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Zimbabwe
Gold Deliveries Hit 24 Tonnes: Still Shy of Revised Tonnage Target

Gold deliveries from January to September 2024 have increased to 24,089 kilograms, surpassing the 22,760 kilograms delivered during the same period in 2023. For the third quarter of 2024, gold delive

Oct 10, 2024
Zimbabwe
Small-Scale Miners Spur Gold Production with 70.2% Surge As Large-Scale Contributions Down 21.6% in January

Gold deliveries in January 2025 saw a significant uptick, rising by 29.2% to 3.1 tonnes compared to 2.4 tonnes in the same period last year, according to the latest data from Fidelity. However, this i

Feb 12, 2025
Zimbabwe
Gold Madness Season: Chaos Rockets May’s Earnings to Historic Peaks

Gold’s ironclad reign as Zimbabwe’s top foreign currency earner is blazing hotter than ever, fueled by a world in disarray. As geopolitical tempests: Middle East gunfire, Russia’s relentless assault o

Jul 03, 2025
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Cuts Mining Fees to Bring Small-Scale Operators Into Formal Economy

Cabinet has approved a comprehensive review of licences, permits, levies, and fees charged across Zimbabwe's mining sector, introducing a tiered fee structure in which artisanal and small-scale miners

May 06, 2026
Companies
Zimbabwe's Gold Mining Ban Raises a Bigger Question Over Environmental Accountability

Zimbabwe gold, small-scale mining, foreign mining ban, citizen empowerment, gold smuggling, Fidelity Gold Refinery, mining policy, Polite Kambamura, US$15m threshold, resource nationalism

May 24, 2026
Companies
Kavango Moves Beyond Processing, Hillside Enters Gold Production Test

Zimbabwe’s gold sector has historically been defined by thousands of small-scale operators extracting value from deposits spread across the country’s mineral belts. Kavango Resources is attempting to

Sep 23, 2026

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Inflation Rises to 4.3% as Hidden Costs of ZiG Stability Come into Focus

Zimbabwe's annual ZiG inflation accelerated to 4.3% in October 2026 from 3.7% in September and 2.9% in August, as higher transport costs placed renewed pressure on consumer prices. Annual US-dollar in

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Zimbabwe Nears Fresh Milk Self-Sufficiency Target, Dairibord Expands Capacity

imbabwe's commercial milk production is projected to nearly double to 131 million litres in 2026 from 66 million litres in 2017, as years of herd rebuilding, agricultural financing and dairy-sector re

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Zimbabwe's Mineral Processing Rules Face COMESA Regional Integration Test

Zimbabwe’s ambition to develop regional mineral-processing industries faces a significant policy test after President Emmerson Mnangagwa committed the country’s COMESA chairmanship to accelerating ben

Oct 22, 2026

Zambia's Izwe Loans Profits Rise 26% on Fee Income, Zim's Banks Face Tighter Charges

Zambia's Izwe Loans Zambia has recorded a 26% increase in profit after tax to K112.2 million (approximately US$6.23 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, supported by a near doubling of fee

Oct 22, 2026

Zimplow’s Implement Export Volumes Overtake Local Sales Amid 2027 Drought Risks

VFEX-listed Zimplow Holdings has recorded a US$1.54 million turnaround in pre-tax earnings for the nine months ended September 2026, supported by stronger margins, improved stock availability and a sh

Oct 22, 2026

Zambia Re Profits Nearly Triple as Underwriting Improves, Outpacing Zimbabwean Insurers

Zambia Reinsurance, formerly Prima Reinsurance, has recorded a 198% increase in profit after tax to K6.09 million (approximately US$338,000) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, despite reinsurance

Oct 22, 2026

Zimbabwe Hosts COMESA Heads of State Summit, Mnangagwa to Lead Regional Economic Bloc

Zimbabwe is hosting the 25th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit today, 22 October 2026, at the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, with Pres

Oct 22, 2026

IMF Research Exposes Cost of Broad Subsidies Ahead of Zimbabwe's 2027 Budget

Zimbabwe’s preparation of the 2027 National Budget faces a difficult fiscal calculation as new International Monetary Fund research finds that broad food subsidies can cost approximately six times as

Oct 21, 2026