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Zimbabwe's debt plan faces test

Zimbabwe's arrears clearance and debt resolution plan will come under renewed scrutiny as Mauritanian banker Sidi Ould Tah assumes office today as the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).Tah secured the presidency …

Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

AfDB projects 6% economic growth for Zimbabwe

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected that Zimbabwe is on track to achieve a six percent economic growth rate this year, supported by stability and recovery across key productive sectors.AfDB Principal Country Economist Kelvin …

Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:51hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter

AfDB flags Zimbabwe's annual financing gap

Zimbabwe will require more than US$3.7 billion annually to meet its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to a new economic outlook report released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Harare on Tuesday. The figure h…

Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe among Africa's fastest-growing economies in 2025

Zimbabwe is expected to be one of Africa's fastest-growing economies this year, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) forecasting a 5.3 percent growth rate.This strong projection is slightly below the 6 percent estimated by Finance, Eco…

Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

AfDB to fund a $250 million gold mine in Zimbabwe

THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has shown great interest in funding Caledonia Mining Corporation's planned $250 million gold mine in Zimbabwe.The information was relayed by the company's chief executive officer, Mark Learmonth.Accordin…

Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

BCC engages AfDB over water

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) officials have initiated discussions with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to secure funding for short-term measures to alleviate the water crisis by improving water provision from Nyamandlovu. This move come…

Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mthuli's theatrics expose government lack of seriousness in addressing Zim economic crisis!

So, finance minister Mthuli Ncube, over the weekend, went around shops in Bulawayo, like a crazed vigilante, tearing down tags displaying prices strictly in US dollars!He even berated a hapless lowly branch manager of a renowned chain reta…

Published: 29 May 2023 at 23:02hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Road infrastructure decay needs policy change

The pace of Zimbabwe's road infrastructure decay has reached alarming levels which call for a policy change by the government. The country's major highways and urban roads have become a living hazard to motorists and cargo due to successiv…

Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 14:34hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma

Sasai launches talent promotion show across Africa

LONDON - Cassava Fintech International (CFI) has launched a new #African&Talented promotion aimed at identifying and supporting talent across Africa through the Sasai App, with the top winner walking away with a huge cash prize. The Sa…

Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 16:00hrs | | by Agencies

Corporate boardrooms: Where are the women?

A lack of diversity afflicts most companies' boardsWhen a woman rises to the top rung of the traditionally all-male corporate ladder in Africa, it's front-page news because women's progress in business leadership on the continent continues…

Published: 15 Jan 2018 at 15:55hrs | 3 | by Kwamboka Oyaro

Africa's jobless youth cast a shadow over economic growth

Leaders put job-creation programmes on the front burner African governments are confronting unemployment in many different ways. In Senegal, with 200,000 Senegalese joining the labour market each year, President Macky Sall launched a progr…

Published: 02 May 2017 at 16:25hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor

Africa Development Bank braced for Energy Revolution

Towards the end of this month of May. One of the biggest financial and banking cooperation, Africa Development Bank will host an annual meeting focusing on Energy resources infrastructure. The city of Lusaka, Zambia will be a hive of activ…

Published: 10 May 2016 at 13:42hrs | | by Mbizo Chirasha

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Zimbabwe's NHI Bill nears completion

Prophet Magaya's soldier-bodyguard in court

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Prophet Magaya remanded in custody

Bata workforce hits 1,326

Harare to make it expensive to bury the dead

Zimbabwe moves to make local holidays more affordable

Hlalani Kuhle beneficiaries get title deeds

ZESCO faces US$5m penalty for exceeding Kariba water allocation

Prophet Magaya and wife to appear in court

Mnangagwa leaves for Qatar

DANet Defends ZANU-PF-Aligned Philanthropists Amid Public Criticism

Plumtree man in court for assaulting brother over food dispute

Beer thief jailed for breaking into bar

Man rapes 93-year-old grandmother

Matebeleland South records drop in maternal deaths

Gorimbo's brave stand ends in painful decision loss

1 killed, 17 injured in Harare crash