Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said a constitutional amendment to extend his tenure by two more years was a collective decision, the Sunday Mail reported.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said a constitutional amendment to extend his tenure by two more years was a collective decision, the Sunday Mail reported.
Zimbabwe’s president signed into law a constitutional amendment that will extend the 83-year-old leader’s rule of the southern African nation by two years.
Zimbabwe’s president signed into law a constitutional amendment that will extend the 83-year-old leader’s rule of the southern African nation by two years.
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa look on during the Africa Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Summit the Salao Protocolar in Luanda on November 24, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)
Zimbabwean lawmakers approved a controversial amendment to the constitution that will lay the ground for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his rule by two years.
Zimbabwean lawmakers approved a controversial amendment to the constitution that will lay the ground for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his rule by two years.
Zimbabwe’s central bank became the first in the world to cut interest rates after the US and Iran said they reached an interim peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, an announcement that drove down oil prices.
Zimbabwe’s central bank became the first in the world to cut interest rates after the US and Iran said they reached an interim peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, an announcement that drove down oil prices.
Zimbabwe central bank Governor John Mushayavanhu Photographer: Cynthia R Matonhodze/Bloomberg
Zimbabwe is in talks with the African Development Bank for a $150 million loan as part of efforts to clear billions of dollars of debt arrears, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said.
Zimbabwe is in talks with the African Development Bank for a $150 million loan as part of efforts to clear billions of dollars of debt arrears, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said.
Zimbabwe said it was returning a number of foreign-owned farms that were seized during a violent land grab more than 25 years ago and pay compensation of $146 million.
Zimbabwe said it was returning a number of foreign-owned farms that were seized during a violent land grab more than 25 years ago and pay compensation of $146 million.
A police officer, right, at a farm of an expelled farmer, north of Harare, Zimbabwe, in April 2000.
Zimbabwe’s currency is undervalued by almost half, the governor of the central bank said, pointing to the foreign reserves and gold that back the unit.
Zimbabwe’s currency is undervalued by almost half, the governor of the central bank said, pointing to the foreign reserves and gold that back the unit.
A twenty ZiG banknote Photographer: Cynthia R Matonhodze/Bloomberg
Zimbabwe’s dollar-denominated stock exchange has eclipsed the country’s 132-year-old main bourse, propelled by the biggest listing in the nation’s history.
Zimbabwe’s dollar-denominated stock exchange has eclipsed the country’s 132-year-old main bourse, propelled by the biggest listing in the nation’s history.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe held interest rates at 35% on Tuesday to prevent the fallout from the Iran war from spilling into inflation.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe tower, center, stands in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said his new administration will woo investors and embark on an “all-out business initiative” to revive an economy that has halved since 2000 and provides jobs for just one in 10 Zimbabweans.
RioZim Ltd., a former unit of Rio Tinto Group, lost its operating license in Zimbabwe after the miner failed to develop a 2,800 megawatt coal-fired power plant.
RioZim Ltd., a former unit of Rio Tinto Group, lost its operating license in Zimbabwe after the miner failed to develop a 2,800 megawatt coal-fired power plant.
Zimbabwe is seeking investors to partner with it in a satellite project that will bolster telecommunications connectivity, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said.
Zimbabwe is seeking investors to partner with it in a satellite project that will bolster telecommunications connectivity, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said.
Zimbabwe is taking steps to clear the $23 billion it owes multilateral institutions, as talks with lenders progress well, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said.
Zimbabwe is taking steps to clear the $23 billion it owes multilateral institutions, as talks with lenders progress well, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said.
Street vendors at the bus terminus in the central business district of Harare, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Consumer prices are climbing at an annual pace of over 100%, sparking jitters in a nation where the scars of hyperinflation run deep.
Zimbabwe is taking steps to clear the $23 billion it owes multilateral institutions, as talks with lenders progress well, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said.
Zimbabwe is taking steps to clear the $23 billion it owes multilateral institutions, as talks with lenders progress well, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said.
Street vendors at the bus terminus in the central business district of Harare, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Consumer prices are climbing at an annual pace of over 100%, sparking jitters in a nation where the scars of hyperinflation run deep.
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John Mushayavanhu, governor of Zimbabwe's central bank, anounces a new currency unit called ZiG during a news conference in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Friday, April 5, 2024. Zimbabwe, in its latest bid to end the serial collapse of the local dollar, has replaced it with a new unit called ZiG, which will be backed by a basket of foreign currencies, gold and other precious metals.
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