The platinum group metals (PGM) sector continues to face significant headwinds, with declining prices and operational challenges weighing heavily on producers. Anglo American Platinum, the world’s lea

mpala Platinum Holdings (Implats) Limited, a leading South African  platinum group metals (PGM) producer, has recorded a 4% decline to 1.82 million 6E ounces for the half year to full year 2025 ended

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

Zimbabwe’s inflation landscape brightened in February 2025, with month-on-month rates for both its gold-backed ZiG currency and the U.S. dollar plummeting to their lowest levels in months, according t

Welcome dear readers, to the first episode of Mad Money Muse, where we laugh so we don’t cry, and muse over the chaos so we don’t lose our minds. This week, we’ve got potholes deeper than government p

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

In an expected escalation of diplomatic hostilities, 45th  President of USA Donald Trump, now back in the White House as the 47th, has ordered the expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador to the United

South Africa’s inflation rate plummeted to 2.7% in March 2025, down from 3.2% in February and below analysts’ expectations of 2.9%, marking the lowest level since June 2020 and falling below the Sout

Zimbabwe’s 2025 April inflation increased both in USD and ZiG terms, with ZiG annual inflation skyrocketing according to the lates data from Zimstat. The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) launched in April 2024, r

Zimbabwe’s platinum production experienced a significant decline in the first quarter of 2025 with the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) reporting a 13% drop to 115,000 ounces, attributed to lo

Zimbabwe’s maize imports dropped sharply to US$391.3 million in April 2025 from US$686.9 million in March, according to the latest trade data from Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (Zimstat). The 43% declin

The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) has reached an exchange rate of 26.7724 today, continuing a period of relative calm that began in early June 2025. This stability in both the official and parallel markets is

Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG), Zimbabwe’s second-largest hotel group, has made a bold move to expand its regional footprint by acquiring a seven-storey commercial property in Cape Town, for ZAR98 millio

Zimbabwe has secured a significant opportunity to export blueberries to China following the signing of a phytosanitary protocol during President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s recent visit to China, according t