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Zimbabwe’s Dairy Recovery Accelerates as Local Production Moves Towards Self-Sufficiency

Zimbabwe’s dairy industry is entering a stronger recovery phase, with commercial milk production rising steadily after years of contraction and creating the possibility of reducing the country’s depe

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Zimbabwe’s Tax Tightrope: Corporate Earnings Face New Fiscal Test

Zimbabwe’s largest companies are increasingly navigating a difficult balance between government’s need to expand domestic revenue collection and the private sector’s demand for a predictable operating

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Beyond Psychiatric Ward: Can Zimbabwe Build a Mental Healthcare System Before Crisis?

For many Zimbabweans struggling with mental health challenges, the first point of contact with the healthcare system is rarely a psychiatrist. Patients often arrive at hospitals complaining of headach

 Sep 23, 2026
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Zimbabwe Gets Food Inflation Relief From SA as Fuel Costs Reopen Price Risks

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

 Sep 23, 2026
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First Mutual Puts US$31.5m Land Bank at Centre of Capital Recycling Plan

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

 Sep 22, 2026
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Chirundu Financial Close Puts US$80.25m Facility on Record

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

 Sep 22, 2026
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Gold Target Comes Within Reach, August Sets New Production Pace

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

 Sep 21, 2026
Sandawana’s Lithium Ambition Runs Into Zimbabwe’s 2027 Deadline

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

Sep 21, 2026
ZERA Takes Zimbabwe Fuel Back Above US$2

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

Sep 18, 2026
Solar Push Moves Into Agriculture and Industrial Production

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

Sep 18, 2026
Zimbabwe Opens Regional Route to Medicine Security

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

Sep 18, 2026

Zimbabwe’s Gas Industry Moves From Discovery Towards Production

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

Sep 17, 2026

Zim Set for Grain Imports as it Faces Up to 542,000-Tonne Cereal Deficit

Zimbabwe is preparing to import grain into the 2026/27 agricultural season after Government has projected national cereal production of 1.6 million tonnes against a potential deficit of between 266,88

Sep 17, 2026

SECZ Eyes Tourism REITs as Zimbabwe’s Next Capital-Market Frontier

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

Sep 16, 2026

Zimbabwe Economy Rebounds in Q2, but Growth Is Becoming More Uneven

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

Sep 16, 2026

Higher-Value Services Lose Momentum as Skilled Economy Struggles to Scale

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

Sep 16, 2026

Back to Basics: Fee Intervention Reshapes How Banks Make Money

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

Sep 16, 2026

Mining Rebound Masks an 8.9% Annual Contraction

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

Sep 16, 2026

Zimbabwe Ends Single-Mineral Mining Approvals in Beneficiation Push

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

Sep 15, 2026