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
6h ago
Production vs. prices: Decoding the true pulse of Zimbabwe's 2025 GDP
That divergence between volumes and prices is the central analytical fault line in the latest national accounts.
By Valentine Maya
7h ago
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
13h ago
Stock market slips, but not everyone’s crying
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) had a rough April in ZiG terms, with market capitalisation sliding by 23,57% to ZiG81,38 billion, largely after heavyweight counter Econet walked out of the bourse.
By Business Reporter
14h ago
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
Bulawayo residents owe ZiG2.5bn as councillor urges bill payments
He said government debtors stood at ZiG165 338 755, industrial and commercial debtors at ZiG571 647 544, while domestic debtors accounted for ZiG1 786 459 893.
By Nizbert Moyo
Apr. 29, 2026
The Great Trek: Why Zimbabwe's best companies are leaving their own stock exchange
That figure is not ambiguous. It is not a divided verdict. It is the judgment of the company's own shareholders, independently expressed, that the ZSE could no longer price their investment fairly.
By Valentine Muhamba
Apr. 28, 2026
Zim inflation rises as transport, food costs squeeze households
Upstream production costs also increased. The ZWG Producer Price Index excluding agriculture rose to 226.62 in March from 223.09 in February, translating to a monthly increase of 1.6%.
By Sharon Zebra
Apr. 27, 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
