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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Statistics

Confirmed cases in Zimbabwe: Deaths in Zimbabwe: Map of worldwide Covid-19 Info below

No extra power until you pay US$80m arrears, neighbours tell Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe needs to raise US$80 million to clear arrears with its regional electricity suppliers before it can ramp up imports to ease a critical power shortage. 
Zimbabwe power crisis

Power struggle: How corruption and poor planning left Zimbabwe in the dark

By Ranga Mberi Zimbabwe’s power utility says the rolling power cuts the country is facing have been caused by low water levels at...
IMF Zimbabwe drought

Strong growth, little for the poor, and the Mutapa worry: 5 key takeaways from...

Revenue is booming but spending on the poor is still low. Government owes US$22.7 billion, including US$1.66 billion to service providers and miners. But, in all that,...

New EcoSure Health product, EcoSureMed, offers expanded healthcare access

EcoSure Health has launched EcoSureMed, a healthcare product offering Zimbabweans medical cover, ambulance services and funeral cover from US$5 a month. The product combines...

‘We want more’: NSSA eyes bigger Dairibord stake after 8.5% purchase, clouding Varun’s takeover...

After buying an 8.5% stake in Dairibord from Equivest Asset Management, the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) is looking to buy the rest of Equivest’s 21% holding...

Econet launches upgraded Shona AI model, targets 80% query comprehension

Econet Ai, a wholly owned subsidiary of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has launched Shona 2.0, an upgraded AI language model that can understand and respond to 80% of...

Eight banks combine to raise US$150m for what could be Zimbabwe’s biggest gold mine

Eight Zimbabwean banks have joined forces to provide Caledonia Mining with an interim financing facility of up to US$150 million to develop Bilboes, which could become Zimbabwe’s...

Government’s own lithium mine set to miss processing deadline

Sandawana Mine, the state-owned lithium producer, says it will miss the January 2027 deadline to move into lithium sulphate production. Zimbabwe currently exports mostly...