowed money

Africa Roger Southall - 1 Nov 2017

Years of political instability and economic mismanagement under the rule of ZANU-PF have left Zimbabwe’s financial system in chaos

$290m shortfall in Zimbabwe drought aid

Article Staff Reporter - 11 May 2016

Drought in Southern Africa now affects approximately half of Zimbabwe's population in rural areas.

Zim economy: Mugabe asks the West for help

Africa Staff Reporter - 26 Aug 2015

For first time in over 15 years, Mugabe openly asked for Western re-engagement in the ailing Zimbabwe economy in his State of the Nation address.

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China puts screws on Zim

Africa Staff Reporter - 23 Jan 2015

It wants the reform of key Zimbabwean parastatals to ensure its loans don't 'leak' because of graft.

Zimbabwe’s economy doing no better

Africa Sapa - 7 Nov 2014

According to the International Monetary Fund the government of President Robert Mugabe is deep in arrears and out of sorts.

Mugabe is dragging down Zim’s economy

Africa News Analysis - 24 Oct 2014

Tensions over who will succeed the president are deterring investment.

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