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End of an Era: Gwen Muteiwa Steps Down as Letshego Group CFO After a Defining Chapter in Pan-African Finance

In a brief but significant announcement released on Monday morning, Letshego Africa Holdings Limited confirmed that Ms. Tinotenda Gwendoline Muteiwa, widely known as Gwen, has resigned as the company’

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Zimbabwe
OK Zimbabwe's Corporate Rescue: We Called It, And It's Worse Than We Thought

It is rarely satisfying to be right when the consequence is corporate distress, job losses, and shareholder value destruction. But intellectual honesty demands that we revisit what Equity Axis had fla

 Feb 25, 2026
Zimbabwe
Greenfields Feeds the Bottom Line: Food and Entertainment Are Rewriting Zimbabwe's Retail Story

Tigere's entire portfolio operates on US dollar leases, which insulates its rental income from local currency fluctuation and provides investors with predictable returns. For the 2025 financial year,

 Feb 23, 2026
Zimbabwe
Gold’s Structural Inflection: Scale, Seasonality and the Policy Imperative

Long-term capital formation remains the decisive variable. Large-scale mining requires stable exchange rate policy, predictable foreign currency retention thresholds and enforceable contract framework

 Feb 20, 2026
Zimbabwe
Large scale miners will not benefit from strong gold prices: Explainer

A more sustainable approach would rebalance incentives rather than concentrating extraction on the easiest-to-tax players. That could include a more uniform royalty architecture with modest differenti

 Jan 27, 2026
World
Gold at US$5,000: Windfall or Stress Test for Zimbabwe’s Mining Model?

From a production perspective, the ambition to move from 36.7 tonnes toward 50 tonnes is achievable but not guaranteed. Artisanal miners can scale volumes quickly, but at rising environmental and soci

 Jan 26, 2026
World
Zambia’s Currency Resilience Tested as Government Expands Foreign Access to Local Bonds

Copper's role in the economy can't be overstated. As a globally traded commodity, it anchors foreign exchange inflows and supports investor confidence. However, heavy reliance on a single commodity in

 Jan 22, 2026
ZSE Changes its Index Composition; Here is What You Need to Know

The shift reflects on the market’s growing tilt toward property-backed and yield-oriented instruments at the expense of operating businesses. This transition highlights how inflation stability and tig

Jan 21, 2026
BAT SA shuts plant, whats next ?

Historical market data, including industry research prior to 2020, placed BATSA as the leading cigarette manufacturer in South Africa, with Euromonitor estimating it controlled more than 70% of the le

Jan 18, 2026
Record foreign receipts; where is the money coming from?

To speak more into the 15-year trend, the period between 2009–2012 saw a post-dollarisation rebound, with prices and trade stabilizing. The agriculture sector commenced a partially recovery while mini

Jan 15, 2026
What to read from Caledonia Mining’s latest numbers

Once Caledonia Mining Corporation starts to produce at the anticipated levels, it becomes a billion-dollar company demanding a huge realignment in its market valuation. The status will place it in th

Jan 14, 2026

ZiG Sustains Momentum: Gold Rally, IMF Optimism Fuel Resilience

The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency is exhibiting a modest resilience this week in the formal market, appreciating by 0.04% against the US dollar last week. This slight gain aligns with broader stabilisa

Oct 29, 2025

Weekly Currency Market Analysis: Monetary Discipline Anchors ZiG Stability Post-2024 Devaluation

he Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), backed by reserves estimated at USD 900 million by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), has maintained a stable exchange rate, marking over a year of resilience since the Septem

Oct 20, 2025

Gold Eyes $5k by 2026 as Shutdown, Bank Distress Cement $4K Rally

Gold's relentless climb reached new heights on October 17, 2025, with spot prices surging to around $4,365 per ounce on Friday, reclaiming momentum toward the week's record peak of $4,379.93 and posit

Oct 17, 2025

IPEC HY'25 Pension Sector Performance: Assets Grow to $3 Bn, Arrears Rise to $100 Mn Amid Declining Income

The pensions sector in Zimbabwe, as reported by the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) for the half-year ended 30 June 2025, showed strength with a significant 6% increase in total assets, reach

Oct 16, 2025

ZSE Holdings’ Q3 2025: VFEX Cap Hits $2B, ZSE Profit Soars Past 1000%

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) and its counterpart, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), demonstrated a blend of resilience and strategic progress in Q3 2025, as outlined in ZSE Holdings’ Q3 N

Oct 16, 2025

VFEX Turnover Doubles to $17M as Market Cap Surpasses $2B for the First Time

Zimbabwe's US dollar-denominated bourse, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), has achieved a landmark milestone in Q3 2025 by surpassing $2 billion in market capitalisation for the first time, re

Oct 14, 2025

Gold Weeky Review: Why Gold is Your Safety Net Despite Private Credit Boom

Alternative assets, like private equity, private credit, and hedge funds, are becoming a bigger part of how people invest their money. Experts predict that by 2029, these assets could be worth nearly

Jul 28, 2025

ZSE Lifts Suspension on Meikles Limited, Trading Resumes

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has officially lifted the suspension of trading in Meikles Limited shares, effective July 14, 2025, following the successful resolution of corporate governance concer

Jul 15, 2025