Zimbabwe
Banks Split on Where to Put Deposits as Credit Shifts Toward Trade, Mining and Agriculture
Zimbabwe’s banks are entering H2 2026 with more deposits available for lending, but their interim results show that the allocation of that liquidity is becoming increasingly selective, and that the ri
Sep 01, 2026
Zimbabwe
Balance Sheet Illusion: Growing Deposits Mask Credit Quality Deterioration in Zimbabwe’s Banking Sector
Zimbabwe’s banking system entered the second half of 2026 with substantially larger balance sheets, but the H1 results show that the widening performance divide now extends beyond profitability into t
Sep 01, 2026
Zambia
Machiavelli’s Politics of No Second Chance: How Court Closures, Treason Charges Threaten Zambia’s Mining Boom
Hakainde Hichilema enters his second term with the numerical strength of a decisive electoral victory and a political dispute that should have been comparatively easy to settle. He was officially decl
Sep 01, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Mineral Leakages Shift from Border Smuggling to Under-Declaration and Fake Invoices
The Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe has recorded 18 suspected mineral smuggling and irregular-movement cases between January and August 2026 involving about 2,654 tonnes of minerals and scr
Aug 31, 2026
Zimbabwe
Weekly Currency Update: ZiG Enters September Stable as Tight Money, FX Buffers Contain Pressure
The Zimbabwe Gold opened on 31 August 2026, the last day of the month at ZiG26.6640 per US dollar, giving back part of the appreciation recorded during the previous week after closing Friday at ZiG26.
Aug 31, 2026
Zimbabwe
Karo Enters PGM Race at Unki and Mimosa Scale: Valterra Offtake Secures Route to Market Ahead of 2027 Start
Karo Platinum’s five year concentrate purchase agreement with Valterra Platinum removes a major commercial uncertainty from a project that has moved through four years of construction, weaker PGM pric
Aug 27, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Aviation Recovery Leaves CAAZ Behind With US$52m Debt, Bigger Losses
Zimbabwe’s aviation market is expanding around a regulator whose balance sheet remains under considerable financial strain according to the Auditor General’s report. The Civil Aviation Authority of Z
Aug 27, 2026
Companies
Zimbabwe’s US$1.59bn Investment Pipeline Faces Execution Test: ZIDA Shifts Focus From Licences to Capital Deployment
Zimbabwe has approved almost US$1.59 billion of new investment proposals during the second quarter of 2026, although the more consequential number sits outside the licensing table. It is the amount of
Aug 26, 2026
Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe’s US$11m Loss Meets Growing Aviation Market: Passenger Growth Raises Return Hurdle on Fleet Renewal
One of the more revealing findings in the latest Auditor General report is that Air Zimbabwe can produce a clean set of accounts and still remain economically fragile. The Auditor General issued an un
Aug 26, 2026
Zimbabwe
ZISCO Revival Advances Under Mutapa with Seven Years of Accounts Still Missing
The revival of ZISCO is being sequenced without key financial data, with Mutapa Investment Fund developing the commercial case for the steelmaker despite the absence of audited accounts since 2019 and
Aug 25, 2026
