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A Sweet Spot: Zimbabwe's Sugar Sector Eyes Global Markets

"Post forecasts that sugar cane production will increase by 1% to 3.5 million metric tons (MT) in marketing year 2023/24, while sugar production is expected to rise by 3% to 410,000 MT," the report st

May 14, 2024
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Unbeatable Yields, Unmatched Quality: Hippo Valley Introduces New Varieties, Amplifies Disease Control

Zimbabwe's sugar giant, Hippo Valley Estates, is gearing up to introduce advanced technologies and high-yielding sugar cane varieties, poised to transform the industry through improved cane quality.

Oct 11, 2024
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Zimbabwe's Sugar Sales Surge 21% As Government Repeals Free-Importation Policies

Zimbabwe’s industrial sugar sales have experienced a substantial growth trajectory, increasing by 21% to 183,729 tonnes for the half-year period ended 30 September 2024, as reported by Hippo Valley, t

Dec 10, 2024
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Hippo’s Sugar Exports Surge 364% as Sugar Tax Weigh on Local Sales

Zimbabwe’s sugar giant, Hippo Valley Estates has  recorded a dramatic 364% increase in export volumes to 15,711 tons in the first quarter of 2025, compared to just 3,385 tons in the same period last y

Aug 18, 2025
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Hippo Valley Unaffected as Parent Tongaat Hulett Enters Provisional Liquidation

Zimbabwe’s largest sugar producer, Hippo Valley Estates Limited, has moved quickly to reassure stakeholders that the provisional liquidation of its South African parent, Tongaat Hulett Limited (THL),

Feb 16, 2026
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Hippo Valley Ships 36,000 Tonnes to EU in Stellar Q3 Performance

Hippo Valley Estates, Zimbabwe's dominant sugar refiner, has dispatched 36,000 tonnes of refined sugar to the European Union in a post-period transaction, availing itself of duty-free, quota-free acce

Feb 18, 2026
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Hippo Valley Posts Standout FY26 Performance, FY27 Tests Its Earnings Base

Hippo Valley Estates Limited, Zimbabwe's largest ZSE listed sugar producer, has reported a revenue growth of $220.8 million, a 15% increase from $191.6 million according to the latest results for the

Jul 02, 2026
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Zimbabwe Sugar Sector Eyes Major Investment Despite Policy and Cost Pressures

Zimbabwe's sugar industry produced 443,501 tonnes in the financial year ended 31 March 2026, a 1% increase from the prior year, while total sales reached 471,837 tonnes, a 24% increase from 380,531 to

Jul 07, 2026

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Grand Hyatt to Return Kingdom Hotel to Victoria Falls in 2027

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Gokwe Cotton City: Can Zimbabwe Build a Textile Economy from the Ground Up?

Zimbabwe marketed 5,079,907 kilograms of seed cotton by 18 June 2026. At the same point in 2025, the figure was 310,625 kilograms. That 1,536% difference in early-season marketing volumes is the singl

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Higher Ethanol Blend, Higher Pump Price: How Fuel Prices Compare Globally After ZERA’s Fuel Cuts

Zimbabwe's Energy Regulatory Authority has reduced petroleum prices effective 8 July 2026, bringing diesel from USD 1.99 to USD 1.87 per litre, a reduction of USD 0.12 or 6%, and blend E20 from USD 1.

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How Gastronomy Tourism Can Change Zimbabwe’s Tourism Calculus

Zimbabwe's tourism sector recorded international tourist arrivals of 384,515 in the first quarter of 2026, an 11% increase from 347,555 in the same period of 2025, with total tourism revenue rising 14

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Airport Expansion Repriced Arlington Deal, Transvaal Says

Transvaal Africa has attributed the collapse of its proposed acquisition of part of PPC Zimbabwe’s Arlington Estate to a sequence of legal proceedings, government infrastructure decisions and airport

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Higher Yields Drives Potato Output Past 100k Tonnes, Growth Outruns Policy Support

Zimbabwe's 2025/26 summer season has produced 100,055 tonnes of Irish potatoes from 3,450 hectares at an average yield of 29 tonnes per hectare, an improvement from the prior year's 26 tonnes per hect

Jul 08, 2026

14 Years Later: Air Zimbabwe Returns to London on a Leased Spanish A330

Air Zimbabwe will resume direct flights between Harare and London by the end of July 2026, ending a 15-year absence from one of the airline's most strategic international routes. This was confirmed a

Jul 08, 2026