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…
ZIMBABWE’S trade as a share of GDP slumped during years of political turmoil and uncertainty, worsening the economic crisis, historical data processed by IOW Data has revealed. Trade as a share of GDP is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product. Historical data have shown that…
BY NATHAN GUMA IN the blazing sun, Charles Kateza, a farmer from Kateza Village in Rushinga District, is busy with his trowel on top of a small latrine he is building. His son stands nearby, mixing more mortar with a shovel, ready to pass it to him, while his wife fetches water from a small…
Zimbabwe’s press freedom score is dangling precariously in the difficult and problematic zone, new data from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has shown. The country has seen increased restrictions on press freedom over the past few years, which intensified during the Covid-19 era. In 2025, the country scored 52.25/100, falling below the international average of 55 points, a…
BY NATHAN GUMA MEMBERS of Parliament are demanding answers, summoning Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube over the government’s failure to fund a number of the country’s critical social safety programmes, with citizens reeling under the effects of the El Niño-induced drought. The government has had cash transfers, among them the Harmonised Cash Transfer Programme, the Cash…
