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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Health Turning Point: Inside the Economics and Humanity of the 2026 National Health Insurance Rollout
In a country where a visit to the doctor can still mean a choice between healing and hunger, Zimbabwe’s plan to launch its National Health Insurance (NHI) in June 2026 represents more than a policy mi
Oct 17, 2025
Companies
Zimplats’ Q1 Smelter Failure Triggers 24% Plunge in 6E Output to 143k Ounces, Trapes 12koz in Inventory
Zimplats, Zimbabwe’s leading platinum group metals producer, suffered a 24% quarter-on-quarter plunge in 6E metal in final product to 142,535 ounces for the quarter ended 30 September 2025, driven by
Nov 13, 2025
Zimbabwe
Mthuli’s 2026 Budget : Drops Tax Hammer on Miners, Hands Citizens the Keys to Gold
Finance, Economic Development and Investor Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube has tabled the most aggressive mining tax reforms since dollarisation, aimed at lifting the sector’s effective con
Dec 03, 2025
World
Davos 2026's Latest Updates: Tense Dialogue Amid US-EU Standoff Over Greenland, Tariffs
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, opened on January 19 under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue,” but proceedings have been overshadowed by escalating transatlantic tension
Jan 21, 2026
South Africa
South Africa's digital 24-Hour Visa Application Platform Set to Revolutionalise Tourism
In a bold move to supercharge South Africa's post-pandemic tourism rebound, President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a game-changing policy during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) today: a fully digit
Feb 12, 2026
Zimbabwe
Nickel Matte Collapse and a Halving Trade Surplus: What Zimbabwe's January Trade Numbers Really Tell Us
Zimbabwe's goods trade surplus fell by 52.6% in January 2026, dropping from US$240.1 million in December 2025 to US$113.7 million, the sharpest monthly deterioration in the trade balance in recent mem
Feb 26, 2026
Zimbabwe
End of an Era: Gwen Muteiwa Steps Down as Letshego Group CFO After a Defining Chapter in Pan-African Finance
In a brief but significant announcement released on Monday morning, Letshego Africa Holdings Limited confirmed that Ms. Tinotenda Gwendoline Muteiwa, widely known as Gwen, has resigned as the company’
Mar 02, 2026
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ZB Taps Fintech Executive Matsaudza to Turn Digital Investment Into Core Banking Growth
Matsaudza brings more than 17 years of experience across African financial and telecommunications markets. ZB’s appointment announcement says he previously served as Managing Director of O’mari, the f
4 hours agoAriston Tea Output Falls 70% as Funding Constraints Persist After US$3m Funding Injection
Ariston Holdings’ tea production fell 70% to 532 tonnes in the third quarter ended June 2026 from 1,770 tonnes a year earlier, placing the group’s funding structure back at the centre of its operation
18 hours agoCBZ Holdings Operating Income Falls 41% as Expected Credit Loss Charge Rises Sixfold in First Half
CBZ Holdings’ profit after tax fell 20.3% to ZWG691.6 million in the half year ended June 2026 from ZWG868.1 million a year earlier, with the deeper earnings deterioration occurring before tax as high
19 hours ago
