Zimra targets over 50 000 new taxpayers in 2026
According to the 2026 budget, the government is targeting to collect revenues amounting to ZiG288 billion (US$9,4 billion) against planned expenditures of ZiG290,9 billion (US$9,5 billion).
By Ruth Maseko and Concilia Mupezeni
Feb. 22, 2026
China emerges as backdoor hub for foreign cars entering Russia
China’s dual role as manufacturing base and trade intermediary positions it as a pivotal node in the sanctions-era global economy
By Newsday
Feb. 21, 2026
‘The People’ are prepared to defend their 21 constitutional amendments!
They will insist that a two-year term extension is a modest appetiser, why not 10? Why not 12? (And who is Owner to deny the appetite of “the People”?)
By Muckracker
Feb. 20, 2026
Return of tobacco global giant to Zim rattles sector
THE recent announcement that global tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) is set to return to Zimbabwe has been met with mixed reactions.
By Nhau Mangirazi
Feb. 19, 2026
China's zero-tariff initiative: A new chapter in Africa's development partnership
As the global trade landscape undergoes seismic shifts, a defining moment for Africa–China relations is set to take effect on May 1, 2026.
By Saxon Zvina
Feb. 16, 2026
China remains undeterred in the grey zone
Sam Mullins is Professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, US Department of War.
By Newsday
Feb. 16, 2026
Xi sends congratulatory message to 39th African Union Summit
Xi said that China will fully implement zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries having diplomatic relations with China starting from May 1, 2026.
By The Standard
Feb. 14, 2026
A legacy forged in struggle, a future galloping together: Xi’s letter to Zimbabwe’s liberation veterans
President Xi Jinping’s reply letter to Zimbabwe’s liberation war veterans, delivered in Harare on January 28 , 2026 by Chinese ambassador Zhou Ding, is far more than a courteous diplomatic exchange.
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa
Feb. 13, 2026
Xi’s letter to Zimbabwe’s liberation veterans and the all-weather China-Zimbabwe partnership
Zimbabwe’s independence was not benevolently granted, but fiercely won through armed resistance, mass mobilisation, and international solidarity.
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa
Feb. 13, 2026
