Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Heads for Third Consecutive Wheat Record: ARDA Grows Nearly Half as National Plantings Hit 133k Hectares
Zimbabwe has planted 106% of its 125,000 hectare winter wheat target, up from 101% at the same point in 2025, taking the national area to roughly 132,500 hectares. The Agricultural and Rural Developme
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Companies
Afdis’ Q1 Revenue Hits 47% of Last Year’s Full Year on Volume Boom, Grey Market Crackdown
Spirits and Wines maker, African Distillers has grown the first quarter revenue by 47% to USD 27.9 million on volumes 43% ahead of the comparable quarter, taking a single quarter's turnover to 46.7
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Zimbabwe
Idle Factories, Falling Prices: Why Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Boom Is Not Reaching Growers
Zimbabwe’s growers delivered 353,813,565 kilogrammes of tobacco across the 2026 marketing season at an average of USD 2.49 per kilogramme according to the latest data from the Tobacco Industries and M
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Zimbabwe
From Household Security to Breadbasket:How Pfumvudza Can Unlock Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Scale
Zimbabwe's Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme has done what it was designed to do, delivering a bumper harvest, turning Zimbabwe’s 2024 cereal deficit story into a surplus one. The 2025/26 summer season pro
Jul 22, 2026
Companies
Tigere Launches Zimbabwe’s First Scrip Dividend to Fund H2 Acquisition Pipeline
Tigere Real Estate Investment Trust has reported rental revenue of USD 2.17 million for the half year ended 30 June 2026, a 97% increase year-on-year, with net property income growing 84.7% to USD 2.2
Jul 21, 2026
Zimbabwe
Lessons From Raw Mineral Ban: Is It Time to Set Time-Bound Deadlines for PGM Matte Processing?
Zimbabwe's platinum group metal exports generated USD 1.206 billion in the first half of 2026, comprising USD 859.1 million from PGM matte and USD 347.6 million from PGM concentrates, making the PGM c
Jul 21, 2026
Companies
Grade Recovery Drives Caledonia’s Q2 Gold Output Higher: H2 Must Deliver 38% More to Hit FY Target
Caledonia Mining Corporation has produced 17,360 ounces of gold at Blanket Mine during the second quarter ended 30 June 2026, an 18% improvement on the 14,767 ounces produced in Q1 2026, with the comp
Jul 20, 2026
Zimbabwe
Lithium Sulphate Delivers First Real Returns: As Zim Targets Higher-Value Battery Products
Zimbabwe's lithium sector brought in USD 746 million in H1 2026, USD 672.8 million from spodumene concentrates and USD 73.2 million from lithium sulphate. That revenue mix is the clearest measure yet
Jul 20, 2026
Zimbabwe
Beneficiation Pushes Zim’s Mineral Wealth to a New Level: Exports Hit 2.5 Bn in H1'26
Zimbabwe has recorded USD 2.532 billion in mineral export proceeds in the first half of 2026 from 10 commodity categories, with the revenue distribution pointing to the biggest structural shift in the
Jul 20, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's National One Health Strategic Plan: Addresses Health Threats Most Likely to Define the Country's Next Decade
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed Zimbabwe’s economy into a 6.2% contraction in 2020, expanded the number of citizens in extreme poverty by 1.3 million, pushing the national extreme poverty rate to 49%, wh
Jul 20, 2026
Zimbabwe
Kansanshi’s Copper Output Hits Record High, as CAFCA Builds Regional Manufacturing Reach
Kansanshi Mining has produced 170,929 tonnes of copper in 2025, its highest annual output since 2021 and above First Quantum's revised guidance range of 165,000 to 175,000 tonnes, and within First Qua
Jul 16, 2026
Zambia
National Breweries Posts First Profit in Years: Real Story Behind the Turnaround
National Breweries, Zambian beverages behemoth listed on the Lusaka Securities Exchange has reported a profit before tax of ZMW 277.3 million, equivalent to USD 14.3 million at the confirmed closing r
Jul 16, 2026
Zambia
Airtel Zambia Delivers 44% Operating Margin, Returns 90% of Earnings as Dividend
Airtel Networks Zambia has reported revenue of ZMW 2,344 million, approximately USD 120.8 million at the confirmed closing rate of ZWM 19.4 per US dollar as at 31 March 2026, for the first quarter end
Jul 15, 2026
Companies
ZCCM-Investments Holdings Swings from $1.5 Bn Profit to $110 Mn Loss: The Real Story Behind the Numbers
ZCCM Investment Holdings, Zambia's only listed diversified mining and energy investment company, reported a net loss of ZMW 2.79 billion, equivalent to USD 110.7 million, for the year ended 31 Decembe
Jul 15, 2026
Companies
Zambeef Products Doubles Profit, Costs Absorb Three-Quarters of Operating Profit
Zambeef Products PLC, the largest integrated cold chain food products and agribusiness company in Zambia, has reported revenue of ZMW 3.93 billion, equivalent to USD 180.5 million, for the half-year
Jul 15, 2026
Zimbabwe
Diamond Policy Paralysis: A Warning Zimbabwe’s Diamond Policy Can No Longer Ignore
De Beers has cut its prices in July 2026, reflecting growing pressure as weak Chinese luxury demand, the rapid expansion of lab-grown diamonds, and increased rough supply from producers such as Angola
Jul 15, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Medical Services Amendment Act: A Noble Premise Built on a Dangerous Assumption
Zimbabwe has gazetted the Medical Services Amendment Act, 2026 on the 7th of July 2026, legally requiring private hospitals to admit and provide emergency treatment to patients with life-threatening c
Jul 11, 2026
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Zimbabwe Heads for Third Consecutive Wheat Record: ARDA Grows Nearly Half as National Plantings Hit 133k Hectares
Zimbabwe has planted 106% of its 125,000 hectare winter wheat target, up from 101% at the same point in 2025, taking the national area to roughly 132,500 hectares. The Agricultural and Rural Developme
1 day agoFrom Household Security to Breadbasket:How Pfumvudza Can Unlock Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Scale
Zimbabwe's Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme has done what it was designed to do, delivering a bumper harvest, turning Zimbabwe’s 2024 cereal deficit story into a surplus one. The 2025/26 summer season pro
Jul 22, 2026
