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Delta Expands Brewing Capacity as Consumer Demand Outruns Production

Zimbabwe’s beverages behemoth, Delta Corporation has reached the point where its biggest constraint is no longer consumer demand but its own ability to manufacture enough product. Three years ago man

Aug 03, 2026
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Meikles Returns to Profit, TM Pick n Pay Rebuilds Market Share

Meikles Limited has delivered the clearest evidence yet that its core supermarket business is emerging from years of losses. For the year ended 28 February 2026, the Group swung to an operating profit

Aug 04, 2026
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Axia’s Retail Bet: Can Credit Sustain Zimbabwe’s New Consumption Cycle?

Axia Corporation’s FY2026 performance has been powered by a sharp recovery in consumer demand, but the strength of the rebound was increasingly tied to the expansion of household credit as Zimbabwe’s

Sep 24, 2026
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Simbisa Absorbs US$2.1m Fast Food Tax as Zimbabwe Drives 72% of Group Revenue

Simbisa Brands, Zimbabwe’s largest fast food operator and a pan African quick service restaurant group with operations in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Eswatini and franchised outlets across six other African m

Sep 29, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Cassava Enters World Bank Plan for Affordable African AI

The World Bank Group launched its first digital strategy on 20 October, setting out a financing and policy framework for developing countries to expand affordable connectivity, digital services, skill

Oct 21, 2026

Zanaco's 13% Revenue Growth Fails to Lift Profits as Costs Rise, Echoing CBZ's Earnings Pressure

Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) has recorded a 13% increase in operating income to K3.30 billion (approximately US$183.2 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, but the improvement fa

Oct 21, 2026