Zimbabwe Economy Facts
Economical overview The mining sector and agriculture form the basis of Zimbabwe’s economy. After a decade of decline as the economy shrank by more than 40 percent and the state approached a collapse, a...
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Types of Tourism in Zimbabwe
ECOTOURISM The area of protected areas of Zimbabwe is 44,700 square meters. km, they occupy about 11% of the total area of the country. The largest National Park in Zimbabwe is Hwange. It is...
Zimbabwe Politics since the 1980’s
At the time of independence, obtained in 1980, Zimbabwe represented in some ways a paradox: it was a country governed by an openly Marxist-Leninist leadership, with an economic program of socialist inspiration, but in...
EU as a Peacemaker Part III
5: The challenges ahead As the EU’s former High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, said on several occasions: How the EU operates in the neighboring areas will be crucial for...
Zimbabwe Geography
Sparse flora in Zimbabwe The dry savanna characterizes Zimbabwe. You can imagine that in the rainy season green grass grows that can reach a height of up to two meters. Then of course the...
Zimbabwe Economy
Economy How did the economy in Zimbabwe develop? In 1980 the former Rhodesia became independent as Zimbabwe and the economy developed very well at the beginning of independence. The numbers grew particularly in the...
Travel to Zimbabwe
Entry and residence regulations Current travel and safety notices from 6/8/2020 provide information about travel warnings, entry bans, the discontinued international air traffic as a result of the Corona crisis, which was classified as...
Living in Zimbabwe
Money Between 2009 and June 2019, the US dollar was the common currency. In the meantime, payments have also been made with the South African rand and some Asian currencies. The Zimbabwe dollar became...
Zimbabwe Population and Society
More than 1.6 million people live in the capital Harare, including the surrounding area there are over 2.2 million (2018). Harare is located in the center of the country at 1483 m above sea...
Zimbabwe Religion
The Christian population of Zimbabwe (estimated to be over 84% of the total population) belongs to different churches. In addition to Catholics, Methodists, Anglicans and Presbyterians, evangelical and independent African Pentecostal churches have seen...
Zimbabwe Arts and Culture
Currency: Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWD / ZWL) Exchange rate: 1 euro – 438.67 ZWD / ZWL dollar (12/2020) Time zone: UCT + 1 Country code (phone): 00263 Climate (for capital): subtropical The pride in its...
Zimbabwe HIV / AIDS
Health and HIV / AIDS In Zimbabwe, HIV and AIDS are structural problems. In 2019, the official HIV rate among 15 to 49 year olds was 12.8 percent; UNAIDS estimated 1.4 million HIV-infected people...
Zimbabwe Health and Medical Care
State and private health care has been drastically affected by the years of economic crisis. Because of institutional mismanagement, treatment options have deteriorated in rural areas; There was also a lack of medication in...
Zimbabwe Education
The people in Zimbabwe attach great importance to a good education for their children and their own further training – also in comparison with other countries. During the colonial era, children of the black...
Zimbabwe Gender Diversity – Homosexuality
“Africa’s Paradise!” – This is how the British colonial rulers and the Zimbabwean tourism industry raved about Zimbabwe, the former Rhodesia. As a result of the political and economic decline from the year 2000,...
Zimbabwe Gender and Generation Relationship
The gender and generational relationships and hierarchies in Zimbabwean society are shaped by historical, political and economic factors. Pre-colonial norms were changed by colonial legal requirements and economic interventions. The missionary influences on married...
Zimbabwe Social Structure
Today’s society in Zimbabwe is divided into different social groups, which can be traced back to different historical waves of immigration and the legacy of the settler colony. The geographical and ecological conditions also...
Zimbabwe Development Policy
Important donors are the USA and Great Britain, EU institutions, Germany and Japan. DFID, the government development service of the former British colonial power – integrated into the newly founded Foreign, Commonwealth & Development...
Zimbabwe Industry and Trade
Industry The manufacturing industry was booming in the 1980’s. It included the light, agricultural, mining and construction industries. Today it is severely impaired by the inadequate infrastructure, particularly in terms of water and electricity...
Zimbabwe Mining
In around 500 mines (other estimates assume a higher number) over 40 different mineral raw materials are mined. These include platinum, gold, chrome, nickel, diamonds, lithium, coal and asbestos. On removal of Zimbabwe, are...
Zimbabwe Agriculture
The main crops are corn, tobacco, cotton and citrus fruits. There are also various types of millet and vegetables in small-scale agriculture and sugar cane on large farms. In the pasture industry, cattle farming...
Zimbabwe Economic Policy
After political independence in 1980, the ZANU government initially propagated a welfare state and protectionist economic policy. It had taken over a comparatively developed and at the same time very unequal economic system from...
Zimbabwe Economic Indicators
According to the World Bank, the economy contracted by at least 45% between 2000 and 2008. The situation improved a little under the unified government of ZANU / PF and MDC between 2009 and...
Zimbabwe Economy Overview Part II
Numerous foreign investors, for example from Japan, are deterred by the so-called indigenization law passed in 2009. It stipulates that operations with an annual turnover of over US $ 500,000 should transfer 51% of...
Zimbabwe Economy Overview Part I
At the national level, ZimStat and the Reserve Bank provide information on economic developments. In addition, German experts from German Trade and Invest (GTAI) provide information on economic facts and developments. According to the...
Zimbabwe Important Political Decisions
In order to end the excesses of violence in the country and to halt the economic decline, the Movement for Democratic Change approved a power-sharing agreement on September 15, 2008. Then who SADC and...
Zimbabwe Corruption
In 2019, Zimbabwe was ranked 158 out of 180 places (CPI value: 24 out of 100) in the international corruption comparison by Transparency International – according to its publication at the end of January...
Zimbabwe Human Rights
Arbitrary arrests, intimidation, threats and violence were prevalent during and after the power-sharing between ZANU-PF and MDC (after the elections in late July 2013). Systematic violence against human rights activists, against potential opponents of...
Zimbabwe Media and Freedom of the Press
The public reporting dominate state media: the television and radio channels of ZBH, newspapers such as The Herald (Harare, circulation 40,000 copies). And The Chronicle (Bulawayo, 22300 ex.). Weekly private newspapers are Zimbabwe Independent...
Zimbabwe Power Struggles and Politically Motivated Violence 2
On November 18, 2017 was a big demonstration in Harare instead, which was organized by veterans from the Revolutionary War. There was also a demonstration in Bulawayo. The army was greeted euphorically. Some critical...