Zimbabwe
Nurses Walk Out, Patients Wait: How Digital Health Can Hold a Failing System Together
On 24 March 2026, nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Sally Mugabe Hospital, Chitungwiza Central Hospital, and Marondera Provincial Hospital abandoned their wards. Not in protest of clinical po
Mar 30, 2026
Zimbabwe
The Mineral Nobody Talks About: How Chrome Could Transform Zimbabwe's Mining Economy
Every conversation about Zimbabwe's mineral future is dominated by gold, platinum group metals, lithium, and diamonds. Each of these has a legitimate claim on policy attention and investor interest, a
Mar 28, 2026
Companies
First Capital Posts Best Profit in History: But Non Performing Loans Surge 434%
First Capital Bank Limited, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange-listed commercial bank whose parent is FMBcapital Holdings PLC of Mauritius, has reported profit after tax of US$30.1 million for the year
Mar 27, 2026
Zimbabwe
Government Outlines Fuel Cost Reduction Strategies, But the Ethanol Arithmetic Does Not Add Up
Cabinet's seventh post-cabinet press briefing of 2026, delivered on 24 March, has covered a wide sweep of policy approvals from tourism development in the Eastern Highlands to bilateral memoranda with
Mar 25, 2026
Companies
Kavango's Nara Gold Deal Misses Its Third Deadline:The Story Behind the Delays
Kavango Resources, the Southern Africa-focused metals exploration and gold production company dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls Stock Exchange, has announced that
Mar 24, 2026
Zimbabwe
Unpacking Zimbabwe's Ethanol Industry: Why It Commands the World's Highest Price
Zimbabwe's petrol blend carries an embedded cost that most consumers see only as the final pump price but rarely interrogate as an individual line item. That cost is ethanol. The Zimbabwe Energy Regul
Mar 22, 2026
Zambia
Izwe Loans Zambia Caps Multi-Year Transformation with Profit Growth, Cash Flow Turnaround
Izwe Loans Zambia Plc has successfully completed its transformation into a diversified, digital-first financial services provider, delivering robust audited results for the year ended 31 December 2025
Mar 20, 2026
Zimbabwe
Strong Volumes, Weak Prices: 2026 Tobacco Season Opens With a Divided Report Card
Zimbabwe's 2026 flue-cured virginia tobacco marketing season is ten days old, and the early data presents a picture that requires careful reading. By Day 10 to 17 March, the Tobacco Industry and Mark
Mar 19, 2026
Zimbabwe
TIMB Sets Tobacco Penalties of US$5,000: But Season's Own Numbers Reveal Where Real Challenge Lies
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has released a formal penalty schedule for illegal tobacco activities as Zimbabwe's 2026 flue-cured Virginia season gets underway, with merchants caught buying
Mar 19, 2026
Top Stories
RTG Targets a Fully Solar Powered Hotel Portfolio by FY2027 After Proving the Economics at Kadoma
Rainbow Tourism Group will place every hotel in its portfolio on solar power by the end of FY2027 after the 300KVA installation at Kadoma Hotel and Conference Centre supplied about 30% of the property
1 day agoBuilding Hotels Without Building Hotels: How RTG Is Turning Existing Assets Into Its Next Growth Engine
Hospitality companies have traditionally expanded through a simple formula, acquire another property, build another hotel or borrow against the balance sheet to create additional room inventory. Howev
1 day agoZimbabwe Quietly Rewrites Its Growth Model: Why Treasury Is Designing The Economy For Resilience Instead Of Recovery
Zimbabwe's Mid Term Budget Review and the 2027 Budget Strategy Paper reveal a policy shift that is larger than the headline numbers on growth, inflation or revenue. Together they show Government movin
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