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The Southern Africa Insurance Indaba 2026 is expected to provide a platform for industry players to discuss emerging opportunities, economic risks and strategies for strengthening the region’s insurance sector, with artificial intelligence and macroeconomic trends among the topics set to feature.

The gathering, which is expected to bring together local and regional insurance professionals

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THE Southern African Insurance and Risk Institute (SAIRI) says it is moving to connect national institutions through cross-market research and practical policy solutions as cross border emerging risks are exposing the limits of Africa’s fragmented insurance response pushing.

At a time climate-related losses, cyber threats, artificial intelligence and mounting

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The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has commenced disbursement of US$200 each to 8,600 eligible pensioners as compensation for losses arising from Zimbabwe’s 2019 currency reforms.

The payments are being funded by a US$1.75 million dividend received from Mutapa Gold Resources, with beneficiaries receiving the money through their EcoCash wallets.

IPEC said the current

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The Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) has urged policyholders affected by the devastating Masvingo hailstorm to contact their insurers and brokers to initiate claims, as the industry pledged support for recovery efforts following a disaster that has affected an estimated 17,000 households.

In a statement issued on behalf of the insurance industry, ICZ chairman James Mharadze expressed

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Fuel prices in Zimbabwe remain high despite marginal reductions in the latest review by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), offering motorists and businesses limited relief amid continued pressure on transport and operating costs.

In its fuel price update effective 8 October 2026, ZERA set the maximum price of diesel at US$2.04 per litre, down from

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Zimbabwe’s decision to separate the Finance Ministry from the economic development and investment promotion portfolio has placed renewed focus on investment mobilisation, macroeconomic stability and the protection of long-term savings, with insurers and pension funds closely watching how the new arrangement unfolds.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed

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The panel discussion at the 2026 Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) Principal Officers and Chairpersons’ Convention recently held in Bulawayo came at a time Zimbabwe’s pension industry, with regulators and industry players are grappling with a rapidly changing operating environment.

At the centre of the discussion is the Insurance and Pensions Commission

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BULAWAYO — Zimbabwe’s pension industry must move beyond strategy documents and activity reports and demonstrate measurable value to members, the Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) has said, as the sector faces growing demands for stronger governance, digital transformation and financial sustainability.

ZAPF Director General Sandra Musevenzo said the association was tightening

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BULAWAYO — Zimbabwe’s pension funds should play a greater role in financing long-term agricultural infrastructure, with investment specialist Tawanda Mazorodze saying the country has billions of dollars in institutional capital that could help close the sector’s financing gap.

Mazorodze made the call at the 7th edition of the Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) Principal

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BULAWAYO — Pension fund trustees are being urged to overhaul the way they oversee retirement savings as artificial intelligence, cybercrime and faster-moving financial risks create new vulnerabilities for the industry.

The call was made at the Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) Principal Officers and Chairmen’s Convention, where industry executives warned that while trustees’