Can You Actually Get Gold for Your ZiG?
The central tension of the ZiG lies in a technicality that most citizens find misleading.
By Valentine Maya
5h ago
New ZiG notes ease change crisis but trust deficiency persists
As we reach the mid-point of 2026, the question is no longer just whether the ZiG has survived, but whether it has truly earned the trust of the Zimbabwean people.
By Valentine Maya
5h ago
Economists slam ‘dangerously engineered’ Zimbabwe stability
ZIMBABWE’S much-touted economic calm is not earned but dangerously engineered, three leading economists said this week, warning that tight monetary controls have choked business growth
By Mthandazo Nyoni
May. 8, 2026
‘Banks push workers onto fragile contracts’
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has kept its policy rate at 35%, while weighted lending rates hover between 40% and 49%, to entrench recent gains in price and currency stability.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
May. 8, 2026
ZiG is legal tender. So why can't you use it online?
But yet there is a digital glitch in the matrix. If you try to book a ride-hailing app, or pay for groceries on a local website, your ZiG card often feels like a plastic coaster.
By Valentine Maya
May. 7, 2026
The ZiG’s BiG5 rollout: Can wildlife designs mask a crisis of confidence?
This echoes the 2024 ZiG launch, where inflation fears kept larger bills out of circulation, leaving the public to grapple with a currency that lacks the utility for high-value trade.
By Valentine Maya
May. 7, 2026
Developers scale back long range plans over currency
In its February 2026 Monetary Policy Statement, the RBZ guaranteed that foreign currency deals and listed equities would not be forcibly converted under a mono-currency system.
By Concilia Mupezeni
May. 2, 2026
Fuel price shocks lift Zim inflation
Last month, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) cautioned that inflation would remain elevated between the months of March and June following fuel price increases.
By Blessed Ndlovu
Apr. 28, 2026
The big ZiG paradox: When official data and market reality collide
The verdict on the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) is no longer being handed down in finance ministry communiqués or technical seminars.
By Business Reporter
Apr. 26, 2026
