Zimbabwe's maize import bill fell by US$90 million, or 32.9%, during the first half of 2026 as the country's largest harvest in years began replacing imported grain with domestic production. Maize imp

A consortium including Glencore has submitted a rival recapitalisation proposal for Sherritt International, opening a contest for control of a financially distressed Canadian nickel and cobalt company

Nvidia is moving to remove financing as a constraint on the next phase of artificial intelligence infrastructure growth, bringing six of the world’s largest financial institutions into platforms targe

Nampak, the country’s biggest packaging company has generated US$67.8 million in revenue during the nine months to June 2026, 9% ahead of the comparative year, propelled by volumes growth of 16%, supp

Zambia has given President Hakainde Hichilema a second five year mandate after an election that turned the country's economic recovery into a national vote and placed the quality of its democracy unde

Hichilema secures a second term decisively. Whether that mandate converts into the stability business actually needs is the test now beginning. Zambia Election 2026, Hakainde Hichilema, Brian Mundubil

CFI Holdings has recorded an 86% increase in wheat flour volumes at Victoria Foods during the June quarter, extending a shift in the group’s operating momentum towards food processing as Farm & City

African Sun is moving to dispose of its Holiday Inn operations in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare to finance the acquisition of Meikles Hospitality's 50% interest in the Victoria Falls Hotel Partnership a

Shein entered Hong Kong’s equity market this week seeking up to US$1.77 billion from investors at a valuation of approximately US$27 billion, crystallising one of the largest repricings of a major con

Dairibord Holdings, Zimbabwe’s biggest milk processor has begun extracting a stronger return from the production capacity built across its factories, with higher throughput now reaching margins and o

Dairibord Holdings has recorded a 30% decline in export volumes during the six months to June 2026 as stronger domestic demand absorbed more of the company’s production. The decline was attributed  t

Medicine availability at public health facilities averaged 47% in June 2026, below the government's minimum stock target of 50%, on figures given to Parliament by Health and Child Care Permanent Secre

Dinson Iron and Steel Company the Zimbabwean subsidiary of Chinese steel and nickel group Tsingshan Holding Groupplans to increase annual steel capacity at its Manhize plant from 600,000 tonnes to abo

Global sea surface temperatures reached 21.1°C on 22 August 2026, the highest daily reading in Copernicus records dating to 1979. The new peak exceeded the previous 21.09°C record set in March 2024 a

One of the more revealing findings in the latest Auditor General report is that Air Zimbabwe can produce a clean set of accounts and still remain economically fragile. The Auditor General issued an un

Zimbabwe’s tobacco sales reached 358.4 million kilogrammes by 18 August 2026, extending the country’s record crop while the average price received at the marketing stage fell by about 25% to US$2.49 p

Zimbabwe is assessing whether the industrial model behind Indonesia’s Weda Bay complex can be replicated locally as the country attempts to move its mineral beneficiation strategy beyond individual pr

Zimbabwe’s aviation market is expanding around a regulator whose balance sheet remains under considerable financial strain according to the Auditor General’s report. The Civil Aviation Authority of Z

Zimbabwe’s lithium industry generated US$746 million during the first half of 2026, establishing the mineral as one of the country’s fastest growing sources of mining revenue. Spodumene concentrates g

Zimbabwe has extended the National Railways of Zimbabwe’s duty rebate on engine spares, special-purpose motor vehicles and components for another two years, continuing a tax concession that has operat