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World
Unemployment Trends in Southern Africa: Over 7 Million Jobless in South Africa

South Africa’s unemployment rate has shown a slight improvement, declining for the second consecutive quarter to 31.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from 32.1% in the previous quarter. This mar

Feb 19, 2025
Zimbabwe
South Africa’s 2025 Budget: A Fragile Lifeline for Zimbabwe’s Ailing Economy?

For Zimbabwean businesses and policymakers, this figure raises a pressing question: is it enough to pull South Africa—and the region—out of its economic quagmire? As Zimbabwe’s largest trading partner

Mar 13, 2025
World
Recovery for Some, Stagnation for Africa: The Survival of the Fittest

The global economy has just completed its strongest recovery from a recession in more than 60 years. Yet across much of Africa, that recovery has barely registered, exposing a widening gap between glo

Jan 20, 2026
South Africa
South Africa's Economy Grew in 2025, But Not Enough

South Africa closed 2025 with GDP growth of 1.1%, a number that is, depending on how you look at it, either a modest step forward or a stark reminder of how far the country still has to go. The coali

Mar 11, 2026
Zambia
Zambia’s Unemployment Falls: But the 9.9% Rate Masks a Deeper Working Poverty Crisis

The Zambia Statistics Agency has reported a decline in the country's official unemployment rate to 9.9%, down from 12.9% in 2021 and from 12.6% recorded in the 2022 Labour Force Survey.  This was dis

Apr 27, 2026

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ZWG Payments for Government Contracts: Masimba Flags Cautious Outlook

Masimba Holdings Limited has reported revenue of USD 8.8 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026, a 13% increase from the comparable period of 2025, and profit after tax of USD 453,000, a 12

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Green Gold: Zimbabwe’s Avocado Exports Open at Six-Year High

Zimbabwe has exported USD 847,129 worth of fresh avocados in April 2026, the highest April opening value in over six-year trade dataset covering January 2021 through April 2026, and the second-highest

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Gold Revenue Slide: Why Zim’s Main Forex Earner Hit a 13-Month Low and What It Means for the Economy

Zimbabwe's gold export revenue recorded its fourth consecutive monthly decline in April 2026, falling to USD 394.2 million from USD 427.1 million in March, USD 461.4 million in February, USD 493.0 mil

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Mining Capex Boom: Machinery Imports Reveal Zimbabwe’s Industrial Buildout

When one reads Zimbabwe's April 2026 merchandise trade data at the headline level, its a story of a widening deficit, declining gold revenues, and compressed tobacco prices. However, when read at the

1 day ago

Government Moves to Reshape Water Delivery as Reform Targets Quality, Accountability

Cabinet has approved two separate pieces of water sector legislation at its seventeenth meeting, the principles of the Water Act Amendment Bill and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority Amendment Bill

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ZSE Loses One of Its Remaining Pure Property Counters With 100% Shareholder Approval

First Mutual Properties Limited, one of the only purely property-focused listed entity on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, has voted itself off the exchange. At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on T

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Final Checkout: Meikles Moves to Sell Last Premium Hotel Stake

Meikles Limited, one of Zimbabwe's oldest listed conglomerates, is in discussions to sell its remaining interest in hospitality operations, according to the latest cautionary circular. The asset in q

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Selling More, Earning Less: What the Numbers Reveal from Nampak Zimbabwe’s 1HY2026 Results

Nampak Zimbabwe Limited, the country’s largest packaging firm has reported revenue of USD 41.7 million for the six months ended 31 March 2026, a 10% increase from USD 38 million in the comparable peri

Jun 03, 2026