At current prices, GDP increased 7.7% from ZWG424.6 billion (US$15.86 billion) in Q1 to ZWG457.3 billion (US$17.08 billion) in Q2. Real GDP increased by 5.8% over the same period. The difference is im

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced visa restrictions for foreign nationals involved in South African laws or policies that Washington says enable uncompensated land seizures, race-based d

South Africa recorded a US$2.1 billion agricultural trade surplus in the second quarter of 2026 as exports rose 10% from a year earlier to US$4.1 billion, supported by larger harvests, higher export

Zimbabwe’s higher-value service industries lost momentum in the second quarter of 2026, with financial and insurance activities contracting 3.6% quarter-on-quarter and professional, scientific and tec

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s intervention in banking charges is beginning to alter the economics of Zimbabwe’s transation-banking franchises, although H1 results show that lower regulated prices hav

Zimbabwe’s mining sector has expanded 33.3% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 after a sharp first-quarter decline, yet remains the weakest major sector on an annual basis as the economy’s dependence on mineral

Government will no longer approve single-mineral mining operations, with new investments required to identify, separate and process multiple minerals contained in ore deposits at source, Vice Presiden

Zimbabwe intends to seek a sovereign credit rating as its re-engagement programme advances. * Public and publicly guaranteed debt stood at an estimated US$22.8 billion at the end of 2025. * A rating w