ZIMBABWE’S life assurance sector has registered robust growth, with the latest figures showing a dramatic 74% surge in insurance revenue during the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024. The development signals a return to strength in the industry’s core business operations, according to the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC). Direct…
ZIMBABWEANS are paying the highest passport fees in Southern Africa by a considerable margin, according to newly compiled figures. At US$170, the cost of a Zimbabwean passport is more than four times higher than in South Africa and over thirty times the price in Angola. Across the region, the differences are stark. For instance, in…
New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed a dramatic and troubling increase in deaths from diabetes in Zimbabwe, with the annual toll quadrupling since the turn of the century. According to the WHO’s latest Global Health Estimates, which compile and analyse global mortality trends from 2000 to 2021, the number of Zimbabweans…
Zimbabwe has recorded a steady rise in lower secondary school completion rates over the past three decades, according to data from Our World in Data. The figures show completion stood at about 60% in 1990, climbing gradually to above 73% by 2024. The indicator estimates the share of children who complete lower secondary education, even if…
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Zimbabwe to provide greater clarity on its plan to phase out the U.S. dollar and adopt the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) as the country’s sole currency by 2030. In a report released Thursday night following the conclusion of its consultation with Zimbabwe, the IMF said Zimbabwe must clarify…
New data on Zimbabwe has shown a considerable increase in mobile subscriptions over the past years, starting flatly at zero and significantly increasing after 1998. This was also the same period that telecommunication company Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, was founded. Trends have shown a significant increase since then, with more people now subscribed to a cellular…
UNSAFE sex was identified as one of the leading risk factors leading to death in Zimbabwe for the year 2021, as per IHME in their Global Burden of Disease analysis for 2024. Air pollution and High Blood Pressure were also identified as high risk factors leading to death. A risk factor is a condition or…
WHILE Zimbabwe has seen an increase in the number of people using the internet in Zimbabwe since the 1997, the percentage population subscribed has still remained below the 50% mark, new data has shown. Internet users are individuals who have used the internet, which can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant,…
TRENDS from international data sources have revealed that the majority of Zimbabweans have struggled to access electricity over the past decades. Electricity is crucial for poverty alleviation, economic growth, and improved living standards. Data from Microtrends, accessed via The World Bank, shows that since 1992, the percentage of the population with access to electricity has…
THE Zimbabwean government’s decision to enact the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Act could jeopardise the country’s debt-servicing efforts. The law, which regulates NGOs has been facing criticism for restricting civic space. Its impact is already being felt, with the European Union discontinuing governance funding—the second such move since Zimbabwe’s disputed 2023 elections. “Zimbabwe has…
