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Zimbabwe GDP jumps 7%

Zimbabwe's economy registered strong growth in the second quarter of 2025, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising 7,01 percent compared to the previous quarter, according to figures released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zi…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:27hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter

Illegal logging costs Zimbabwe millions

Deep in the misty Eastern Highlands, along the Zimbabweâ€“Mozambique border, the whine of chainsaws has replaced the natural chorus of birdsong. Towering indigenous and exotic trees, some centuries old, are falling to unchecked, illegal lo…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:29hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's rebasing pushes GDP to US$45,7bn

The government's recent rebasing of Zimbabwe's economy has lifted its gross domestic product (GDP) valuation to US$45,7â€¯billion and gross national income (GNI) per capita above US$3â€¯000 - even as exchange rate distortions cloud the tru…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:27hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's formal economy tanks

Zimbabwe's economy has become overwhelmingly informal, with the latest figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) revealing that 76% of business operations in the country are now informal. This represents a sharp increa…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 16:09hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter

ZimStat confirms dominance of Zimbabwe's huge informal sector

The Zimbabwean economy is overwhelmingly dominated by informal micro-businesses, according to a preliminary report of the 2023 Economic Census released yesterday by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat). Conducted between June …

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZimStat boss anti-graft trial opens

The high-profile anti-corruption case involving Naomi Wekwete, chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) board, finally opened in Harare yesterday. Wekwete pleaded not guilty to charges related to alleged abuse of he…

Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:03hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's weighted inflation rate hits 0% in May

Zimbabwe's monthly weighted average inflation rate fell to 0 percent in May 2025, marking a significant step toward economic stability and price predictability across both local and foreign currency markets.According to data released by th…

Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:12hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter

FAO, Govt collaborate to launch National Agricultural and Livestock Census Plan of Action

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is working alongside Government to design and implement a National Agricultural and Livestock Census (NALC) Plan of Action. This effort aims to address gaps in the country's…

Published: 23 Jan 2025 at 13:29hrs | 238 | by Staff Reporter

Tafadzwa Bandama appointed new Director-General of Zimstat

Local economist Tafadzwa Bandama has been appointed the new Director-General of the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat), the country's primary statistics agency. This appointment follows the suspension of Taguma Mahonde last year…

Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 10:34hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter

73 000 Bulawayo residents based outside Zimbabwe

THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has said it is difficult to provide accurate statistics of locals based in diaspora with official data from the 2022 Population and Housing Census report showing that Bulawayo had at least …

Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Monthly inflation rate surges to 6,4%

Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation for October 2021 climbed to 6,4 percent, its highest level since August 2020 when it touched its highest point of 8,4 percent, latest figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) show.T…

Published: 27 Oct 2021 at 22:14hrs | 196 | by Business Reporter

Taming inflation is an arduous task

The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) pointed that year on year (annual) inflation rate marginally increased to 51.55% in September 2021 from 50.24% in August 2021 after 8 months of straight decline from 363% recorded in Januar…

Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 09:13hrs | 11 | by Victor Bhoroma

Reviving the rural economy in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's rural economy plays a significant role in national food production, in alleviating extreme poverty and in the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (Zimstat) demographic sur…

Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 12:37hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma

Cyclone Idai brings Chamisa face to face with effects of sanctions

The Government of Zimbabwe, led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is on record calling for the unconditional removal of the Western imposed illegal sanctions on the Southern African State, arguing that the punitive measures have set the coun…

Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 10:16hrs | 2 | by Mapozho Saruchera

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