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

Zimbabwe intends to seek a sovereign credit rating as its re-engagement programme advances. * Public and publicly guaranteed debt stood at an estimated US$22.8 billion at the end of 2025. * A rating w

* Foreign reserves reached US$1.7 billion by end-July, covering 1.7 months of imports. * First-half foreign-currency receipts increased 47.8% to US$10.72 billion. * Two months of cover remains below t

Old Mutual Zimbabwe’s O’mari has surpassed 2.2 million customers, with transaction volumes rising 139% and revenue increasing 80% year on year in the first half of 2026, giving the fintech considerabl

Old Mutual has begun assessing whether improving cash generation and currency conditions in Zimbabwe are sufficient to eventually return the local business to its Group earnings perimeter, seven years

Matsaudza brings more than 17 years of experience across African financial and telecommunications markets. ZB’s appointment announcement says he previously served as Managing Director of O’mari, the f

Zimbabwe has granted Sinomine Resource Group an additional quota to export 300,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from Bikita Minerals, extending shipments from one of the country’s largest producers a

Mimosa processed about 41,000 fewer tonnes during FY2026. The lower grade then reduced the metal contribution from the smaller processing base. Restoring production will require progress in both area

Higher throughput lifted concentrate production by 5%, leaving 24,000 ounces in inventory as lower grade and delayed fleet spending shape the FY2027 production test

Premier African Minerals, Zulu Lithium Project, Canmax Technologies, Zimbabwe lithium, AIM, mining finance, shareholder dilution, lithium processing, stockpiling, critical minerals,

Persistent market deficits, expanding AI demand and slow supply growth are raising the returns available from higher recoveries, mine extensions and new Zimbabwean production

Zimbabwe’s platinum industry has entered its strongest cash generation window in years while part of the capital required to sustain output, replace equipment and approve expansion remains locked in u

The fund’s unitholder base expanded 21.8% year to date to 1,177 investors, strengthening free float and supporting sustained secondary market liquidity. Growing liquidity is becoming a strategic fundi

Tharisa increased capital deployment into Karo during the quarter despite weaker platinum group metal prices, signalling confidence in the project’s long term economics.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe is repositioning itself for a future where capital market growth is driven by digital assets, carbon finance and financial technology as declining se

Lusaka Securities Exchange, LuSE, Zambia capital markets, secondary bond market, equity liquidity, LASI, Zambian Kwacha, currency appreciation, foreign investor returns, fixed-income securities, retai

•Emergency stabilisation now creates 48-hour receivables risk before payment certainty exists. •Government can now cap private hospital fees and permissible tariff increases. •Profit shifts to discipl

"Listed corporate results are confirming a stronger demand cycle, with many companies reporting double-digit growth in revenue and profitability through 2025 and into Q1 2026. Capacity is becoming a r

In its Q1 2026 Quarterly Snapshot published in April 2026, confirmed that ZiG annual inflation reached 4.4% in March 2026 and 3.8% in February 2026, supported by month-on-month inflation of 0.5% in M

Zimbabwe and Zambia have signed a US$2.18 billion Memorandum of Understanding for a new 311-kilometre railway linking Kafue in Zambia to Lion's Den in Zimbabwe, while Zambia's energy ministry confirme