Zimbabwe
Omnia's Earnings Rebound Exposes Zimbabwe's US$2.1 Billion Fertiliser Import Dependence
South African fertiliser and chemicals group Omnia Holdings expects earnings per share to increase by as much as 35% for the six months ended September 2026, extending a recovery in its African agricu
Nov 05, 2026
Harare Accounts for 38% of Zimbabwe's Recorded Crime, Rising Insecurity Raises Business Costs
Zimbabwe's capital accounted for nearly 38% of all police-recorded offences during the second quarter of 2026, placing the country's principal commercial centre under growing scrutiny over the economi
Nov 04, 202618 Years of Maize Volatility Expose Southern Africa's Unfinished Food Security Challenge
Zimbabwe's maize production has increased 17.1% to approximately 2.68 million tonnes in 2026, strengthening national food supplies after years of severe harvest fluctuations, but the recovery faces an
Nov 04, 2026Zimbabwe's Insurance Claims Crisis Exposes a Regional Protection Gap as South Africa Recovers R443 Million for Consumers
Zimbabwe's short-term insurance industry is facing growing scrutiny over delayed claims settlement, with 117 of the 144 complaints received by the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) during the f
Nov 04, 2026The Border Between Trade and Growth: Beitbridge Exposes Southern Africa's Integration Costs
Zimbabwe and South Africa recorded approximately R81 billion in bilateral trade during 2025, nearly twice the level reported in 2021, strengthening the economic significance of Beitbridge as one of S
Nov 04, 2026Power Without Borders: Southern Africa's Grid Bottlenecks Expose the Cost of Unfinished Energy Integration
Southern Africa's electricity market traded 191.20 gigawatt-hours in August 2026, its highest monthly competitive-market volume in the first five months of the financial year, but the region's transmi
Nov 04, 2026Southern Africa's Lithium Race: Zimbabwe Leads Production as DRC and Namibia Pursue Rival Processing Policies
Zimbabwe has emerged as Southern Africa's leading lithium producer, accounting for an estimated 9.7% of global mine output in 2025, but its proposed transition from concentrate exports to chemical pro
Nov 04, 2026Zimbabwe’s $2.61 Billion Investment Pipeline Faces Credibility Test Against 31% Historical Realisation Rate
Zimbabwe's latest investment licensing figures have raised the financial stakes of the country's effort to attract foreign and domestic capital, with the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZI
Nov 03, 2026Manufacturing Overtakes Mining in Investment Value as Industrial Delivery Comes Under Scrutiny
Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector overtook mining in projected investment value during the third quarter of 2026, attracting US$1.219 billion in proposed capital across 49 new licences as the country's
Nov 03, 2026