ZiG is legal tender. So why can't you use it online?
But yet there is a digital glitch in the matrix. If you try to book a ride-hailing app, or pay for groceries on a local website, your ZiG card often feels like a plastic coaster.
By Valentine Maya
7h ago
The ZiG’s BiG5 rollout: Can wildlife designs mask a crisis of confidence?
This echoes the 2024 ZiG launch, where inflation fears kept larger bills out of circulation, leaving the public to grapple with a currency that lacks the utility for high-value trade.
By Valentine Maya
14h ago
ZiG rollout: Dynamics behind crucial moves
ZIMBABWE’S central bank is stepping up its push to restore the primacy of the local currency, rolling out upgraded Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) banknotes
By Tinashe Kairiza
Apr. 24, 2026
New ZiG notes start circulating, exchange rate spikes
Announcing the rollout, RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said the issuance of the new banknotes followed a nationwide awareness campaign conducted from March 1 to 31.
By Valentine Maya
Apr. 7, 2026
Will lower fees bring cash out from under mattresses?
The informal sector still accounts for over 70% of economic activity, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency.
By Justice Chigombe
Mar. 27, 2026
No missile will break our inflation resolve, says RBZ
The assurance came as global crude markets reeled from a war that has disrupted flows through a strategic artery handling roughly 20% of world oil supply.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Mar. 27, 2026
RBZ warns of inflation uptick as fuel price hike bites
RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is concerned about the significant pass-through effects of the recent oil price shock on domestic prices
By Business Reporter
Mar. 26, 2026
‘Outstanding retention funds tied to govt, not RBZ’
In the past week, mining firms in Zimbabwe’s platinum sector reported that significant sums were owed to them, and attributed to the RBZ.
By Staff Writer
Mar. 13, 2026
Mindset alone won’t save the ZiG
The ZiG has given Zimbabwe a second chance at monetary redemption — but second chances must be earned, not assumed.
By Lawrence Makamanzi
Mar. 6, 2026
