South Africa’s consumer food inflation increased marginally to 0.7% in August 2026 from 0.6% in July, remaining at historically low levels. Grain products, fruits and vegetables continue to benefit fr
The property portfolio reached US$150.0 million at June 2026, equivalent to about 49% of the group’s US$306.0 million asset base. Property values increased from US$139.7 million at December, supported
Zimbabwe and the Chirundu Border Consortium have reached financial close for the Chirundu Border Post Upgrade and Modernisation Project. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development said
Padenga Holdings, Zimbabwe’s biggest listed gold producer has generated US$182.3 million in revenue from Dallaglio during the six months to June 2026, a 48% increase from the comparable period, as str
Dangote Petroleum Refinery plans to pursue a secondary listing in New York after doubling its Nigerian refining capacity to 1.4 million barrels a day, extending a capital-raising programme that has al
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First Mutual Holdings has recorded a 222% increase in first-half profit, which also conceals a weaker performance from its core insurance operation, with investment returns and property revaluations p
Meikles Limited is progressing the disposal of its 50% Victoria Falls Hotel operating interest, 28 years after acquiring the stake in 1998. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed group holds interests in
Zimbabwe’s gold sector has moved into its strongest position yet to achieve the Government’s 50-tonne target for 2026 after Fidelity Gold Refinery received 5.11 tonnes in August, taking cumulative del
Mutapa Energy Resources is moving Sandawana towards large-scale lithium processing with a planned US$300 million concentrator and a separate US$400 million lithium sulphate project, giving Zimbabwe's
he Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority raised the maximum diesel price to US$2.08 per litre from US$1.95, effective 17 September, placing the regulated fuel price back above the US$2 mark reached dur
Zimbabwe's solar investment is moving beyond the question of how to keep the lights on, with farmers, manufacturers, miners and other businesses increasingly using private generation to protect produc
Zimbabwe is joining a six-country SADC initiative to explore pooled procurement of medicines and health commodities, opening a new route for the country to increase purchasing power and potentially de
Zimbabwe’s emerging gas industry has entered a more consequential phase with Invictus Energy preparing to drill the Musuma-1 exploration well in November 2026, after awarding the well-services contrac
Revitus Property Opportunities REIT has reported US$5.28 million profit for the six months to June 2026, compared with US$187,297 in the same period last year. The headline increase is substantial, ye
Agricura is rolling out smart climate solutions to help farmers prepare for the projected 2026/27 Super El Niño drought, placing TSL Limited’s agricultural-trading subsidiary at the centre of the grou
TSL Limited’s first trading update after moving to the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange shows group earnings holding through the nine months to 31 July 2026, even as a policy-sensitive part of its logist
Zimbabwe’s tourism expansion is opening a prospective new financing frontier for the capital market, with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe advancing structures that could package sta
At current prices, GDP increased 7.7% from ZWG424.6 billion (US$15.86 billion) in Q1 to ZWG457.3 billion (US$17.08 billion) in Q2. Real GDP increased by 5.8% over the same period. The difference is im
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced visa restrictions for foreign nationals involved in South African laws or policies that Washington says enable uncompensated land seizures, race-based d
South Africa recorded a US$2.1 billion agricultural trade surplus in the second quarter of 2026 as exports rose 10% from a year earlier to US$4.1 billion, supported by larger harvests, higher export
Zimbabwe’s higher-value service industries lost momentum in the second quarter of 2026, with financial and insurance activities contracting 3.6% quarter-on-quarter and professional, scientific and tec
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s intervention in banking charges is beginning to alter the economics of Zimbabwe’s transation-banking franchises, although H1 results show that lower regulated prices hav
Zimbabwe’s mining sector has expanded 33.3% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 after a sharp first-quarter decline, yet remains the weakest major sector on an annual basis as the economy’s dependence on mineral
Government will no longer approve single-mineral mining operations, with new investments required to identify, separate and process multiple minerals contained in ore deposits at source, Vice Presiden
