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

Lobal semiconductor revenues are forecasted to surpass $1 trillion for the first time in 2026, according to a recent analysis by market intelligence firm Omdia. This historic milestone represents a 30

Zimbabwe recorded  a 74% year-on-year collapse in approved investment value to US$1.18 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 from US$4.59 billion in the comparative period according to the latest

Caledonia Mining Corporation has successfully closed a US$150 million convertible senior notes offering according to its latest announcement. Originally targeted at US$100 million, the deal was upsize

Premier African Minerals Limited has entered into a mutual release and settlement agreement with J R Goddard Contracting (Private) Limited (JRG) regarding a US$2.4 million debt tied to its Zulu Lithiu

Zimbabwe’s sharp surge in tobacco exports at the start of 2026 the latest chapter in a four-decade arc of expansion, collapse, and recovery that now appears to be approaching another historic peak, wi

Zimbabwe remains a highly informalised economy, severely affected by high unemployment rates that have driven millions to pursue livelihoods through self-employment and small-scale enterprises. One o

Zimbabwe has ordered foreign-owned businesses operating in certain designated sectors to divest at least 75% of their equity to indigenous Zimbabweans within three years, according to the latest Statu

Zimbabwe's economy is experiencing resilient growth, with its rebased gross domestic product (GDP) reaching $44.4 billion in 2025. This revision highlights stronger economic momentum than earlier esti

NMBZ Holdings Limited a Zimbabwe headquartered diversified financial service group  has acquired a 100% stake in Entrepreneurs Financial Centre (EFC) Zambia, completing a strategic cross-border transa

The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) is dissolving its organisational structure with immediate effect, ending a 25-year-old civil society project that rose, peaked, and ultimately exhausted itself

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

The gold market has entered uncharted territory as prices breached the $5,000 per ounce milestone in January 2026, with spot prices reaching as high as $5,085 per ounce on January 26 amid continued up

Valterra Platinum, one of the world's leading primary platinum group metals (PGM) producers, has forecasted a strong earnings performance for the twelve months ended 31 December 2025, driven by elevat

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has moved to confront a long-ignored reality in Zimbabwe’s energy sector by announcing plans to audit household-level power generation, particularly roo

The global semiconductor landscape is grappling with an unprecedented memory chip shortage, fueled by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. As data centres devour an in

Zimbabwe’s gold-backed currency (ZiG) recorded a year-on-year inflation rate of 4.1% in January 2026, down sharply from 15.0% in December 2025, marking the country’s first sustained single-digit infla

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

Zimbabwe recorded its highest goods trade surplus of USD 240.2 million in December 2025, a 163.8% increase from November, driven primarily by a 9.1% rise in exports to USD 1.142 billion and a 5.6% dec

Tanganda Tea Company, the leading diversified tea enterprise listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, has introduced the possibility of a shift in control after securing full underwriting for its US$8 m