Mutapa Investment Fund's acquisition of a 37.1% stake in Cottco reflects a strategic decision by the government to transfer its shareholding from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. This

Zimbabwe's year-to-date tobacco exports have raked in US$1 billion exceeding the US$960 million recorded in 2023 according to Tobacco Industries Marketing Board. The country shipped approximately 187

The 2024/2025 agricultural season has commenced, albeit at a measured pace in line with expectations. Zimbabwe is targeting a production goal of 3.3 million metric tonnes for cereals and 819,500 metri

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has announced new deadlines for license applications for both contractors buying and ‘A’ class buying licences. The dates have been moved to 31 March 2

Zimbabwe's berry exports surged by 50% to 8 million kilograms in 2024 from 6 million kilograms exported in 2023. Berries are versatile fruits enjoyed fresh, in salads, baked goods, sauces, and smooth

Zimbabwe's cotton output has fallen by a staggering 96% in just 13 years, according to the latest data from the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI). Output plummeted from 360,000 metric tonnes

Zimbabwe's tobacco marketing season commences today, with the agricultural sector projecting a yield of 300 million kilograms of premium flue-cured leaf  in 2025. Under the nation's dual-currency set

The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has secured USD 5 million and ZWG 15 million this week to settle outstanding wheat payments, pushing total disbursements to USD 28 million and ZWG 230 million, accordin

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) in Zimbabwe has launched a pivotal debt relief program under the Tobacco Inputs Credit Scheme (TICS), announced on May 20, 2025, to bolster the liveliho

Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry has achieved a historic milestone in 2025, surpassing 300 million kilograms of production, generating over US$1 billion in revenue by June 19, 2025 according to TIMB.  Thi

he U.S. President Donald Trump has announced yesterday, the 26th of November 2025 that South Africa would be barred from attending the 2026 G20 Summit, set to be hosted in Miami, Florida. Speaking fr

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’s tobacco industry is poised for another historic season, with production projections pointing to output surpassing 360 million kilograms in 2026, eclipsing the 355 million kilograms record

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) says that it is not in a position to commit to additional financial support for the embattled sugar conglomerate Tongaat Hulett at this juncture. This fol

Zimbabwe's 2026 tobacco marketing season opened last week and six days in, every headline metric, from volume, value, price, and quality  is running well below last year. A bearish opening, shaped by

imbabwe's Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has enacted a regulation that, if implemented as written, will fundamentally restructure the country's entire grain and

Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved the waiver of the requirement for import licences for agricultural equipment spare parts imported for a farmer's own use on the 6th Cabinet Briefing held on the 17th of

Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved a new governance framework for the energy sector, adopting eight statutory instruments and regulations that collectively represent the most comprehensive update to the

Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved a sweeping reduction of licences, permits, levies and fees across the agricultural sector's crops, horticulture, fisheries and fertiliser sub-sectors, the most substant

In the same week that Zambia announced the highest maize harvest in its recorded history, and South Africa confirmed the largest grain crop ever produced on the continent's southern tip, Zimbabwe rel