On the third of April 2025, the United States, led by a re-energised Donald Trump, dropped a trade bombshell on Zimbabwe, an 18% “reciprocal tariff” slapped on its goods, part of a broader strategy t
Apr 04, 2025
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Holdings Limited (ZSE Holdings) has joined the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) network a globally recognised platform for secure financi
Jul 09, 2025
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Jul 16, 2025
Zimbabwe’s gold sector continued its upward trajectory into 2025, building on the record highs achieved in 2024. In June 2025, revenues hit a peak of $393.87 million, surpassing the May 2025 record of
Aug 18, 2025
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
Jan 22, 2026
Glencore Plc, the Switzerland-based mining and commodity trading group listed in London and Johannesburg, will begin trading in Sydney on October 14, widening its investor base as it advances multibil
Caledonia Mining’s Blanket Mine now needs its strongest quarter of 2026 to recover from a deep-level mining bottleneck that cut access to higher-grade ore, reduced gold production and forced managemen
About three quarters of everyone admitted into Zimbabwe’s prisons during the second quarter of 2026 entered without a sentence, placing court processing, bail and remand management at the centre of th
he Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has reduced diesel prices to US$2.04 per litre and petrol blend to US$2.05, effective October 8. The cuts provide limited savings for businesses and households,
Zimbabwe has separated the person selling the investment story from the person controlling the public purse, placing businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei in charge of Economic Development and Investment Pr
Fidelity Life Assurance’s core insurance operation moved into loss in the first half of 2026 as higher claims and a rising loss component pushed insurance service expenses above insurance revenue, lea
Lithium products overtook platinum group metals as Zimbabwe’s largest mineral export category excluding gold and silver, generating approximately US$2.16 billion in the nine months to September 2026.
Zimbabwe’s covered formal-sector employment contracted by 1.2% year on year in the first quarter of 2026 even as workers recorded a sharp recovery in earnings, exposing an economy that is rebuilding p
