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Zimbabwe tightens fuel imports

Motorists across Zimbabwe are facing growing frustration at border posts following the enforcement of Statutory Instrument 59 of 2026, which now requires an import licence to bring even a single jerrycan of fuel into the country.The move c…

Published: 31 Mar 2026 at 16:27hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter

Desperate Zimbabweans turn to Botswana for cheaper fuel

Smuggling syndicates have intensified operations along the Zimbabwe - Botswana border, turning bush paths near the Plumtree Border Post into a hub for illicit fuel trade as traders exploit widening price differences between the two countri…

Published: 31 Mar 2026 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe plans fuel supply and price measures to stabilise market

The Government says it will soon announce additional measures aimed at ensuring a steady supply of fuel while keeping pump prices stable, in a bid to prevent further increases in the cost of living.Finance and Economic Development Minister…

Published: 30 Mar 2026 at 15:45hrs | 210 | by Staff reporte

Backlash as Zimbabwe pushes E20 fuel blending policy

The government's decision to increase ethanol blending in fuel from E5 to E20 has triggered strong opposition from motorists, industry experts and key economic sectors, who warn the move could damage engines and increase fuel consumption.F…

Published: 28 Mar 2026 at 13:25hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter

Fuel shock to hit your pocket: RBZ warns inflation spike ahead

Zimbabwe is bracing for a fresh wave of inflation after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) warned that rising fuel prices will push up the cost of living in the coming months.RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said inflation is expected to ris…

Published: 26 Mar 2026 at 20:37hrs | | by Staff reporter

Fuel shock hurls Zimbabwe into policy scramble

Government has been plunged into an urgent policy crisis following a sharp surge in global oil prices, triggered by escalating tensions in the Middle East, which has sent fuel costs soaring and placed Zimbabwe's fragile economic stability …

Published: 26 Mar 2026 at 12:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe considers raising ethanol blend from E5 to E20

Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved a review of selected, time-bound fuel taxes in an effort to contain rising costs and ease pressure on consumers, as global oil market disruptions linked to the Middle East continue to filter into the domesti…

Published: 25 Mar 2026 at 10:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe slashes fuel taxes

Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved a review of selected, time-bound fuel taxes as part of measures to cushion citizens from rising energy costs and inflationary pressures linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict. The decision was announced …

Published: 25 Mar 2026 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

MPs raise alarm over deteriorating health services in Binga

Members of the Parliament of Zimbabwe have raised fresh concern over the state of healthcare services in Binga District, citing delays in upgrading critical infrastructure and persistent service delivery gaps.Binga South legislator Fanuel …

Published: 21 Mar 2026 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe targets E20 fuel blending

The Zimbabwean Government is moving to ramp up ethanol production to sustain an E20 fuel blending ratio throughout the year, a strategy expected to significantly reduce the national fuel import bill and lower pump prices by up to 18 cents …

Published: 21 Mar 2026 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Lovestruck man fakes robbery to raise lobola money

A 26-year-old Bulawayo man, Delight Ncube, has been convicted after fabricating an armed robbery in a desperate attempt to cover up his failure to raise US$6,000 for lobola.Ncube appeared before Bulawayo provincial magistrate Themba Chimis…

Published: 21 Mar 2026 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

GreenFuel guarantees E20 blend

Zimbabwe's leading ethanol producer, GreenFuel Pvt Ltd, has signalled its readiness to mitigate the impact of global fuel supply disruptions by sustaining up to a 20 percent ethanol blend (E20), as authorities move to stabilise rising fuel…

Published: 21 Mar 2026 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe fuel now second most expensive in Sadc

Zimbabwe's economy is under mounting pressure following steep fuel price increases announced by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), with diesel rising to US$2.05 per litre and petrol to US$2.17 per litre. The increases mark si…

Published: 21 Mar 2026 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe fuel prices risk protests

Zimbabwe has reviewed fuel prices for the second time this month, with the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) attributing the increase to rising global oil prices driven by ongoing supply chain disruptions linked to the Iran–Israe…

Published: 19 Mar 2026 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Fuel prices surge in Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans are facing rising fuel costs following fresh price hikes announced by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority, as global crude oil markets tighten due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East.In a statement released on Wednesday…

Published: 18 Mar 2026 at 16:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's local ethanol powers fuel stability

Zimbabwe's domestic fuel sector has shown remarkable resilience in the face of global oil price shocks, thanks largely to the ethanol blending policy introduced in 2013. The initiative, which substitutes up to 20 percent of imported petrol…

Published: 13 Mar 2026 at 11:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Fuel price surge sparks fears of higher commuter fares in Zimbabwe

Commuters in Zimbabwe could soon face higher transport fares after the latest increase in fuel prices, triggered by rising global crude oil costs linked to escalating conflict in the Middle East.The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority ann…

Published: 05 Mar 2026 at 20:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's fuel price deception: Using Middle East wars to hide domestic tax greed

Our government has perfected the art of blaming foreign factors for its own failures.The latest announcement by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority regarding petroleum prices for March 2026 is a bitter pill for a nation already gaspin…

Published: 05 Mar 2026 at 07:06hrs | 981 | by Tendai Mbofana

'Zimbabwe has 3 months' fuel reserves'

Government has assured the nation that Zimbabwe has adequate fuel reserves to meet demand for the next three months, easing fears of possible shortages linked to ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Acting Minister of Energy and Power Devel…

Published: 05 Mar 2026 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe fuel price jumps 16.45% with immediate effect

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced a fresh increase in fuel prices, with the new tariffs taking immediate effect from 4 March 2026 and remaining in place for the next two weeks.According to a notice released by t…

Published: 04 Mar 2026 at 22:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zacc in 4 million litre fuel theft crosshairs

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has been pulled into a high-profile corruption case involving the alleged theft of over four million litres of diesel from the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Develo…

Published: 12 Feb 2026 at 08:36hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter

Zera greenlights mobile fuel stations

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has officially begun a nationwide program to deploy portable, containerised fuel stations aimed at improving fuel access in rural and remote areas. The initiative, which started as a pilot pr…

Published: 30 Jan 2026 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Fuel stations defying Zera price caps

Earlier this month, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) set a maximum petrol price of US$1.57 per litre, aiming to protect consumers amid fluctuating global fuel costs.While major fuel brands such as Zuva, Engen, Redan, and Tot…

Published: 26 Jan 2026 at 14:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Fuel tanker crashes near Mahatshula Bridge in Bulawayo

A potentially dangerous situation unfolded in Bulawayo this afternoon after a fuel tanker carrying 40 000 litres of petrol veered off the road near Mahatshula B

Published: 25 Jan 2026 at 17:11hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo fire officer allegedly refuelled command vehicle twice daily

IT has emerged that a Bulawayo City Council (BCC) senior divisional fire officer in charge of the city's ambulance unit, Peter Dube, who is facing fraud charges involving 37 560 litres of diesel worth about US$54 637, allegedly refuelled h…

Published: 20 Jan 2026 at 09:09hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter

Court fines Mount Meru for selling contaminated fuel

Harare Magistrate Lisa Mutendereki has fined Mount Meru Zimbabwe US$600 after being found guilty of selling contaminated diesel.The case, prosecuted by Mandirasa Chigumira, centered on an incident on October 24, 2023, when informant Shakes…

Published: 02 Dec 2025 at 12:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe farm evictions fuel tension

A growing humanitarian and political crisis is unfolding at Aberdeen Farm in Zvimba East constituency's Ward 25, where villagers have accused white commercial farmer Martin Marius of targeting them over perceived support for Zanu-PF. The s…

Published: 02 Dec 2025 at 11:43hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter

Senior BCC officer in the dock over fuel scandal

A senior divisional officer at Bulawayo City Council (BCC) responsible for the ambulance unit, Peter Dube, appeared in court on Monday, facing allegations of defrauding the council of 37,560 litres of fuel valued at approximately US$54,637…

Published: 27 Nov 2025 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Fuel prices hiked

Fuel prices have been adjusted slightly upwards to $97,93c for petrol and $83,36 for diesel, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) announced last nigh

Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube, spare us those hikes

While ordinary Zimbabweans are bearing the brunt of the high cost of living following the recent fuel price hikes, the situation could get tougher if indications by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube are anything to go by.This comes after the F…

Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:11hrs | | by Editorial - Newsday

Zanu-PF intolerance fuels tension

THREATS by Zanu-PF youth leaders to counter the opposition and civic groups' planned anti-government protests are a clear indication of the ruling party's intolerance of multi-party democracy and human rights as enshrined in the country's …

Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:06hrs | 618 | by Editorial - Newsday

Fuel crisis has nothing to do with MDC unconstitutionalism

Some of the problems Zimbabwe is facing today are clearly due to faulty thinking resulting in people mixing issues â€”and not knowing what the idiom "fair game" means.For starters, if President Emmerson Mnangagwa is fair game for criticism…

Published: 17 May 2019 at 16:32hrs | | by Conway Tutani

Jerry-cans at fuel pumps must be banned

If what I witnessed at Puma Chadcombe Service Station is how the scarce fuel is being sold and dispensed, then bona fide motorists will never have adequate fuel, neither will fuel be ever enough. The queue for cars waiting for fuel was har…

Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:21hrs | 2297 | by Gabarinocheka

Zimbabwe fuel crisis: Can someone please say the truth?

Here is a folklore allegory: imagine a man with a huge rural family of 10 children and a wife to take care of.The family knows that the man, as the breadwinner, goes on several hunting expeditions time and again to fend for his highly-expe…

Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Learnmore Zuze

Zimbabwe's fuel crisis: The role of policy errors

Dear Mr President,I write this letter to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe who has been a lifetime student of policymaking, with a particular interest on using policy to achieve equity and social justice outcomes. I see that the country has bee…

Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:46hrs | | by Zii Masiye

What the fuel protests mean for Zimbabweans

Zimbabweans had been hoping for a fresh start when Robert Mugabe's 38-year rule came to an end in November 2017.But 14 months on, a brutal crackdown on fuel protests, which has left 17 people dead, has the country on edge and is likely to …

Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:17hrs | | by IRIN

Four simple Rules to solve the Zim financial crisis

Rule number 1 Remove the bond notesRule number 2 Let Zimbabweans import their own fuel without any restrictions (do away with control and regulation).Rule number 3 Use the US$ or Rand as a reference pricing currency after removing the dist…

Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 11:07hrs | 3371 | by Colls Ndlovu

MDC-T statement on fuel increase and labour crisis

CONSIDERING the challenges that our nation is facing, the press conference by the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa last night, showed the world how our current government is detached from reality on the ground.To put it more polite…

Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:33hrs | 1705 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira

Essential services must be cushioned against fuel crisis

THE fuel crisis in the country is slowly deepening and spreading to other facets of society, with the City of Harare warning that it may not be able to collect waste in the city's neighbourhoods' as its refuse collection trucks were now gr…

Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:37hrs | | by Editorial - newsday

Full fuel audit required to explain demand

The extraordinarily sharp increase in fuel consumption between June and November last year we report on today and the mess witnessed with fuel queues cry out for detailed audits by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and Zera, the energy regulato…

Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:34hrs | | by Staf reporter

Do more on fuel procurement

The mid-term fiscal policy announced by the 'on the podium' Hon. Minister of Finance can work and will work as long we put out heads together. To minimize leakages of forex, foreign registered truck drivers paying for fuel in foreign curre…

Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.

Zimbabwe's resurfacing fuel queues a cause for concern

EDITOR,It's sad that of late fuel queues have resurfaced in most parts of Harare and other urban areas.This is a serious cause for concern.It is unfortunate that when we start seeing long queues at service stations we are reminded of the s…

Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 06:06hrs | 2487 | by Nomatter

African Democratic Party will unite Zimbabwe

The fuel prices have gone down from $1.47 to $1.44-mathematically it went down by 3 cents. I was told that the world fuel prices went down by (+) / (=) 50%.We were expecting that the fuel dealers were supposed to reduce the fuel prices by …

Published: 12 Jan 2015 at 07:36hrs | 4232 | by Bishop Happy Chikova

Zimbabwe fuel prices should come down

There is no excuse for players in the fuel sector to hold the nation to ransom. Prices of fuel have retreated in the last couple of weeks globally, but strangely, the local fuel sector has not responded to the international events.The Zimb…

Published: 08 Jan 2015 at 08:56hrs | | by The Herald editorial

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Cabinet approves removal of low‑value transaction fees

Police arrest armed robbery suspects after Warren Park shootout

RTG targets new revenue streams

Mnangagwa arrives in Ghana for State Visit

Botha Mine accused of 'paper gymnastics' as EMA moves to enforce court order

Hwende criticises 'cruel and inconsiderate' Chamisa

Advocate Mpofu dismisses US$20 million 'cabal' claims

Biti slams CAB3 consultations as 'fraudulent scam'

Zimbabwe to host India for T20I Series in July

Villagers push for 10-year Presidential term at CAB3 hearings

Mnangagwa AU delegation on Human Rights

Chamisa says Zimbabwe has reached a 'breaking point'

Zimbabwe nurses to pay less for Certificate of Good Standing

Zimbabwe recalls Citro Soda batch over contamination risk

Jehovah's Witnesses employee admits to US$24,000 theft

Trial date set for Geza-linked war vets over anti-Mnangagwa march

Zimbabwean miners raises alarm over alleged gold adulteration scam

Court orders Huaxin to comply with Zimbabwe police search warrant

Mtshabezi river bridge reopens to motor­ists

Passion Java's sister gets 5 years in jail

Ex-cop in court on theft charges

Demand for Bulawayo firefighters surges globally

ZimStat sets monthly poverty line at US$50 per person

Zimbabwe trade surplus shrinks as imports outpace exports

Zimbabwe rolls out new civil service pay structure

Mnangagwa heads to Ghana

Police warn motorists after spike in road accidents

Sonja accused Chivayo of abusing the justice system

Zimbabwe fuel prices push truckers to South Africa

Zimbabwe death toll in Ukraine-Russia war rises to 18

Man axe, dies in dispute over sex worker

Zimbabwe export earnings surpass US$1bn mark

Bulawayo Mayor disgusted over son's assault at CAB3 hearing in Harare

Police hunt for Vic Falls theft suspect

Matinyarare fires back at Mliswa amid Constitutional Amendment row

Freedom Alliance youths condemn Constitutional Amendment hearings as 'facade'

Zapu organising a national shutdown

EFF supports Zimbabwe's proposed constitutional amendments

Drawssolona coach praises fans

Pro-Chamisa youths jailed as state opposes bail

Zimbabwean man steals 3 vehicles in Mozambique

Zimbabwe edge Zambia to lift Mukuru four Nations Cup

Dynamos hit by fresh executive turmoil

Zanu-PF official who stole Coltart's phone identified

Zimbabwe tightens fuel imports

Coltart assaulted, phone stolen in Harare

Harare restores water supply after major repairs

Bulawayo police hunt man over wife's murder

Chaos erupts at Harare constitutional amendments hearing

Zimbabwe maintained a trade surplus in February

Police arrest armed robbery suspects after Warren Park shootout

Cabinet approves removal of low‑value transaction fees

Hwende criticises 'cruel and inconsiderate' Chamisa

Advocate Mpofu dismisses US$20 million 'cabal' claims

Bulawayo Mayor disgusted over son's assault at CAB3 hearing in Harare

Jehovah's Witnesses employee admits to US$24,000 theft

Mnangagwa arrives in Ghana for State Visit

Botha Mine accused of 'paper gymnastics' as EMA moves to enforce court order

Chiwenga launches African Dream boat

Man axe, dies in dispute over sex worker

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