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

Samuel Chivaura takes over Stanbic Zimbabwe’s Corporate and Investment Banking franchise from 1 September 2026 He brings more than two decades of Standard Bank experience across CIB, risk, transformat

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

Zimbabwe’s two inflation measures have converged to almost the same rate after describing sharply different price environments during much of the previous year, according to the Zimbabwe National Stat

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

First Capital Bank has started putting its rapidly growing deposit base to work, although the destination of that money gives a more precise picture of the strategy than the headline 28% increase in l

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 has granted Sinomine Resource Group an additional quota to export 300,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from Bikita Minerals, extending shipments from one of the country’s largest producers a

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 has sufficient economic evidence to introduce a tied diamond royalty, with the existing 10% rate retained during stronger market conditions and lower rates activated through transparent price

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 received US$1.62 billion in formal diaspora remittances between January and July 2026, placing household transfers alongside some of the country’s largest sources of foreign currency. Sou

Crown Bank generated US$3.3 million in profit before tax during the first half of 2026, up 344.3% year on year, as FBC Holdings rebuilt the former Standard Chartered Zimbabwe franchise following disru

Mashonaland Holdings has converted relatively modest revenue growth into a considerably stronger operating result during the six months to June 2026. According to the latest results. Revenue increased

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

Pfuma Fund, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in Zimbabwe that invests in commercial and retail properties has completed its US$6.94 million acquisition of Cork Corner in Avondale, issuing 69.4 mi

The Zimbabwe Gold opened on 31 August 2026, the last day of the month at ZiG26.6640 per US dollar, giving back part of the appreciation recorded during the previous week after closing Friday at ZiG26.

The Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe has recorded 18 suspected mineral smuggling and irregular-movement cases between January and August 2026 involving about 2,654 tonnes of minerals and scr