Persistent market deficits, expanding AI demand and slow supply growth are raising the returns available from higher recoveries, mine extensions and new Zimbabwean production
Jul 30, 2026
This Mid Term Budget should therefore be interpreted through eight practical tests. Can reserve money growth coexist with low inflation over the medium term. Is dedollarisation becoming commercially d
Zimbabwe marketed 5,079,907 kilograms of seed cotton by 18 June 2026. At the same point in 2025, the figure was 310,625 kilograms. That 1,536% difference in early-season marketing volumes is the singl
For employers, executives, professionals, and households alike, the key issue is not simply which medical aid scheme is cheapest or most expensive.The more important question is whether the protection
Zimbabwe’s horticultural trade relationship with China entered a structurally new phase on 1 May 2026, when Beijing’s zero-tariff policy for 53 African countries came into full effect. For Zimbabwean
When the Competition and Tariff Commission approved the acquisition of Makasa Sun by ASB Hospitality LLC without conditions in February 2026, the regulatory decision ran to a paragraph. The transactio
Agriculture depends on more than ownership alone. Productivity requires financing, infrastructure, technical expertise, secure tenure systems, efficient markets, and long-term policy consistency. With
The global aviation industry is entering a period of adjustment driven by energy market dynamics. Rising fuel costs, supply uncertainties, and shifting demand patterns are forcing airlines to rethink
Zimbabwe's insurance penetration rate stands at approximately 2%, below the Sub-Saharan Africa average of 2.8% and less than a third of the global average of 6%. This figure was cited in the 2024 annu
Ultimately, the ZiG remains an unreliable store of value and a symbol of the country’s economic mismanagement. If Zimbabwe’s currency had life and the backing it claims, it would have responded to the
Companies like Metair, unglamorous, unloved by retail investors, too complicated for a quick summary, are the connective tissue that keeps that sector alive. When Metair fixes its balance sheet, it pr
When OK Zimbabwe, the country's largest listed supermarket chain and a retail institution founded in 1953, filed for corporate rescue on 24 February 2026, it did not come as a shock to those who had
Buy Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe's leading industry advocacy group dedicated to promoting local production and consumption, has commended the government for its decision to ban the export of raw minerals with i
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
The expulsion of diplomats between South Africa and Israel is unlikely to alter economic fundamentals in the short term. Its significance lies instead in what it reveals about the intersection of dipl
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
Gold production is expected to recover gradually. Under favourable conditions, output could return to roughly sixty-five to seventy tonnes per year by 2027. Whether this occurs will depend on regulato
The world witnessed one of the most audacious military operations on the 3rd of January 2026 with the the United States' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a
Zimbabwe has announced a record-breaking wheat harvest for the 2025 winter season, reporting a total output of 639,942 metric tonnes according to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water,
