It’s the confidence in the ZiG, stupid!
Zimbabwe’s sixth attempt to introduce a currency that would hold its value against other currencies had gone up in smoke.
By Newsday
Feb. 8, 2025
Civil servants salary dispute spills to ILO
State workers are at loggerheads with their employer over salary which they argue is way below what they were earning in October 2018 in United States dollars.
By Priviledge Gumbodete
May. 15, 2024
GhettoDances: An unexpected visit to the bar
The clean-up campaign by council was affecting small businesses which in most cases were not registered anyway.
By Onie Ndoro
May. 12, 2024
Mines minister’s job on the line over ZiG
The ZiG currency was adopted due to the massive depreciation of the Zimdollar that depreciated by over 700% last year, and more than 250% in the first quarter.
By Tatira Zwinoira
May. 6, 2024
Mushayavanhu’s last chance saloon
RBZ had three weeks to put its house in order and the failure to smoothly roll out the ZiG notes and coins will have disastrous consequences.
By Newsday
Apr. 30, 2024
Interest rates seen tumbling below 20%
RBZ deputy governor Innocent Matshe said several measures taken by the central bank early this month, including the launch of the new currency, would stabilise the economy.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Apr. 25, 2024
Zim Independence Day: 44 years of embarrassment
The 1990s brought economic challenges that worsened in the new millennium.
By Amh Voices
Apr. 20, 2024
‘Bond notes, Zimdollar had no backing’
The Bond notes and coins were then dropped to allow for the re-introduction of the ZWL$ in June 2019.
By Tatira Zwinoira
Apr. 12, 2024
After the Bell: Decoding Zimbabwe’s decision to Zigzag
This is Zimbabwe’s sixth attempt to create a functional local currency since 2008, when inflation crossed 500 billion percent, making it worthless.
By Tim Cohen
Apr. 11, 2024
