Online Reporter
Farirai Machivenyika
Senior Reporter
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) recorded a significant increase in revenue collections for 2025, raising ZiG12,5 billion (US$469,3 million), up from ZiG6,4 billion (US$366,95 million) collected in 2024.
The figures were presented on Wednesday by ZINARA chief executive officer, Nkosinathi Ncube, during a briefing to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructural Development.
ZINARA is mandated to collect and disburse road user fees to various road authorities for maintenance, rehabilitation and construction projects across the country.
Mr Ncube said revenue collections for 2025 closed at a ZiG value equivalent to US$469,3 million.
“From this, ZINARA disbursed a total of ZiG9,1 billion (US$341,8 million), representing 73 percent of revenue and 12 percent above the target of ZiG8,3 billion (US$305 million), to all road authorities and high-impact projects, including maintenance of the Mutare–Plumtree Road financed through the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) loan,” he said.
Of the total disbursements ZiG1,173 billion went directly to road authorities, while ZiG68,95 million (equivalent to two million litres) was allocated in fuel to capacitate local authorities to carry out in-house road works.
Local authorities had drawn more than 1,76 million litres of fuel as of December 31 last year.
“This was meant to capacitate road authorities to undertake expedient in-house road works and avert challenges associated with procuring fuel in ZiG,” Mr Ncube said.
Disbursements towards high-impact projects managed through Treasury and the Department of Roads amounted to ZiG5,6 billion (US$208,8 million) — 23 percent above target.
A further ZiG85,02 million was released for emergency road works and was fully utilised.
ZINARA also allocated ZiG1,18 billion towards the maintenance of the Mutare–Plumtree Highway.
An amount of ZiG648,03 million was disbursed for repayment of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) loan and the funds were fully utilised.
ZiG88,3 million was set aside for tollgate infrastructure development, and the allocation was fully utilised.
The Vehicle Inspectorate Department received ZiG156,7 million, which was also fully expended.
Additionally, ZiG25,6 million was allocated to the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, and the entire amount was utilised.
Road authorities utilised ZiG1,17 billion, representing 97 percent of the ZiG1,206 billion disbursed to them, while the Ministry of Transport Maintenance Units fully utilised the ZiG30,6 million allocated.
Fuel utilisation by road authorities stood at 88 percent of the ZiG78,4 million allocated.
Overall, expenditure on high-impact projects reached ZiG5,6 billion — 18 percent above the ZiG4,8 billion initially earmarked for the projects.
The latest figures underscore increased revenue performance and accelerated disbursement toward road maintenance, rehabilitation and strategic infrastructure projects nationwide.
