Zimbabwe's gold industry is on course to generate approximately US$6.6 billion in export earnings during 2026, yet the country's expanding mineral wealth is accompanied by environmental damage that th

Zimbabwe remains within reach of its 50-tonne gold target despite a 7.9% decline in September deliveries, with the industry's stronger production run-rate and elevated export earnings providing a foun

Zimbabwe's nickel matte export earnings plunged 81.5% to US$24.9 million in September 2026, from US$134.3 million in August, as the country's platinum group metals industry experienced furnace mainten

Australian-listed Invictus Energy has completed the relocation of its drilling rig to the Musuma-1 exploration site in Zimbabwe's Cabora Bassa Basin, bringing the company closer to testing a prospect

Zimbabwe's merchandise trade surplus contracted by 91.1% to US$46.7 million in September 2026 from US$526.2 million in August, as declining gold and nickel export receipts coincided with a sharp incre

Zimbabwe's Small and Medium Enterprises Development Corporation (SMEDCO) is positioning itself to access pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors following an independent c

Zimbabwe's registered vehicle fleet has expanded by nearly 469,000 vehicles over five years, reaching 1.52 million in 2025, as the country's road infrastructure and public transport system face increa

Zimbabwe's Unki Mine recorded a 12% decline in platinum group metals production to 50,600 ounces during the third quarter ended September 2026, as deteriorating ore grades and increased waste dilution

Japan has committed US$98,244 to constructing classrooms, sanitation facilities and teachers' accommodation at Tanaka Primary School in Zimbabwe's Mbire District, where four teachers are living in a 1

Zimbabwe has secured US$16.82 million in pandemic preparedness financing at a time when nearly three-quarters of its population lacks access to safely managed drinking water, exposing the scale of the

South African retail giant Pick n Pay has abandoned a retrenchment consultation process that placed approximately 22,000 store employees at risk, following an agreement with the South African Commerci

Z imbabwe's poultry industry is approaching a turning point, with Government projecting bird production to decline by 5.4% in 2027 following several years of expansion, even as domestic egg output con

Zimbabwe's annual ZiG inflation accelerated to 4.3% in October 2026 from 3.7% in September and 2.9% in August, as higher transport costs placed renewed pressure on consumer prices. Annual US-dollar in

imbabwe's commercial milk production is projected to nearly double to 131 million litres in 2026 from 66 million litres in 2017, as years of herd rebuilding, agricultural financing and dairy-sector re

Zambia's Izwe Loans Zambia has recorded a 26% increase in profit after tax to K112.2 million (approximately US$6.23 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, supported by a near doubling of fee

Zambia Reinsurance, formerly Prima Reinsurance, has recorded a 198% increase in profit after tax to K6.09 million (approximately US$338,000) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, despite reinsurance

Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) has recorded a 13% increase in operating income to K3.30 billion (approximately US$183.2 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, but the improvement fa

Zimbabwe is considering further reductions to the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) as Government seeks to ease transaction costs while exploring alternative revenue streams to compensate for po

Zimbabwe is pushing for harmonised environmental and industrial standards across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), seeking to eliminate duplicated product testing and certifi

Zimbabwe is advancing plans to decarbonise its cement industry as manufacturers confront the competing demands of expanding production, reducing electricity costs and modernising ageing industrial equ