Zimbabwe’s Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has disbursed US$22 million to farmers , as government accelerates payments for delivered grain amid a steady build-up of the country’s Strategic Grain Reserve
Feb 12, 2026
Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved draft legislation for the Constitution Amendment (No. 3) Bill, 2026, proposing transformative changes that could extend presidential terms from five to seven years and
Zimbabwe has achieved a significant milestone in its external trade performance in 2025, with the annual trade deficit contracting to just USD 404 million, the lowest in the past five years and a dram
Zimbabwe's maize sector continues to reflect the country's turbulent yet resilient agricultural history, oscillating between periods of surplus, severe disruption, and tentative recovery. While the na
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has shifted its long-term monetary reform strategy from a fixed 2030 mono-currency target to a conditions-based framework, signalling that the transition to a single
Lake Kariba, southern Africa’s largest man-made reservoir and a linchpin of regional power supply, water levels has gradually risen to 11.83% as of 9 February 2026 from 6% in the same period last year
Zimbabwe and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to a 10-month Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP), a move aimed less at securing immediate funding than at rebuilding trust with international cred
Egypt, Africa's leading digital powerhouse and a standout performer in telecommunications across the continent, has once again demonstrated bold leadership by signing a landmark $3.5 billion spectrum
The Mutapa Investment Fund’s initiative demonstrates how sovereign wealth funds can leverage strategic restructuring to strengthen national assets. By unbundling complex holdings into focused entities
Zimbabwe is advancing toward edible oil self-sufficiency by 2027 under Vision 2030, which positions agriculture as a key driver for upper-middle-income status. While the country achieved milestones in
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has introduced a 15% presumptive tax on rental income, effective 1 January 2026, under which landlords leasing premises to tenants carrying on trade, business or
As Zimbabwe joins the global community in commemorating World Cancer Day, it is a vital moment for people from rural villages to urban centres to understand that cancer is not an inevitable fate. Man
Zimbabwe's adoption of a contractionary monetary policy stance by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) under Governor John Mushayavanhu, following the collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) in April 2024
The United States has extended the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference programme to 31 December 2026, offering temporary certainty to African exporters eligible for duty-free a
Zimbabwe's platinum group metals (PGM) sector has seen a significant structural shift toward higher-value beneficiation in 2025, marked by a deliberate reduction in raw concentrate exports and a stro
Zimbabwe's local currency, the ZiG, has maintained its stability against the US dollar since the beginning of 2026 continuing the trend observed post devaluation in 2024, moving from trading around Zi
MMCZ's US$3.4 billion year is a case study in strategic transition. The successful pivot in the PGM sector, moving from concentrate to matte, provides a tangible, revenue-positive template for nationa
The diamond industry, long synonymous with luxury, rarity, and enduring value, is undergoing a profound transformation due to the rise of lab-grown diamonds. These synthetic gems, chemically identical
Libya’s central bank has escalated Zimbabwe’s unresolved external debt problem into a UK courtroom, suing the country’s finance ministry and state oil company for more than US$100 million according t
