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Zimbabwe Government Performance Rankings
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Imani Levstein
Imani Levstein, co-founder of PowerList Africa, leads a platform that tracks and analyzes leadership, influence, and policy developments across the continent. Produced by the African News Network
Mnangagwa's Scorecard: The Winners, The Losers, and What the 2026 Performance Awards Really Reveal
The 2026 Performance Awards: Inside Zimbabwe's 2026 Performance Awards,Every Winner, Every Category, and What It Means for Vision 2030
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ZiG Procurement Mandate Is Zimbabwe's First Demand-Side De-Dollarization Play — And the Numbers Say It Might Work
Treasury Circular No. 4 of 2026 makes ZiG the sole payment currency for all government suppliers. With inflation at 3.8%, reserves at US$1.2bn, and an IMF SMP in place, Zimbabwe is attempting something it has never tried: de-dollarizing from strength rather than desperation.
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The Gold-Oil Collision: Zimbabwe's $5,100 Windfall Meets the $100 Nightmare
There is a peculiar cruelty in receiving a gift and a punishment from the same event. That is exactly what the Iran-Strait of Hormuz war is doing to Zimbabwe right now.
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Zimbabwe Finance Minister goes on the charm offensive
Zimbabwe launched a BPO framework with a 15% tax rate and customs exemptions. The incentives look competitive on paper. But Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana already have operational ecosystems generating billions. Policy without infrastructure is a press release, not a strategy.
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THE PAN-AFRICAN POWERLIST 100 — WE ARE COMING
The most influential people of African origin on earth — ranked by demonstrated ability to change lives, alter events, and shape trajectories at scale. Not wealth. Not fame. Influence.
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Mushayavanhu's Confession: Why Abandoning the 2030 Deadline Is the Most Credible Thing the Reserve Bank Has Done in a Decade
The RBZ dropped the 2030 mono-currency deadline and replaced it with a conditions-based framework. With 1.5 months of import cover against a 3-to-6-month target, the gap is real — but the discipline is new.
Rwanda Just Built the Platform Every African Startup Ecosystem Needs — Here Is How Innovate Rwanda Works
Rwanda's Ministry of ICT launched Innovate Rwanda, a national digital platform connecting founders to investors, incubators, and support programmes in one searchable directory. No more guessing. The ecosystem now has a map.
KPMG Opens Continent-Wide Search for Africa's Top Female Founders — Here Is What You Need to Know
Africa has the most women entrepreneurs on earth yet less than 1% of VC funding reached women-led startups in 2025. KPMG's Female Founders competition opens applications across all 54 countries. No fee. Here is who qualifies and what is at stake.
Zimbabwe Amendment No. 3 Extends Every MP's Contract by Two Years — And They Are Voting on It Themselves
270 MPs are about to vote on whether to give themselves two more years of salary, allowances, duty-free vehicles, and Constituency Development Fund control. There is no recusal mechanism. The beneficiaries are the decision-makers.
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Machakaire's Quiet Masterpiece: What the Bona Mugabe Appointment Reveals
Tino Machakaire solved three political problems with a single statutory instrument, and the commentariat missed all three.
The Man Rebuilding Zimbabwe's Fiscal Architecture — One System at a Time
George Guvamatanga isn't chasing headlines. He's building the infrastructure that makes headlines possible.